RANGITAIKI CRICKET
L- OPENING OF COMPETITION >s Ff P. AND T. AND PAROA DRAW x l " Although and P. and T. had e r commanding lead of over 60 rum • and with only one wicket to fall they were unable to force a victorj t against Paroa in the opening com- • petition match of the new season. The game was played in the Do marh P. and T. batting first, compiled 131, of which Chard and L< Pine in a fine third wicket partnership, which yielded 67 runs contributed 66 and 27 respectively. Chard, - particularly, was very aggressive t hitting 7 sixes. Penny (18) alsc - batted Avell. Wells with 5 wickctf I for 37 runs'off 10 overs claimed the . bowling honours for Paroa. 1 Paroa failed to strike form in it: ' -innings, but a stubborn last wicket ; "stand by Wells (14) and Reid avoided a defeat. A. Coutts (26) started the season well with his new club by contributing top score. Keepa's 6 wickets for 26 runs off 10 overs (3 maidens) was also an excellent first-of-season performance. Details are:— P. and T. Keepa c'and b Cleland 4 Bennett c Grant b Wells 4 Le Pine b C'outt-s 27 Chard b Wells 66 Hudson c Fitchett b "Cleland .. 4 Rivett c Fitchett b Cleland .... 1 Penny b Fitchett 18 Keen c Haultain b Wells 0 Plamus, not out 1 Dixon c and b Wells 0 Nojvland lbw, b Wells 1 Ex tars 5 total 131 Bowling: Wells 5 for 37, Cleland 3 for 44, Coutts 1 for 34, Fitchett 1 for 8. Paroa H. Grant c Rivett b Chard 4 T. Grant c Hudson b Keepa .. 0 J. Haultain c Le Pine b Chard ..i 2 Cleland lbw, b Le Pine 0 Coutts b Keepa 26 Goile c Hudson b Keepa 14 Wells, not out ,14 Fitchett c Penny b Keepa 0 Shaw b Keepa i 1 Larness b Keepa . 0 Reid, not out 0 Extras 9 Total for 9 wickets ........ 70 Bowling: Chard 2 for 12, Keepa 6 for 26, Le Pine 1 for 12, Bennett 0 for 7.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 226, 16 October 1940, Page 8
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