The first match of the season was played on Saturday afternoon, betseon the local Cricket Club and an eleven from the crews of the Vigilant, Audaci Albatross." The'day chos unfortunate, as the occurrence of the Spring Regatta spai the attendance of onlookers, but it is' not every day that the Shanghai Cricket Club has a chance of meeting a team roprosonting four Hor Majesty's Navy, and the Committee cannot be blamed for the opportunity when it offered. There was a slight fall of rain in the morning, but the n fairly good condition, served in an interval of the game. The Navy, as might reasonably be expected, made rather a poor stand against the local team, but the game was interes! ing, being rendered remarkable by the excellent bowling of Messrs. Macgregor and Leach. Mr, Hodder proved to be the mainstay of the Naval eleven, batting splendidly, and scoring more than halt the total number of runs put to their credit in their two innings.
The following is a full return of the S.C.0.—First Innings, BH, Gore Booth, b. Alezander 7 6. and b, Hodder Alexander, Rans at the fall of each wicket 1234656789 10
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