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Waipa Post, Volume 43, Issue 3391, 22 December 1931, Page 5

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SOUTH AUCKLAND SHJELD. WAIPA’S SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE. Waipa Cricket Association’s representative team journeyed to Morrins- , ville last Saturday as challengers for ! the South Auckland Shield, won by Morrinsville last autumn. The bituj men pitch proved rather difficult for 1 the visitors, and they were all disposed of for 70 runs, but this notwithstanding they got rid of the home 1 team for 52, and thus won the Shield. The second innings produced 67 runs for each team. Details of the scores are as under:— WAIPA. N. F. Oram, b Grant 12 C. Tarr, c McPherson, b Grant 20 J. Muir, b Grant 4 M. Barnett, c McPherson, b Grant 2 ■ G. Moore, c McPherson, b Sterling 12 Bainbridge, Ibw, b Grant 0 M. R. Ashton, c Walton, b Somers 0 W. Dominic, c Walton, b Sterling 13 Harefield, c McPherson, b Sterling 3 W. Shepherd, not out 1 H'. Smart, b Sterling 0 Extras 3 Total 70 Bowling: Somers 1 for 22, Sterling 4 for 20, Grant 5 for 14, Jones 0 for I 11. MORRINSVILLE. Somers, c Smart, b Ashton 20 Sterling, b Harefield 0 Dodd, b Barnett 7 Jones, c Bainbridge, b Barnett 6 Byers, c Bainbridge, b Barnett 4 Mallett, c Harefield, b Ashton 5 Walton, not out 6 McPherson, c Ashton, b Barnett 2 Starnes, c Smart, b Ashton 0 Grant, b Ashton 0 Davis, c and b Barnett 1 Extras 1 Total 52 Bowling: Harefield 1 for 16, Ashton 4 for 7, Barnett 5 for 19, Bainbridge 0 for 9. WAIPA: Second Innings. Oram, b Sterling 8 Tarr, c Starnes, b Sterling 1 Barnett, b Sterling 8 Dominic, b Somers 0 Muir, Ibw, b Sterling 18 Harefield, b Sterling 1 Ashton, c Walton, b Somers 0 Moore, c Starnes, b Grant -2 Smart, b Sterling \ 0 Bainbridge, c Sterling 12 Shepherd, not out 12 Extras 5 Total 67 ( Bowling: Somers 2 for 24, Sterling 7 for 11, Grant 1 for 10, McPherson 0 for 7, Starnes 0 for 8. MORRINSVILLE: Second Innings. Somers, c Moore, b Harefield 9 ' Mallett, run out 25 j Byers, b Harefield 13 1 Sterling, not out .• 14 McPherson, b Harefield 1 Jones, c Bainbridge, b Tarr 0 ; Dodd, not out 1: 1 Grant, run out 3 Davis, c Smart, b Harefield 1 Exlhras 4 1 Total for 8 wickets 67 ' Bowling: Harefield 4 for 24, Ash-

ton 0 for 15, Barnett 0 for 10, Bain bridge 0 for 7, Tarr 1 for TO. '- It is rather noteworthy that of 1* maiden overs in Waipa’s/ first inningi nine were off Sterling's bowling. Whei Morrinsville was batting there wer 12 maiden overs, of which Ashtoi had five. In Waipa’s second striki there were five maiden overs, bu when Morrinsville was batting th< second time there was at least on< run scored off each over. : Six sixes and sixteen fours wen hit- during the match. Muir hit fou: foursin succession in his second inn ■ings:: ' / ... Wyn Shepherd’s dozen in the seconi innings were all singles. In Ces Tarr’s first, innings he hi! nine singles and then a six, followec by three singles and. a. two.'!y;''V. . Waipa players were distinctly un easy, on the strange wicket;' and die well*. all things considered. Bainbridge caught three Morrihs ville batsmen. ‘‘ ?■< .* •■, . l WAIPA ASSOCIATION.- ‘ ! Arrangements for country matches ';ntf;iPhristmas and New Year are now completed, according to advice received from the Waipa Cricket Assoiciptibn’s secretary, Mr W. Shepherd. Week ” in Auckland has 'produced good entries, and there will ibe several matches each day. During Christmas Day at Eden Park South Auckland A will play Auckland, and South Auckland B will play the Suburban Association, while Plenty yJSill meet' the junior representative eleven. Op Boxing Day, again at Eden Park Pukekohe will play Kaipara, South Auckland A v. North Auckland, South Auckland B v. Bay of Plenty, and Franklin United v. the junior representatives. At the North Shore grounds the Suburban Association's team will play Auckland. On Monday, 28th inst., at Eden Park, Rodney play Auckland, Suburban Association play North Auckland; South Auckland play Junior Representatives. On Tuesday, also at Eden Park, Rodney play South Auckland, North Auckland play Auckland, and Suburban Association play junior reps. The following are the South Auckland teams:—

A Team.—-Johnson, Stack, Kemp, Taylor (Piako North), Somers (Morrinsville), McDell, BoOj .sli&tt,., Goodall, Leach (Hamilton); ; extras, Crabb, Horton B Team.—Barnett, Ashtoni- Harefield,, Oram, Tarr ( Waipa)y Carroll, Whelan, Beaver, Camp (Piako South),: Bright, Cassidy (Hamiltpn)^,‘extj:a'g J Griffiths J. Carroll (Piako South)^® The teams for 28th and 29thThri%I| will be arranged in Auckland. Games have also been arrange,d for New "Year’s Day between" Hamilton teams mid country teams, one at Mor-f rinkvilld* and the. ..Other at Te Ayralhutu. For game the selection of^e. coun#jt?'eleven - is in the hands M. Winterj |j||

Paeroa, and formerly of Te The country tea in to play at Te Aysj§§ mutu has been selected as undeir:2i3f McKinnon (2) and Hughes (Cam-;; bridge), Evans and Arneil (Maniapoto), Barnett, Shepherd, Asditoni-r Mexted, Tarr ana Harefield (Waipajiy, reserves, Moore and McDonald' (Waipa). . . * ■ :■ - ■ ■ ' I *. •HAWKE CUP TEAM. 1 1 • - "> - - : The folio wing. South' Auckland. team" has .been selected to defend the Hawke-Cup at Hamilton on Peeem;%r 25m, 26th, and:27th, against Manawatu,;—G. Hampton, H. Going, N. ; |W|pgbpfsA.", Lissette, J. Wllpfken, H., 1 ,jK. Smith, ~S; E, Senior,; Wv-' Cassidy, •:'M. Barnett;; J. B. Pomeroy and ,W. M, Winter.; ' ,