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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1981, 11 February 1914, Page 10

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AUSTRALIANS AT- HmvVERA. THIRD MATCH OF TOUR. (Bj Tclezraph.—Fr&ss AssoclatluE-l Havvoraj February 10. Tiie Auckland boat tailed to connect with the cxx>rosg. Five of the Australian 'cricektcr's left New Plymouth bv motor lor Hawera, and ilic remainder came on by the aJtenioon train. The match against Tarnnaki was began at 1' p.m. laranaki batted first, 1 Ijiiand .Pratt opening to the bowling of Lavcr and Armstrong. With the More at 5, M'Laren .was bowled by Armstrong: Dunlop was in next, and runs C3rne freely, Pratt batting finely, but Laver booh.got Dunlop. ■ Cave was dismissed l.b.w. without scoring. Blamires ha<i got up to nine when Mailey took a film catch m tho slips. Sullivan scored fast, but was caught when lie bad scored 21. Davis and Pratt scored well, and tite total mounted quickly. When ho was 20, Davis was caught.., and •Pratt then began to hit out. He scored well all round the wicket, hut, at 89,he did not get fairly , on to MaiJey, and was caught at leg. Ho , had played a line innings. Gardner took risks, and smote hard, but was lucky to get his Id. Doberty and Fearon made a fair stand, but the rest did little good, and tho innings dosed far. a total of 282. After a short interval, Taranaki took the field, Collins and 'M'Gregor batting. Mamire-s got the'latter'l.b.w. in his first Over. 3—l—o. ■ Mai Icy and Collins batted- nicely, and scored 6teadily, and Collins, driving to tiie off, got many, boundaries., Maiiev got. a, pretty drive'to th« off, and Col'ins-got two boundaries oft' -successive balls., his leg-glancing being 'my effective. ' At 40, however, he was .hadly missed .in tils' out-field, and he relished tho let-off by pasting both bowlers to the boundary. The carpet drives of both batsmen were much admired, At 70 Dunlop bowled .Maile.y with a good. .■ball. M'Kenzio and Collins were then jcaccf, and scored well, but, at 95, both we're missed in the oiitfiefd. ■ They showed their gratitude Ky scoring "uearlr 40 more, when," at 128, Ulamii Øog 'finely caught Collins ia -tho oiitfiold.-; —78. Without any addition to' the score, Dunlop bowled ]•#',-• 4—12. Dolling scored freely, l.ist Sims was taken by a fioo cateli in the slips, 137—6—1. There was'applause when Noblo filled the vacancy. The total was 203 for six wicekts when stumps' were drawn. Tho match will be continued to-day. Scores:— Taranaki. Pratt, c. sub., b. M'ailey 89 M'Laren, b. Armstrong S Dunlop, b. Lavcr g Cavo, st. M'Gregor, b. Armstrong 0 Blamires, c. Mailoy, b. Liver". < 9 Sullivan, c. sub., b. Mailey 2-1 Davis, e. sub., b. Collins 20 Penny, st. M'Gregor, b. Misiky ... 0 Ongley, b. Maije'y • I) Gardner, b. Collins 13 I Doberty, run out 14 Fearon, st. .M'Gregor, b. Collins ... 12 M'Cartby, c. and b. Armstrong ... 6 M'Kellar, b. Collins : ' 0 Bensloy, not out •..*.' 5 Sliliger, e. and b. Collins 4 Extras , 25 Total 232, Bowling Analysts.—Laver. took two wickots tor 65 runs j. Armstrong, three for 52; Mailey, four for 80; Collins, five - for 23. Australia, Collins, d. Blamires, b. Slhiger. 78 M'Gregor, 1.b.w., b. Blamires ...... 0 . Mailoy, b. Dunlop 33 M'Kenzie, b. Dunlop 12 Sims.-c. Slinger, b..Dunlop.'' :1 ■ Laver, c. Blamires, b. Dunlop ...... 'i', Dolling, not out 45 , Noble, not out 28 Extras 5 Total for sis wickets 203,