CRICKET.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5244, 27 February 1928, Page 2

CRICKET.

LAST SATURDAY’S MATCH. WAIHI DEFEATS PAEROA. On Saturday afterpoon the Paeroa Cricket Club sent a combined A and B team to Waihi to play an eleven selected from the Mataura and City - clubs. The home side proved too superior and secured an easy victory by 122 runs. The afternoon was ideal for cricket, and the No. 1 ground at the -< Waihi Domain was in splendid playing V condition. The visitors had a good - team, including P. C- Furley, who captained the Aucklanders against Paeroa and district on Wednesday last. However, J. M. Fox was the only player to make a stand, and he scored 29 runs not out. Furley compiled a good 21 before being clean-bowled by Littlefair. Knight was playing confidently and his total Had reached 11 when he placed a catch off Birchall into the hands of Berry. For the first time for two seasons Stack made a “duck” in club cricket. A feature of the game was the batting of Waihi’s good wicket-keeper, F. Collins. He made the fine score of 99, which included thirteen 4’s and two 6’s. This is the second occasion this season on which Collins has missed a century by one run. L. Leopold was also in good form and rattled on 43 before being caught in the outfield by W. H. Taylor. Following are the details :— PAEROA. G. Stack, c Collins, b Littlefair . • « G. Sale, c Zenovich, b Henry ■. • • 5 W. Taylor, b Henry 1 P. Furley, b Littlefair 2t F. Knight, c Berry, b Birchall •• • H J. Rackham, b Littlefair 0 F. Dare, c Stace, b Henry ® W. L. Lawrence, c and b Henry 0 J. M. Fox, not out 29 C. Rolton, b Birchall 0 F. Martin, c Stace, b Henry .... 4 Extras . Total 87 Bowling Analysis.—Littlefair took 3 wickets for 24 runs ; Henry, 5 for 25; Birchall, 2 for 16; Zenovich* 0 for -6. WAIHI. 1 E. Hing, b Dare 0 F. Collnis, c Martin, b Dare ...... 99 K. Birchall, lbw., b Knight ' •% B. Littlefair, c Sale, b Dare •• • • 2 L. Leopold, c Taylor, b Stack •• • 43 P. Stace, run out 0 M. Zenovich, c Knight, b T’aylor 18 A. Henry, b Taylor 1 Berry, b Taylor • • • • - 2 ® Westbury, not out 11 Raddings, b Dare •• • • 9 Extras 8

Total 209 Bowling Analysis.—Dare took 4 wickets for 55 runs ; Knight, 1 Tor 17; Stack, 1 for 43 ; Furley, 0 for 21; Sale, 0 for 37; Taylor, 2 for 28. WAITAMARURU-KOPUARAHI GAME PLAY-OFF NOW NECESSARY. The Kopuarahi and Waitakaruru • cricket clubs played an innings match at Kopuarahi on Saturday, in accordance with the decision of the association concerning the game which was stopped when the only available leather ball was broken. In that mptch Kopuarahi had' a lead of 15 runs on the first innings, and this margin gave it a victory on Saturday by nine runs. Waitakaruru and Tttrua will now have to play off. ( r KOPUARAHI. Rus. Green, b McPherson 0 Roy Green, b McPherson H P. Kelk, b McPherson 1 J. C. Miller, b McPherson 1 T. McKay, b Duffin ............ 46 Connors, c Berney, b McPherson 8 T. O’Carroll, b McPherson ••>••• 2 H. Candy, c Donaghy, b Duffin 9 T. Gill, c Stretton, b Walsh .... 1 L. Candy, noty>ut 2 H. Kerby, b Duffin 0 Extras • • 1 Total 88 Bowling Analysis.—A. McPherson took 6 wickets Tor 32 runs; F. Donaghy, 0 for 9; C. Stretton, 0 for 9; E. Duffin, 3 for 21; Kenny, 6 for 2 Walsh, 1 for 8. / WAITAKARURU. L, Berney, c Connors, b Gill .... 5 N. Hedges, c Green, b Connors .. 3 Walsh, b L. Candy 10 C. Stretton, c Gill, b Connors .. 10 Kenny, c McKay, b Candy * 1 C. Clarke, b Candy 13 A. McPherson, not out 20 E. Duffin, lbw., b Connors 14 S. Donaghy, c Kelk, b Gill 0 F. Donaghy, b Gill ............. 3. F. Stretton, run out 6 : Extras 7-’, Total 92: Bowling Analysis.—E. Gill took 3! wickets for 9 runs ; R. Connors 3 for 42; L. Candy, 3 for 25; T. McKay, 0 for 9.