As practically the only inter-club cricket match in Shanghai is afforded by the encounters between the Cricket and Recreation Clubs, considerable interest at tached to their first meeting this season, hich took place, on, Saturday on the Recreation Ground. The Cricket Club did not put a strong team into the field, and during the earlier part of the day it seemed as if the younger club would win easily. After disposing of their opponents for 74, the home tean had scored 37 before the fall of the third wicket, and the result seemed already settled." At this point, however, Turner was put on to bowl, and he actually accomplished the remarkable feat of taking seven out of the remaining eight wickets at a cost of 10 runs, the total only amounting to 56, thus leaving the], Cricket Club victors by 18 runs, Turner was helped by the state of the wicket, being enabled to pitch into a hole and thereby completely puzzle most of the batsmen, but he nevertheless bowled very well,' and his analysis is a curiosity. It reads as 1.1.w2w. wee.
Play began at noon, the Cricket Club, having won the toss, sending in Moule and Butterworth to face the bowling of Mann and Wallace. Nine rous were scored in two overs, and then Butterworth was caught at the wicket. With seven runs added, Moule was bowled in attempting to drive 'a ball, which kept low. Graham and Cornish were now together, and the latter was missed at square leg' from tne second ball he received. The mistake made no difference, as in Mann's next over Corish was sent back by a capital running catch at long-on by Crawford. Anderson joined Graham, who was missed from a difficult one-hand chance in the slips by Wallace, off Mann, in whose next over Graham again gave a hard chance in the slips and escaped. Anderson. after a fluky in the slips, cut Mann prettily fur 3 and hit him square for 2, but he was out 1-b-w in Wallace's next over. Hearn stayed for a short time—during which Graham was again missed off Mann, this time at mid-off——and was then bowled by a break-back. Bates was lean_ bowled by the first ball' he received. On Sullivan coming in S. Wallace relieved his brother, and clean bowled the new arrival, who was too anxious to hit. Drummond was soon bowled without scoring, and eight wickets were down for 44 runs. Black joined Graham, and a short stand was made, the total being carried to 61 before Black was smartly caught at slip. The luncheon interval then took place, with the score at 61 for nine wickets. After the interval Turner, the last man, joined Graham, and after making couple" of singles and a 2, he hit Mann to square-leg for 4, and' sent the next ball in the same direction; but in trying to score a fourth run from this hit Graham was run out. He had played an extremely useful innings of 31, but in anything but taking style, and he was missed four or five times.
After the usual interval, the Recreation Club began batting with Mann and T. Wallace to the bowling of Bates and Drummond. Mown immediately hit Bates for 2 and 3, but the last ball of the same over bowled Wallace. Read came next, and was missed by Bates at slip from the first ball he received, but the mistake made little difference, Read being out to a good running catch behind the bowler off Bates' next ball, With Rowland in, Drummond came in for severe punishment, Mann in one over hitting him twice for 3 and Rowland once. Rowland next drove Bates to the on for 8, and Mann hit him square for 4—a very good stroke. This hitting brought on Turner and Graham, and in the first over from each of the new bowlers sullivan missed Rowland, who, however, immediately afterwards returned a ball to the bowler. Without any addition to the total Mann was caught at square leg for a vigorous 27, which included a 4, five 3's, three 2's, and only two singles. Harris was bowled at 42, bringing Crawford and Peace together. Six runs were slowly added, and then Crawford was bowled by a good ball from Turner. The next ball sent back Sampson, and seven wickets were down for 48, In Turner's next over two more wickets fell, Peace and S. Wallace both being clean bowled, 'The first ball of Turner's next over clean' bowled Purcell, and the innings closed for 63. 'Turner, as will be seen from the analysis, bowled with extraordinary effect, 'The Cricket Club had about two hours' batting before time, and in that period scored 116 for the loss of 7 wickets, Score and analysis
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