The great interest which the announcement of this match evoked, experienced a "damper" from the torrid heat of last Thursday and Saturday. These were unquestionably and unfortunately the hottest lys of the ' Merrie month of July." "But the teams turned up with a punctuality and in force hardly to be expected under the warm circumstances. The Hon. Secretary who had been elected Captain of the S.C.C. having won the toss sent in then. St. Croix and Bowring to face the bowling of Baker and Ogle. In the former's first over Bowring was clean bowled. Abbott made a careful 6 and then retired Lb.w. Mr. Wickham occupied the vacant wicket and commenced scoring with a few singles. He was unable however to do much with Mr. Baker's bowling, which evidently he did not like, but he knocked the Pavilion end bowler, Mr, Ogle, when and where he would, and retired with' 50 to his credit. The Hon. Secretary was then bowled by a nasty break back of Mr. Ogle's for 9 runs. Mr. Wood who was now in, and fairly well set, kept his wickets up until time was called, having put together 20 runs by brilliant play On the resumption of the game on Satu day Mr, Wood did not like to face the heat, and his place was taken by Mr. Dobson. Mr, Wedemeyer made 19 runs, which might easily have been 39 had he taken advantage of the lax bowling of Mr. Ogle. Mr. Carles, the last wicket in, had but one hit, which resulted in 4 runs, when his partner Mr. Black was bowled by Baker.
Shortly after 6 o'clock Hankow assumed the defensive. Mr. Cole was in grand back play form, and as usual knocked down his wicket. Mr. Bruce Robertson then madi a stand and totted up 21 runs, when he w given out "log before," and returned to meet a well merited applause Stewart was the next. man in, and from the second hall he received from Mr. W he ought to have been eat Croix at mid on, but quently kept his wicket by vod play until time was called. he thus ended in a draw, decidedly in favour of the 8.0.0.
Mr. Black's bowling The fielding quite up considering the great heat and the wicket true and livd The following Cote, ©, hit wicket, h, Blact Relay, wot out. 3 Davis Sullivan be bat.
Baker Extras... 3
Total, Runs at the fall of each wicket—
1234567 8 90
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