CRICKET.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5496, 4 November 1929, Page 2

CRICKET.

HAURAKI PLAINS GAMES.

SATURDAY’S PLAY. The Hauraki Plains Cricket Association commenced its inter-club competition on Saturday last in good weather. Two-day matches being the order for the first round, each team played one innings only. Kopuarahi, the winners of last year’s competition, established a lead of twelve runs from last year’s runners-up, Ngatea, the totals being 76—64.

Turua, with 121 runs, established a lead which will probably give that team an innings victory from Pipiroa on Saturday next, Pipiroa’s total being only 32. Kaihere made 111 against Waitakaruru’s 50.

PRIMARY SCHOOL GAME.

B TEAM DEFEATS A ELEVEN.

At the Domain on Saturday the B team of the Paeroa Primary School defeated the A team by 21 runs. The B team batted first, making 10 runs, Arnold taking 4 wickets for 4 runs, Fulton 2 for 2, and Kidd 2 for 2.

The A team made 27, Kidd with 9 being top scorer. Bowling, Stevens took 3 wickets for 11 runs, Shand 3 for 11, and Gallagher 2 for 5. In the second innings the B team knocked up 59 (Gallagher 26, Shand 13), the bowling being Fulton, 2 for 13, Kid 3 for 6, and Arnold 2 for 20.

The A team in the second innings was dismissed for 21, Fulton heading the list with 11 runs. Shand took 2 wickets for 0, Stevens 4 for 10, and Gallagher 1 for 3. It was a good, hard-fought game throughout.