CRICKET.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5225, 11 January 1928, Page 2

CRICKET.

THE MATCH AT WAITOA.

PAEROA A TEAM DEFEATED.

Ip continuation of thi Piako Cricket Association’s ccmpetit’on the Paeroa A eleven journeyed to Waitoa on Saturday afternoon, when it was defeated by the; home side. Owing to several players being absent from Paeroa on holiday the vacancies had to be filled with substitutes, including three schoolboys, one of whom, Mayo, stood up to the men in a creditable manner and compiled the useful score of nine runs. Owing to the time, it was not possible to complete the second innings, and the home tqain gained a victory on the first innings by 46 runs.

Waitoa hatted first, Perry, (39), Moore (27), and Bell (26) being the principal scorers. For Paeroa Stack played sterling cricket for 33 not out, while Flower (16) and Shand (11) were the only other players to reach double figures. Following are the details — WAITOA. Cooper, b Flower 2 Garner c Fleming b Flower ... 9 Moore, b Dare 27 Bqll, c Stack, b Dare 26 Woodbridge, c Flower b Dare. •• 7 Souter, b Stack ....'. 0 Perry, b Dare 39 Addis, run out ....' 3 .Hollier, c Fleming, b Stack 1 Hansen, not out 6 Barrett, lbw., b Stack ? 6 Extras 12 Total 132

Bo.wling Analysis.—Dars took 4 wickets for 33 runs ; Flower, 2 for 37 ; Stack, 3 for 29 ; Shand, 0 for 21.

PAEROA A. G. Stack, not out -33 F. Dare, ’c Hollier, b Bell 0 J. Rackham, c Perry, b Bell .... 1 H. Harrison b Moore, 3 W. Flower, lbw., 'b Bell. ,16 Meache-m, c Hollier, b Bell 4 H. M. Shand, b Perry 11 D. Fleming b Moore 2 Nicholls, b Moore ..' 1 Mayo, b Moore . 9 Morrow, b Moore- 4 Extras... 2 ' Total 86

Bowling Analysis.—Mnore took 5 wjekets for 35 runs ; Bell, 4 for 24 ; Garner, 0 for 8 ; Perry, 1 for 17. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY. The concluding games : tiiq third round pif the competition are to bo played on Saturday, when Paeroa A plays Te Aroha A at Te Aroha, Morrinsville plays Te Arolia B at Morrinsville, and Paeroa B plays Waitoa at Paeroa. The following are, the local tennis :—

Paeroa B. —C. D. Rolton, F. W. Pivott, W. L. Lawrence, J. M. Fox, E. Edwards, H. V. Cocks, F. Knight, J. Goonan, H. Tams, J. Fraser, L. Roberts. Emergency, W. Sanderson. Players are requested to be on the ground at L 45 p.m. sharp. The A team will be selected from the following : G. Stack, F. Dare, J. Rackham, 11. M. Shand, H. Harrison, W.' Flower, P. S-'Meachem, D. Fleming, G. Sale, R. Hounslow, Morrow, Mayo. Cars will leave the post office at 1 p.m.