PLAINS CRICKET

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 60, Issue 4348, 27 October 1950, Page 5

PLAINS CRICKET

WAITAKARURU WINS

KOPUARAHI’S 67 RUNS LOSS

A comfortable win by 67 runs was scored by the Waitakaruru cricket team over Kopuarahi last week-end at Kopuarahi. Wilson, of Waitakaruru, hit three sixes and three fours before he was dismissed at 33. Wells bowled well and took two wickets for 13 runs with three maiden overs. G. Williams of the home team played confidently until he was caught in the ou| field by Yeager with a brilliant catch.

Details of were:— Waitakaruru: O’Neil, c Williams, b A. Death, 30; H. Berney, c Vince, b A. Death, 9; W. Berney, c S. Bowen, b A. Vince, 9; Yeager, c Vince, b A. Wells, 19; Ramshaw, c and b Death, 7; Peki, b Wells, 2; O’Neil, c Burt, b Williams, 3; Rawson, b Death, 7; D. Berney, not out, 7; Grbic, b Williams, 1; Wilson, played on, b Vince, 33; extras, 4 ;total, 133. Bowling: Vince, 1 for 50; Wells, 2 for 13; Death, 4 for 35; N. Burt, none for 1; Williams, 2 for 18; G. Burt, none for 12.

Kopuarahi: H. Bowen, b O’Neil, 12; N. Burt, b Wilson, 1; G. Williams, c Yeager, b O’Neil, 11; A. Wells, b Wilson, 3; O. Hudson, c Peki, b Wilson, 6; A. Death, b O’Neil, 1; S. Bowen, c Ramshaw, b Wilson, 0;’ A. Vince b Ramshaw, 1; G. Burt, c Berney, b Rawson, 9; G. McDonald, not out, 4; D. Bowen, c Berney, b Rawson, 9; extras, 11; total, 66. Bowling: Grbic, none for 12; A. Wilson, 3 for 10; B. O’Neil, 3 for 15; Ramshaw 1 for 11; Rawson, 1 for 7.

UNITED (ROUTS KEREPEHI

D. WALLIS PERFORMS WELL

The most outstanding feature of the match between the Kerepehi and United cricket clubs which was played at Hopai on Saturday last when United won by over an innings, was the performance of D. Wallis of United. He has made an exceptional

start this -season and in the first two matches has a batting average of 92. He has also proved himself an excel-, lent bowler and on Saturday routed the Kerepehi bats, finishing with five wickets for eight runs.

Kerepehi on the other hand could field only eight men and the bowlers, Dudley and Burton, did a good job keeping United’s total down as much as they did. Results were as follows:—

United (first innings): R. Swap, run out, 19; R. Williams, lbw., b R. Dudley, 2; M. McDonald, b Dudley, 0; D. Wallis, b Dudley, 51; R. Lawrence, b Burton, 0; B. Tatton, c Pearce, b K. Robinson, 12; D. Williams, b Burton, 3; J. Bryant, b Dudley, 4; B. Barriball, not out, 1; M. Morrow, b Burton, 1; W. Bryant, b urton, 0; extras, 8; total, 101.

Bowling: R. Dudley, 4 for 17; R. Robinson, none for 22; R. Burton, 5 for 14; A. Woodward, none for 4; P. Rawlins, none for 13; K. Robinson, t l for 16.

Kerepehi (first innings): M. Pearce, c and b Williams, 1; T. Chatterton, b Wallis, 5; R. Dudley, b Wallis, 1; R. Rawlins, b Wallis, 4; R. Robinson, c and b Williams, 0; B. Burton, not out, 1; K. Robinson, c and b McDonald, 0; A. Woodward, c and b Tatton, 1; extras, 3; total, 16.

Bowling: D. Wallis, 5 for 8; D. Williams, ! for 5; B. Tatton, 1 for 9. Kerepehi (second innings): B. Burton, b Morrow, 5; R. Dudley, stp Lawrence, b Swap, 4; M. Pearce, < Williams, b Swap, 5; T. Chatterton, c Lawrence, b Swap, 20; A. Woodward, not out, 5; P. Rawlins, c Bryant, t Swap, 10; extras, 3; total, 65.