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Opunake Times, 8 December 1931, Page 2

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KAPONGA VISIT -OPUNAKE. VISITORS' GOOD SCORE. Last Saturday the Kaponga eleven Visited Opunake in continuation of the South Taranaki competition. The ' weather conditions and the pitch were in perfect condition and an enjoyable ' afternoon ensued Kaponga being victorious by an innings and 54 runs. Kaponga batted first, Jefcoate and 5 V. Betts opening to the Opunake bowling and managed to knock up 194 runs,' Jefcoate 44 and Orinisfon 5<W being the best scorers for the visit Griffin and Burgess opened wB 1 game for Opunake against the, bowling ' of Jefcoate. Burgess 15 and Dobbin 13 were the top scorers for the home.; ' team in the first innings. who scored only 40 in the first innings s 1 followed* on when. Griffin 35 and Dob- ' bin 18 made tne best batting totals. Macks bowled well for the local team. Details of the game are:— KAPONGA. * Jefcoate, c Burgess, b Macks .... 44 V. Betts, 1.b.w., b Burgess 0 : Court, c Roberts, b Griffin ...... 25 , Abbott, c Burgess, b Dobbin ,10 Ormiston, l.b.w. ~_ b Roberts 55 Spurdle, c Clegg, b Macks H G. Noonan, b Macks 2 Guthrie, c Weblr, b Macks '. 8 Ham, b Macks 10 Leabourn, c and b Macks 3 Liud, not out 6 Extras 20 Total ! 194 Bowling: Burgess took one wicket for 33 runs; Dobbin, one .for 14; Roberts, one for 31; Clegg, none for 12; Griffin, one for 20; Webb, none for 21; Macks, six for 43. ' OPUNAKE. , First Innings. Griffin, cV. Betts, b Jefcoate ... 1 Burgess, c Court, b Jefcoate 15 Roberts, c" Abbott, bV. Betts ... 0 Macks, b V. Betts 0 Dobbin, b V. Betts 13 McTavLsh, b V. Betts '•;.... 0 Clegg, b V. Betts ".. 2 ' Webb, c Jefcoate, bV. Betts ... 0 Bowman, b* Jefcoate : 0 Stephenson, not out 'yLj McNae, b V. Betts ." '2 Extra* 6 Total 40 • Bowling: Jefcoate took three wickets for 11 runs; V. Betts, seven for 22. Second liuniugs.Stephenson, c Abbott, b> Court ... 0 Griffin, c Leabourn, b Ormiston ..'. 35 Burgess, c and b Guthrie 0 Roberts, run out 16 Macks, b Jefcoate 0 " Dobbin, c Jefcoate. b Ormiston ... 18 McTavish, played on, b Jefcoate y 5 Clegg, c Ormiston, b Jefcoate ... J< W Webb, c Ham, b Jefcoate 'JT Bowman, c and b Jefcoate 6 McNae, not out " 2 Extras 14 Total ; 100 Bowling: Court took one wicket for 12 runs; Guthrie, one for none for 8; Leabourn, none for 10; Jefcoate, five for 3i; Abbott, none for 6; Ormiston, two for 8. -> The positions of the South Taranaki teams are:—

P. W. D. L.PtB. Stratford A .... 6 5 0 1 10 Old Boys B ...>5 3 2 0 8 Old Boys A ... 5 4 o 1 8 Kapouga ... 6 3 2 1 £ High School .... ... 6 3 1 2 S§ Hawera ... 6 3 o 3 J« Patea- ... Stratford B * ... 6 ... 6 2 2 1 o 3 ■" 5 4 4 O'kkiGawa ... 6 1 0 5 2 Gpuuake . ... 6 0 0 6 Q