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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5228, 18 January 1928, Page 3

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LAST SATURDAY’S MATCHES.

PAEROA A DEFEATS TE AROHA A.

-On Saturday afternoon last the Paer°a a team journeyed to Te Aroha, where it played its last game, in the second round of; the Piako Cricket Association’s competition, against the Te Aroha A team. After several defeats the visitors struck form on Saturday and secured a threp-point win. Paeroa batted first, Sale and Stack opening the innings. Sale was. dismissed very cheaply—before he Had broken his “duck’’ — being caught by the Te Aroha captain, Macbeth. A splendid stand, was made by Stack, who played solidly and carried his bat for 39. The veteran player H. M. Shand also struck form and played a fine innings for 28 runs, including four 4’s. The other double-; figure batsmen were Flower (19), Dare (13), and Meachem *(12). The innings produced 149 runs. The Te Aroha. innings was opened by Boyd and Macbeth, the latter being the only player to make a stand. He was responsible for 14 runs, while Bdiyd and Williams, with 7 and 6, re-' s.peetively, were the other principal scorers. The innings closed for 40 runs. Requiring 110 runs to pass the visitors’ first Inning score, the home team batted on for a second innings, in which 49 runs were compiled. Of that rfember Williams contributed. 30, including five 4’s, and -Laver was. responsible for 16. Paeroa. thus secured a victory by an innings and 60 runs. Following are' tliei details : PAEROA A. G. S'ale, c Macbeth, b Williams 0 G. Stack, not out 39 W. H. Taylor, b Williams 4 J. Verran, c Williams., b Laver • • 3 W. Flower, lbw, b Williams 19 J. Rackham, run out . 3

F. Dare, b Boyd H. M. Shand, b Laver 28 P. S. Meachem, c Boyd, b Laver 12 J. Martin, c WoodrofTC;, b Laver 2 D. Fleming, b Laver 3 Extras 23 Total • 449

Bowling Analysis.—Williams took 3 wickets for 34 runs ; Laver, 5 for 36 , Macbeth, O' for 15 ; McGlashan, 0 foi 19 ; Boyd, 1 fo : r 23 ; Houghton, 0 for 11.

1 TE AROHA A—First Innings. Boyd, lbw., b Flower ‘ • 7 Macbeth, b .Dare 44 Williams, c and b Dare, ® Whatford, b Flower 3 4 Laver, b Flower 1 Wpodroffe, c Meachem, b Dare .. 1 Hardman, b Dare -• • • 9 McGlashan, run out • 9 Wood, not out 9 Houghton, b Dare • 9 Craig, absent • • 9 Extras 5

Total Bowling Analysis.—Dare took s.wickets for 21 runs; Flo.wer, 3 for 18. TE AROHA /V— Second Innings. Houghton, run out •• • 9 Willi.ams, b Flower • • • 39 Boyd, c Fleming, b FKwer •' 9 Whatford, c Rackham, b Flower 1 W.ood, b Flower 4 McGlashan, b Flower -- • 9 W'oodroffe, b Flower ~ 9 Laver, c and b'Flower 4(5 Hardman, not out 9 Macbeth, absent 9 Craig, absent 9 Extras 4 Total 49 Bowling Analysis.—Dare took 0 wickets for 27 runs; Fffiwor, 7 for 9 ; Stack, 0 for 12. THIRD ROUND FIXTURES. The draw for the third round of fixtures is as follows : — January 21. —Morrinsville v. Paeroa A, at Paeroa ; Waitoa v. Te Arolia A, at Waitoa ; Te Aroha B v. Paeroa B, at Te Aroha.

January 28. —Morrinsville v. Waitoa, at Waitoa.; Paeroa A v. Te Arolia B al Te Aroh.a ; Paeroa B v. To Archa A, at Paeroa. February 4.—Morrinsville v. Te Archa A, at Te. Aroha ; Paeroa A v. Paeroa B, at Paeroa ; Te Aroha B v. Wait "a, at Waitoa. February 11.—Morrinsville v. Paeroa B, at Morrinsville *, Te Aroha A v. Te Aroha B, at Te Aroha ; Waitoa v. Paeroa A, at Paeroa. ' February 18. —Morrinsville v. Te Aroha B, at Te Aroha; Waitoa v. Paeroa at Waitoa ; Te Arolia A v. Paeroa A, at Paeroa. PLAINS MATCHES. KAIHERE V. NGATEA. Following are the details of the Kaihere, v. Ngatea match, played last Saturday, in the Hauraki Plains competition :— KAIHERE. A. J. McDonald, b Gribble 70 F. Woodbridge, b Boyne 3 A. B. Nolan, c Mclndoe, b Boyne 8, J. Thomson, b Wellington 33 A. McDonald, c and b Gribble • • 0 H. Gough, b Gribble ® H. Dare, st., b Gribble 12 T. Foote, c Boyne, b Wellington 0 C. Mclndoe,, -not out 0 V. O’Connor, b Wellington 1 M. O’Connor, b Gribble 1 Extras U Total 145 NGATEA —First Innings. J. Gribble, b Gough 0 R. Wellington, run out 2 F. N’col, c and b Nolan ■ 1 R. Cornthwaite, b Nolan 2 N. Boyne, not out 16 B. King, b Go,ugh 3 J. Jackson, b Thompson ~ 1 J. Shaw, c Dare, b Thompson .. 4 J. Hendry, st., b McDonald 1 G. Elvidge, c Dare, b Thompson 1 Extras 8 Total 41 NGATEA—Second Innings. J. Hendry, b McDonald 0 N, Boyne, b Nolan 5 F. Nicol, st., b McDonald 0 B. King, b Nolan J. Jackson, c Connor, b Nolani - ■ - 2

Wellington, c Dare, b McDonald 0 Cornthwaite, c King, b McDonald 2 J. Shaw, b McDonald 1 J. Gribble, c and b McDonald •• • 9 G, Elvidge, not out 3 Extras 5 Total 34

NEXT SATURDAY’S GAMES.

THE LOCAL TEAMS.

On Saturday next the first games in the third round of the competition will be played.

The, Paeroa A team will be selected from tlie following to play Morrinsville at Paeroa: —

W. Flower, G. Stack, Gi Sale, H. M. Shand, J. Martin, H. Harrison, F. Dare, J. Verran, D. R. Fraser, W. H. Taylor, R. Hounslow, Mayo, D. Fleming.

The Paeroa B teajn will, be selected from the following to play Te Aroha B at Te Aroha:—

C. H. Rolton, W. Ball, F. Knight, JM. Fox W. L. Lawrence, C. Farrow, J. Goonan, H. Tams, J. Fraser, L. Roberts, F. W. Pivott, E. Edwards, W. Sanderson, W. McQuillan. A bus will leave the post office at 1.15 p.m.