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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 361, 21 February 1914, Page 2

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIAnFaT GISBORNE. POVERTY BAY AT THE WICKETS.

[FEB HUM AaSOCIAtIOW.J Gisborne, Feb. 20. The weather was fine and the wicket good for the Australians’ match with Poverty Bay. About 2000 spectators witnessed the game. The home team won the toss and sent in Kahlenberg and Gibson' to face the bowling of Waddy and- Armstrong. Kahlenberg oiYarove giddy’s third ball for three and opeitedj Poverty Ray’s account. Of Art strong’s second ball Kuhlenbrtg Bratched a boundary and follqwdd up with a single. Kahlenberg loriked confident, but Gibson was cautious. After hitting Waddy to square ‘ leg for 2 Kahlenberg attempted a long driv4 and was caught in the long* field by Cody. I—lo—lo. Gait-, shore filled the breach T and played, a maiden from Armstrong. ■- Three other maidens followed, and thenG art shore got Armstrong to leg for 2 and bagged another couple in the same oyer. A - few minutes later GartshoiQ . pushed ope from Arttfr strong into the hands of waddy ji,; slip. 2—4---14. McMahon (captain} followed and got his first ball frtap Armstrong to leg for 3. McMahph nex,t scored a single from Waddy, and' off the next' hall Gibson,, tape had bpen in 27 minutes, 'regjrtereid his first run amid cheers. At .the luncheon adjournment' the ' aporiF stood 2 —4—25. Wadcty resumed tiie attack after the interval, and tfie last ball of the over,' a shdri-pittefted one, the batsman placed past confer to the boundary. MsMa'hop later’ . earned applause for square cut past point to the bbtaidary. With the score at 45 Mailey toofc the ball from Waddy, and in first over McMahon got him twice ! through the slips for £ and- 3 receptively. The hair-century was hoisted after 50 minutes’ play. With the : score at 54 Mailey got past Gibson’s 'defence after an hour’s batJtiiWfor 112. 3—l2 —54. Hallamote followed and Mailey broke tfie wicket* with I his second ball. 4—0 —54.' Moore I filled the breach. Mailey at this I point had secured two for 6> Moojee I was bowled by Armstrong after .scoring 4. 5—4—59. Guthrie came next and got Armstrong’s first, batt . nicely to the leg boundary, , At 69 I Noble took the ball from Mailey, and I the home captain bagged' a four to . the leg boundary. , McMahon was playing bright cricket, ajthQugh tlfo' scoring was somewhat slow. ,At 88 Guthrie fell to Noble, ff—*s—Bo. J. uibson followed and each batsmata got Aimstrong to rhe ieK. boundary, 10 coming from Uie ovir.. lucjxianon hoisted cue certtuy ’’ couple on ivoo|e after 90 minutes’ piay {McMahon 49;.At 106. Vtpiaced Armstrong. At the tea Rd-.- ’ journiqent the score stQpd,-flrrtT-,l.Kfc , uh resumption Armstrong weMt on for Maney.- The scoring' wm Gibson was splendidly, taken/ by. Maifey .at slip, Hanter joined McMkhon, who was. playtog i beautiful cricket. I Armstrong to teg fdr 4, but was tbo confident, and tell l.bw>' to . strong in. the next Scholium followed, but t was, boiled ■first ball by Armstrong.' 144. Jones was lart ananfin, and the wnire mounted to at tthe rate bf a nin a minute. , At 155 the innings crime, „ to an end, Jones being by Armstrong, oft Laver. l&o. McMahon had played a brilliant Minings for 87, scoring freely uU rguad the,wicket He never gave tne sem* blanee of a chance, and played with great confidence. He received, a jgreat ovation at -the ritose. Ws rictribb included nine fourers, . five, thrate, and nine twos. The fielding v 'Wte, good - * The Australians opened with Laver and McGregor to the bowihig of Kahlenberg and Scholium. Runs came freely*, but at 5.35 bad light stopped play with'the jicdre at 20. The following are the Scores:— POVERTY BAY... First Innings. '' W. Gibson, b Mailey 12 Kahlenberg, c Cody,. b . Waddy , Gartshore, c Cody, b Armstrong. 4 . McMahon, not but .. 8? Hallaniore, b Mailey,..O Moore, b Armstrong. j....... 4 Guthrie, c and b Noble 5 J. Gibson, - c Mailey, b Laver 12 G. Barker, 1.b.w., b Armstrong* 4. Scholium, b Armstrong ........ 'O' Jones, e Armstrong, b Laver ' 2 Extras lb Total AUSTRALIA.,t T First Innings. Laver, not out i.;. Il : McGregor, not' put ’ ,8 Extra .1...,' ' "1 Total ..........*.2i>