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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5231, 25 January 1928, Page 4

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MORRINSVILLE V. PAEROA A. LAST SATURDAY’S MATCH. , There was a good attend ap.ce of the public at the local domain on Saturday afternoon, when the Morrinsville team played the Paeroa A eleven, the, match being the first in the third round of the Piako Cricket Association’s competition. As time did not permit of a two innings game, the visitors secured a two-point win by a margin of. 27 runs. Morrinsville batted first, and Banks and Humphreys opened the account. After hitting up 16 Bahks was smartly caught by Stack, the first wicket falling fot 28; The Morrinsville captain, Humphreys, played a sterl/ng not-out innings for 46, including six 4’s. McPherson, who made 14, was the only other visitor to reach double figures. The, innings closed for 105 runs. Stack and Taylor opened for Paer roa, the first-named compiling the top score of 24' before he had the misfortune to be run out. The fiust wicket fell for 34, but Taylor kept his stumps up until he had made 18, when lie succumbed to a good ball sent down by McPherson. Sale was going strong, and had made 17 when lie was caught by Humphreys off MclntyreFollowing are the details :— MORRINSVILLE. F. Banks, c Stack, b Dare I 6 Humphreys, not put 46 A. J. Aitken, st., b Dare 0 I. A. Jones, b Flower 5 W. Aitken, c Meachem, b Dare . • 6 Bodmin, run out ® Scott, c Stack, b Flower 2 W. McPherson, c Flower, b Stack 14 W. P. Trembath, run out 0 C. H. M'clntyre, b Dare ® B. Watson, b Dare - 4 Extras. 42 Total 105 Bowling Analysis.—Flower took 2 wicketa for 41 runs ; Dare, 5 for 36 > Stack, 1 for 10. PAEROA A. G. Stack, run out 24 W. H. Taylor, b McPherson 18 D. R. Fraser, b Mclntyre 0 G. Sale, c Humphreys, b Mclntyre 17 W. Flower, lbw., bA- J- Aitken 0 J. Verrah, b Jones •• • • 4 F. Dare b Jones ••• • ® P. S. Meachem, not out 5 H. M. Shand, c Banks, b Mclntyre; 0 F. Martin, b McPherson •• • 0 H. Harrison, b Mclntyre 1 Extras 5 Total 77 Bowling Analysis.—Mclntyre took 4 wickets for 23 runs; McPherson, 2 for 18 ;A. J. A'tken, 1 for 9 ; Jones, 2 for 19. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY NEXT. - The competition will be continued on Saturday next, the fixtures being : Waitoa v. Morrinsville, at Waitoa; Paeroa A v. Te, ArPha B, at Te Aroha ; Paeroa B v. Te Arolia A, at Paeroa.

■ The following Have been selected to represent the Paero.a A team : O'Sale, F. Dare, J. Rackham, G. Stack, W- H-Taylor, W. Floweir, D. R. Fraser, P. S. Meachem, H. Harrison, J'. Verra'n F. Martin. Emergency, H. MShand. - Cars will leave from the post office at 1-15 p.m. sharp.

The following will represent the B team against Te Aroha A at Paeroa : C. Rolton, J. M. Fox, W. L. Lawrencei, F. Knight, W. Ball, J. Fraser, H. Tams, L. Roberts, C. Farrow, D. SSnow, W. Sanderson. Emergencies : Morrow and Arnold. The team is requested to assemble at the domain not later than 1.30 p.m. PLAINS MATCHES., LAST SATURDAY’S DETAILS'. Following are the details of the Hauraki Plains crick# competition matches played on Saturday last: —■ KOPUARAHI V. KAIHERB. kopuarahi. H. Kerby, c Mclndoe, b Nolan • • , 5 Roy Green, c Reed, b J- McDonald 3’' C. Lawrence, b Nolan ■ • • ® Rus. Green, b McDonald ■ & R; Cpnnlors, b Ndan 7 E. Gill, b Nolan 0 J, Marceau, stumped 0 H. Candy, c Reed, b McDonald • • 4 C. Miller, b McDonald 1 T. O’Carroll, b Nolan 2 - L. Candy, not out Extras 3 4 Total. 34 Bowling Analysis.—B. Nolan took 5 wickets for 7 runs; A.. J- McDonald, 4 for 25. KAIHERE. B. Nolan, c O’Carroll, b Connors 2 F. Wd'Jdbrldgei, c Green, b Connors 5 A. J. McDonald, not out 25 J. W. Thompson, b H. Candy .... 8 A. D. McDonald, b Connors 19 H. Dare, c Lawrence, b L. Candy 1 H. Gough, c O’Carroll, b Connors 8 C. Mclndoe, b Connors 9 G. Reed, run out T. Foote, c Lawrence, b Green 0 C. Reed, b GrOen • Extras Total 77 Bowling Analysis.—E. Gill took 0 wickets for 21 runs; R. Connors, 5 for 17 ; TT. Candy, 1 for 8 ; L. Candy, 1 for 13 ; Rus. Green, 2 for 13. KOPUARAHI—Second Innings. L.Candy, c McDonald, b Nolan • • 2 E. Gill, b Gough 1 C. Milder, not out • - 4.9 H. Kerby, lbw., b Gough 91 R. Connors, not out 28 Total for three wicktes 50 Bowling Analysis.—B. Nolam took 1 wicket, for 6 runs; H. Gough, 2 for 16; H. Dare, 0 for 16; A- J- McDonald, 0 for 12. TURUA V. PIPIROA. PIPIROA'. C. Parfitt, played on, b Lindsay • • 1 R. Knap, b Lindsay ® W. Knox, not out - 1 ® E. White, c and b Bell 2 F. Wallis, ,c Lindsay, b Jenkins ■ 30

A. b. Sadler, b Bell '4 J. Knox, c Madgwick, b Lindsay 1 P. Clark, lbw,, b Owens 1 H. Wallis, run out 2 W; Ganley, b Owqns 4 J. Galvin, 4 Extras 4 Total. 68 Bowling Analysis—Lindsay took 3 wickets for 14 runs; Macktow, 0 for 16; Jenkins, 1 for 16; F. Bell, 2 for. 16; Schofield, 0 for 7 ; and Owens, 3 for 5. TURUA.—First Innings. W. W. Averill, c Knap, b Knox .. H R D Macklow, 1.b.w., b Knox .... 8 F. Bell, , c Wallis, b Knox 4 H. Owens, c Knox, b Knap 47 R. Madgwick, b Knox 0 A . Lindsa v , b Wallis 14 Jenkins, b Knap 9 Schofield, c and b Knap 9 N. Green, b Knap 0 ■ McCormick, not out 4 ' Quinn, b J. Knox 2 Extras 4 . Total 103 Bowling Analysis.—J. Kulox took 3 wickets for 37 runs; W. Knox, 2 for 29 ; F. Wallis, 1 for .16 ; and R. Knap 4 for 17. NGATEA V. ORONGO. OR.ONGO—First Innings. McMillan,b Gribble 18 Finnerty, b King - 5 Death,' b Gribble 0 Field, c Boyne, b Wellington .... 10 Cranstone;, b Gribble 3 O’Cari-oil, c Costello, b Gribble • ■ 0 Heenan, b Gribble 11 Filmer, b Gribble 0 Pearce, b Gribble 44 Hall, not out •. ■ 3 Bradley, b Wellington 6 Extras 4 Total 1 62 Bowling Analysis.—N. Boyne took 0 wickets for 6 runs ; B, King, 1 for 15 ; J. Gribble, 7 for 27 : R. Wellington, 2 for 13. NGATEA. 1 J. Gribble, b Cranston: 30 R. Wellington, c and b Finnerty 5 B. King, b Finnerty 0 F. Nicol, c McMillan, b Death .. 18 R. Corntfiwaite, b Cranston ..... 1 N. Boyne, b Cranston 1 J. Jackson, c Pea'rce, b Death .. 12 J. Shaw, c McMillan, b Death • • 2 M. Costello, b McMillan 4 J. Reid, c O’Carroll, b Death •• • 0 S. McKerchar, not out 4 Extras • ■ 2 Total 76 Bowling Analysis—O’Carroll took 0 wickets for 15 runs ; N. Detath, 4 for 15 ; Cranston, 3 for 8 ; Field, 0 for

24; McMillan, 1 for 2; Finnerty, 2 for 10. • ORONGO—Second Innings, McMillan, b Cornthwaite 9 Hall, c and b Gribble 1 Bradley, b Gribble 6 O’Carroll, b Cornthwaite 0 Finnerty, b Cornthwaite 9 Cranston., b Cornthwaite 2 Field, c and b Boyne 19 Death, not out 2 Heenan ' b Boyne 9 Pierce b Boyne; • • • 11 F.ilmer, c Nicol, b Boyne ••■••••• 0 Total 33 Bowling Analysis.— Cbirnthwaite took 4 wickets for 8 runs; Gribble, 2 for 13 ;' Boyne, 4 for 12. CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS. Tlie Hauraki Plains competitions are now half-way through the second round, anid the secretary, Mr F. L- ■ Wallace, advises that the championship points of the, teams are as follows : Turua 17, Waitakaruru 16; Kopuarahi 11, Kaihere 1.1, Ngatea 9, Pipiroa 5, and Orongo 2. The Waitakaruru and Kopuarahi teams will replay their first round match, which was abandoned when the ball Jmoke, if the result will affect the competition. Four matches each are* ye,t to be played, by the Kopuarahi, Turua, and Waitakaruru teams, but the Ngatea, Orongo, Pipiroa, and Kaihere teams have yet to have their bye.