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Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 16, 28 March 1938, Page 1

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W ALAI AN A AND OPOTIKI Y.F.C.’s, . WIN " for visitors During the week-end a game was played between the AVaimana Young Farmers’ Club and the Opotiki Young Farmers’ Club. Both teams played 12 men. H AVaimana, batting first, made 90. Wardlaw 29, D. Boynton IS and Backhouse 17’ were the main scorers. Opotiki replied with 41, D. Clark being the only batsman to reach double figures. AVaimana ip. their second innings declared with 6 wickets down for- 100 runs, Woolfield bo (retired) playing a good innings. Opotiki in their second innings 74 for the loss of 10 wickets 'when time was called. Young 17, fJ. Beattie retired 13 and •Grant 10 \Vere the most successful batsmen. AVaimana won by 49 runs on the first innings. The scores were : AVALMAN/.V First Innings. A. AVardlaw c Pilkington 1> AVilson 29 AVoolfield b AVilson / 7 I\i. AVardlaw l.b.w. Wilson 0 I) Boynton run out 18 Lines b Pilkington 6 P. Clark c -McGregor b Grant 4 B. Hughes b Pilkington 0 Backhouse b Pilkington 17 Doran run out 4 AY bite c T. Clark 1) Grant 0 Gillanders run out 1 R. Be II . i yd; out 4 Total. 90 Bowling. —AVilson 4 overs, 34 runs, 3 wickets; J. Grant 4, 22, 2; Pilkington 4, 26, 3; Fisher 1,8, 0. Second Innings. A. AAhmllaw c Grant b Pilkington 7 Woolfield retired) 55 M. AVardlaw <• Fisher b Pilkington 6 J) Bovnten b McGregor 9 Lines b McGregor 0 P. Clark not* out, 12 B. Hughes c Beattie b AlcGregor-. • 4 Backhouse not out . 3 FLxtras - - Total 6 wickets (declared) ICO Bowling.—Young 4 overs, 27 runs, 0 wickets; Pilkington 3, 14, 2; McGregor 2, 14, .3; Grant 2, 22, 0; AVilson 2, 12. 0; I Cathie 1,4, 0. OPOTIKI First Innings. Young run out 3 T. -Clark b Boynton 0 Grant run out ~ J. Beattie b Boynton G D. Clark b Boynton H AVilson Ip.Lines 6 D. Beattie run out 4 Pilkington b Boynton - J. Carter c White b Boynton 7 Fisher run out 5 McGregor b Boynton U Caves not out 6 Extras 1 'Total 41 Bowling.—Beynton 7 overs, £0 runs, 6 wickets; Lines 6 overs, 29 runs, 1 wicket. Second Innings. Young c Duran b Bell 17 T. Clark b Boynton 0 Grant run out 10 J. Beattie retired 13 D. Clark not out 5 Wilson c Boynton b Lines O D. Beattie b Lines 2 Pilkington c AI. AVardlaw b Lines 0 J. Carter not out 0 Fisher b Boynton 5 AlcGregffr c AVardlaw b Lines 9 Caves b Lines 4 Extras 9 Total 711 Bowling.—Boynton 5 overs,' 30 runs, 3 wickets; Lines 5, 26, 5; Woolfield 1, 5, 0; R. Bell 1,4, 1.