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Te Puke Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 22, 21 March 1947, Page 1

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WEEK-END GAME TE PUKE WIN KNOCK-OUT By defeating Country by 72 runs :d the Domain on Saturday, Te Puke, last year's champion team, won the Taurnnga Cricket Sub-Association's knock-out Competition for tile 1940-47 season. Te Puke had first use of the batting crease -and when time was called had compiled 149 runs for the loss of nine wickets. E. Capon (27), J. Reid (22), and D. Searle (21) were the principal scorers. K. Sharplin was tlie most successful bowler for Country and off 18 overs he captured seven wickets for 48 runs. Country, when their turn came to bat, failed to get going and when the last wicket fell only 77 runs were on the board. A Vince (80) was the only batsman to feature in anything like a stand. Bowling honours for Te Puke were shared by G. Stapleton, six wickets for 20 runs,, and Reid, two for 20. Scores:— TE PUKE G. .Stapleton, c r OSOi b Sharplin 16 Von Rotter, lbw, b Sharplin .. 1(T E. Capon, b Sharplin .. .. 27 D. Searle, c and b Steward .. 21 K. Ball, run out .. .. .. 8 I. Crowley, c Prole, b Sharplin 4 ,1. Reid, c and b Sharplin .. 22 Wills, c Vince, b Sharplin .. 6 N. Valder, not out .. .. 12 D. Dunlop, b Sharplin .. 0 Allen, not out 0 Extras ■.. 22 Total for nine wickets .. 149 Bowling-: Grayling, no wickets for 42 runs; Sharplin. seven for 48: Vince, none for 1(1: J. Steward, one for 7; Williams, none for 7. COUNTRY G. Steward, b Stapleton .. 2 Beach, lbw, b Reid .. .. 11 Vince, c Crowley, 1> Stapleton .. 20 Williams, run out ' .. 1 K. Sharplin, b Searle .. .. 11 Rose, b Stapleton .. •• 0 Grayling, c Capon, b Stapleton 0 Lauder, c Allen, b Reid .. 2 Watson, b Stapleton .. • ■ 2 Adams, c and b ■ Stapleton .. 2 •J. Steward, not out • • • • 2 Extras ... .. .. • • 12 Total .. ■ • ■ • ■ I? Bowling: -Stapleton, six wickets for 20 runs; Reid, two for 20: Valder, none for 11; Searle, one for none.