PAEROA WIN

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 54, Issue 32651, 28 November 1945, Page 5

PAEROA WIN

CRICKET WITH TE AROHA CENTURY TO R. S. NICOL WAIHI EASILY DEFEATED Paeroa cricket representatives defeated Te Aroha and Waihi teams during the week-end. Playing at Te Aroha the Paeroa team won by 55 runs in a single, innings match, the last two Te Aroha men being dismissed by Nicol in the last over of the game. Features of this game were the splendid century scored by R. S. Nicol who opened' the batting for Paeroa and was undefeated when the innings closed and the accurate bowling of the Te Aroha captain, Townsend, who took eight wickets for 53 runs.

The Paeroa B team easily defeated a Waihi team by an innings and 35 runs. Good bowling performances were put up by Williams, of Paeroa and Monkley of Waihi while the successful batsmen were Murdoch, Dunstan and D. Giddens of Waihi and Carmichael, Mackay, Whisker and Herold of Paeroa. Details:—

Paeroa.—P. Koroneho, b Manson, ,2; R. Nicol, not out, 102; D. Jenkin, c and b Townsend, 25; J. Harris, c Toms, b Townsend, 1; R. Howard, c Stabler, b Townsend, 7; B. Neale, lbw, b Townsend, 0; J. Shears, c Candy, b Townsend, 8; A. Whisker, st. Toms, b Townsend, '8; D. Garner, lbw, ib Townfiend, 0 1 ; L. Gloyn, b Goodman, O; T. Smith, c Manson, b Townsend, 4; extras, 3.—Total 160. Bowling: Goodman, 1 for 41; Manson, 1 for 17; McLeod, none for 16; Townsend, 8 for 53; Saxon, none for 16; Ellery, none for 14.

Te Aroha.—M. Townsend, c Whisker, b Shears, 216; C. Manson, b Gloyn, 15; I. McLeod, b Shears, 3; C. Ellery, e Gloyn, b Shears, 1; R. Stabler, run out, 1; R. Goodman, c Smith, Howard, 17; F. Toms, c Koroneho, b Gloyn, 10; G. Saxon, ib Nicol, 13; F. Burns, lbw, b Nicol, 11; F. Candy, not but, 4; P. Carson, c and b Nicol, 0; extras 4.— Total 105. Bowling: Whisker, none for 8; Smith, none for 7; Shears, 3 for 20; Harris, none for T 5; Gloyn, 2 for 13; Neale, none for 13; Garner, none for 8; Howard; 1 for 4; Nicol, 3 for 13.

Mr Ted Edwards represented/ the Paeroa Umpires’ Association while Mr H. Saunders acted as scorer.

Waihi (first innings).—A. Murdoch, c IHerold, b Zanders, 21; D. Monkley, c substitute, b Zanders, 0; W. Dunstan, c and b Mackay, 25; D. Giddens, c Roberts, b Mackay, 0; M. Davies, b Williams, 0; A. Armitt, c .'Herold, b Williams, ft; H„ Ashby, lbw, b Williams, 0; J. Giddens, b Williams, 0; B. McCormack, c Carmichael, b Roberts, 7; M. Clark, not out, 0; ’M. Tubman, b Roberts, 1; extras, o.— Total, 54. Bowling: Zanders, 2 for 12; Whisker, none for 19; Mackay, 2 for 5; Williams, 4 for 6; Scott, none for 9; Roberts, 2 for 3.

Paeroa.—F. Carmichael, retired, 58; L. Zanders, c and b Monkley, 12; G. Mackay, b Monkley, 0; B. Roberts, c D. Giddens, b Monkley, 6; W. Williams, c Monkley, b Murdock, 6; A. Whisker, not out, '25; J. Verran, c and b D. Giddens, 0,; N. Herold, c D. Giddens, c Murdoch, 32; R. Kemp, c Murdock, lb Monkley, 4; M. Lally, b Monkley, 2; extras, 10.—Total for 9 wickets (dec.), IVO. Bowling: Monkley, 5 for 54; D. Giddens 1 , 1 for 47; Dunstan, none for 18; Armitt, none for 3; J. Giddens, none for 6; Murdock, 2 for 44. Waihi (second innings).—D. Monkley, b Roberts, 12; W. Dunstan, c Herold, b Roberts, 28; D. Giddens, llbw, b Williams, 23; A. Murdoch, b Scott, 5; M. Davies, b Williams, 0; A. Armitt, b Scott-, 11; H. Ashby, ib Williams, 2; J. Giddens, c Scott, b Herold, 5; B. McCormack, c Herold, b Williams, 0; M. Clark, b Williams, 0; M. Tubman, not out, 0; extras 4.— Total 90. Bowling: Herold, 1 for 11; Williams, 5 for 17; Zanders, none for 13; Roberts, 2 for 13; Mackay, none for 5; Whisker, none for 7; Scott, 2 for 20.

Umpires.—Messrs F. Marsh and F. Craig. Scorer: Mr H. Saunders.