This match was played on 3rd June on the Execution Ground, and should have commenced at 2 p.m. but the heat being so tremendous, 100 in the shade, it was 8 thought advisable to delay starting until 8.15. Chefoo won the toss and elected to gain. Four wickets fell for one run and then a stand was made by Lavers and Bristow when the former after knocking up 14 played a ball on to his wicket. Bristow and Wake made another stand but rons came very slowly and eventually the innings closed for the rather smal! total of 44, After an interval of 15 minutes the Navy. commenced batting, with Egerton and Shuttleworth opposing the bowling of Lavers and Donnelly. After 8 bad been made, Egerton was bowled by Lavers and Dean came in but only to be bowled by Donnelly. Ellis and Shuttleworth soon shared the same fate, being both bowled by Donnelly and 4 wickets were down for 9, King and Heugh then got together defied all efforts of the bowlers, the
by Donnelly. Stroud then joined Heugh wicket falling for 99, King being bowled and quickly knocked off the remaining runs required to win, the 6th wicket falling for 55, Donnelly again having effected a separation by bowling Stroud. Heugh was eventually bowled by Sugden for 39, the 7th wicket falling for 59, the 8th for 71, the 9th for 7, the 10th for 80.
Donnelly took eight wickets in all.
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