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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8068, 27 March 1906, Page 3

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.MELBOURNE: C.G. v. NEW*"" ZEALAND. MB PRESS ASSOCIATION, Cbbistcucbch, Marcli 26. The cricket match New Zealand v. Melbourne C.G. was continued at Lan-, caster Park at noon to-day, when the weather was dull and threatening. The wicket was oil the heavy side, and the out-jielding slow. The rain held off until the luncheon adjournment, when a steady drizzle commenced, bill not .heavy enough to prevent play' hcing-reauiried'.-. After the close of the Melbourne'# innings ramiell heavily, «ul*at Ail a >,mjtjieumpires inspected! tifeficlcet and decided thai the ground i farther play. ' tfav.'tolcete jwwii for IW, cpntipucd Vtlieir innings, Armstrong (72) and Mi&eod (10) being , the not«outs. The score slowly ad. vapceito 168, when 1 Armstrong was ■caught at short-leg by liusk, oil Mona- - ghan.'.icr of S3, made wittiout a chance. Irwin followed, and another good stand resulted, the score being taken to 11)0 before McLcod was . well; caught and bowled by Tucker. Irwin and Henty then stayed together until lunch, the score then licing 218 for 6 wickets. On resuming, Malone quickly finished the innings oil! for 228, . securing the last four wickets off toil • balk for 3 runs. Irw in was stumped after making 32; Kcnty suffered a ' similar fate when 15; Laver was ; cleaued bowled before scoring, and i Butler was caught by Tucker off Malone for li. There was live extras. Malone took seven wickets for 01, Downes one for 07, Monaghau one for 50, and Tucker one for 7,