The weather was delightful on Saturday and the many visitors to the Club's ground had the pleasure of witnessing 8 staburaly and accepted defeat. At 2 p.m.
me, " hardly earned. victory
'Mann, having lost the choice, took his men into the field, and Harris sent forth Peace and Wallace' to open the batting. Both Played steadily for 8 few over, until Pesce tmadvertently: gaye.a chance to Mann, who accep!
it. Veitch followed, and got armed couple of boundary hits, but then his partner hits tempting ball up to mid-of, and had to retire. G. H. Purcell came next and batted steadily, but soon lost Veitch, willing Sampson, who succeded, he dropping a soft one into a cluse fielder's batted. fairly well for his contribution of back. Hatrisand Bidwell.afterwards batted, good style, and the total. finally reached 131. Maun sent in W. H. Purcell and Niven to open up proceedings, but.in the second over Sampson beat Niven..'T, Wallace, who succeded, commenced immediately to treat the bowlers with freedom. Purcelk and Manu, however, did not stay long and Maynard was brilliantly caught by, Alga at long leg. Cave asted Wallace Sts ing the score to within one of their opponents' total, when S. Wallace stopped thin by " good. running catch, Waller: next emerged, but in making a giant stroke: forthe winning hit was unfortunately cat by Bidwell. Brookes was out at 146, but: Coates, the last man, hit freely. Wallace: was last out, after playing a fine innings of° 101. He gave two hard chances to cover point late in his innings, but his all round: play was good and his cutting and ig. were very clean, The fielding was fairly good, but open'to a lot of improvement. Sampson and Peace bowled well. Scure.
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