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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5263, 16 April 1928, Page 3

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SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE MATCH

PAEROA DEFEATS WAIHI.

The Paeroa Primary School r.eprer sentative team beat W.aihi on Saturday by three wickets and 27 runs. It was decided to bat 12 aside. W.aihi batted first, and; were dismissed for 54 runs, of which Stace Mtond Heiane made 47. Eight boys tailed to score. Stace was at the wickets for a hour and a half for his 28 not out. Arnold, Curtis, Smith, and WilHamp weire the bowlers, for Paeroa, and they did well. Edwards was good behind! X-the. sticks. Every boy was worth his ' ; place in the field, and Hardman was outstanding. Paeroa scored 8.1 for eight wickets in-an hour and 40 minutes. Curtis 14. Smith .13, Arnold 11, and .Mander H hot out were top steorers for Paeroa. i Hughes was Waihi’s best bowlei, ® but Stace and Halyon also did well. Waihi’s fielding was a little slow. Following are the details: — WAIHI. Hughefe, b Arnold 0 Stace, not out 23 Heane, c Hardman, b Arnold •• • • 1? Seath, lbw., b Curtis 0 Barker, b Curtis 0 Malyon, b Curtis ‘• • • 1 Patterson, b Curtis ® Fox, b Curtis 5 Berry, c Curtis, b Arnold d Munro, b Arnold ® r' Huorr, c and b Smith • • ® Wortherspoon, c Curtis, b Smith 0 Extras 1 Total 54 Bowling Analysis.—Arnold took 4 / wickets for 15 runs ; Curtis, 5 for 11 , . smith, 2 for 7; Williams, 0 for 15. PAEROA. Curtis, b Munro 14 Williams, b Hughes 6 Edwards, lbw, b Hughes 6 Smith, run out 13 Shand, b Madlyon ® Hinchco, 'c and b Malyon 2 js. Bardsley, c Berry, b Stace 2 Arnold, c Stace, b Huon 11 > Manders, not out 11 J Hardman, not out 5 Extras 10 Total for 8 wickefts 81 Bowling Analysis.—Hughes took 2 wickets for 9 runs ; Malyon, 2 for 29 ; Sta'cet 1 for 15 ; Munro, 1 for 7 ; Huon, 1 for 11 ; Fox, 1 for 4 ; Be,;ry, 0 for 0 ; Paterson, 0 for 5.