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Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 45, 21 February 1914, Page 9

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AUSTRALIA V. POVERTY BAY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) GISBORNE, Friday. The wicket was good, and the weather fine, for the opening of the luatca between the touring team of Australians auU Poverty bay to-day. The home tea.ni Iv . their urst luuiugs scored 155 runs. At the close -of tue day's play the Australians had recurved 20 runs, with the loss of no wickets. TO-DAY'S PLAY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) GISBORNE, this day. Play commenced at 11.26 a.m. to-day, in beautiful weather. McGregor took the strike to Jones, who went ou in place of Scholium. llis arst over was a maiden. Layer and McGregor scored steadily, and after 48 minutes' piay leavers score was 40 and McGregor's 14. McGregor then, drove McMahon ,to the boundary, the total being SO without the loss of a wicket. A partnership lasting 50 minutes was dissolved by Layer seuuing the ball high and the bowler (Scholium) making a good catch.—o4—l—oil. M'alley followed, and the century was J reached after 01 minutes' play. Nine ' came from MeManou's fourth over, Mailey belung respousible for seven. The ' latter entered into double figures by driv- i ing Scholium for four. \V ith. two more ' singles, 110 went up. At 113, Jones resumed bowling lv piace or McMahon, who had bowled four overs at the expense of 20 runs. Baltimore made a gooo attempt to stump Mailey. but the batsman was too smart, and hit the next ball to the boundary. At 121. McGregor hit an easy one into Marker's hands, but the latter dropped It. McGregor hit the third ball in .louos' eighth- over for 2. which, brought his si-ore to 50, he having been at the wickets for SO minutes. | The runs continued to come mostly with i singles and twos, and the Poverty Bay c eleven's total was passed after 95 minutes' play. At the luncueou adjournment the score stood at ITS for one wicket. POVERTY BAY—First Innings. W. Gibson, b Mailey 12 J Kahlenberg, c Cody, b Waddy 10 ; tlar.tshore, c Cody b Armstrong 4 Mamabon, not out '. S7 Hallamore, b Mailey 0 Moore, b Armstrong 4 ' Guthrie, c and b Noble 5 .T. Gibson, c Mailey, b Layer 12 G. Harker. lbw. b Armstrong 4 \ Scholium, b Armstrong 0 j Jones, c Armstrong, b Layer 2 Extras 15 Total 133 - AUSTRALIA.—First Innings; F. I.aver. c and h Scholium 32 W. McGregor, not out 7:; A. Mailey. not out 33 Extras 20 Total for one wicket 178