A full and very interesting day's cricket resulted on Wednesday in the S.C.C. eleven gaining a victory over their opponents by six wickets. But though the termination was so decisive the game down to an advanced stage was quite an open one, and it was not until Mann set to work and mowed down the wickets so rapidly in Japan's' second innings that it was recognised that fortune was inclining towards the home team.. It was admittedly not a difficult task for an eleven of the calibre of that representing the S. C. to get 69 to win, but it was not done until three, certainly, and. perhaps four, of the best batsmen in Shanghai had been disposed of for by no means considerable individual scores. Upon the first innings the S.C.C. had only.an. advantage of 15 runs, Moule, with an invaluable 52, and 'Tyack, with' 27, which included a distinct chance to the wicket-keeper when he had made 8, being the highest scorers. The Japan eleven. went in to bat for the second time after the interval for tiffin, and until after the fall of the third wicket the prospect was by no means unsatisfactory for them. White had scored 28—he should have been caught when he had made only a single—and Lucas was punishing the bowling with considerable freedom. Mann was put on to bowl at this. point, and so effectively did he do his..work that the wickets: fell rapidly, the last seven wickets adding only '24. to. the score, and the innings closing for 83, leaving the S.C.C. 69 runs to win. Of this number 23. were obtained before Tyack and Farbridge, who had opened the second invit were separated. The next wicket, St. Croix's, put on 10 more, and the next, Moule's, just double that." Then McClure and Mann came together, and settling down to determined hitting they quickly knocked up the requisite runs, the match ending a few minutes before five in a victory for the $.C.C., as already stated.
'A large attendance of spectators watched the match, and during the afternoon the Town Band played a selection of lively music, A detailed account of the play follows.
The game was resumed at eleven o'clock, Moule, not-out 47, and Cheetham: not-out 2, continuing the 8.C.C. batting, the bowling being in the hands of Lucas (pavilion-end) and Tate. From each end a maiden was bowled and then Moule made a single by a square leg hit of Lucas, following the next over by a 3, also a leg hit. He made one more, by a similar hit off Tate, and then was bowled off his pads by Lucas, his 52 having been made in excellent style, in an hour and a half's batting; 71-5-52. Tyack followed him and played out the over without incident. In the next over, from Tate, Cheetham was badly, missed at Jong-on'when he had added one to his overnight score. The 80 was reached half-an-hour from the resumption of play." Following a single by each batsman, Tyack hit Lucas to leg for 3, and in the next over from the same bowler gave a chance to the wicket-keeper, which was not held; he had then 8 to his credit. _A straight hit for 4 by the same batsman off Tate brought up the 90, and another bowling change was tried in_the substitution of White for Lucas. Off the new bowler Tyack made a 2 and a one. At the other end a bowling change was also tried; Townend relieving Tate. By the aid of singles the 100 was arrived at at a quarter to twelve, and then when the total stood at 111, Tyack, after a good drive for 4 off Townend, was bowled: by White, having made 27; 111-6-27, Cox joined Cheetham, and Goddard took up the ling from. Townend. Two: runs had been added when Cheetham was caught at. point, by Walford, off the. new bowler; 113-7-15. Farbridge coming in, a pair of singles by Cox equalled the Japan total. The S.C.C. captain began with a single, and then he-lost his partner, who was caught at point off White's bowling; 116-8-2. McClure filled the chance off Goddard to Kingdon, at mid-off, vacancy, and Farbridge gave an easy which was, and 2' runs were made from it. McClure, after a single, made a fine leg-hit for 4, off White, but he was then caught at the wicket, off that bowler; 126-9-5. The last man in was Macgregor. "A 3 was made by Farbridge, who was then run-out in attempting a run off obit by Macgregor, which was a chance to long-off, dropped by the fielder but returned too quickly to the wicket for the batsman to gain his ground. The innings closed at halipast twelve for 130.
After tiffin Japan's second innings began' at twenty minutes to two, Wilkinson and 'White being the batsmen, to oppose' the bowling of ann (top-end and Gox. The scoring was commenced by White with a single, off Cox, and his partner made a from the same bowler. ite then gave an easy chance, off Mann, to St. Croix at short-leg, but it was not taken advantage of and a single resulted.' In the next over from the other end White hit a couple of 2s, and after a bye, having the bowling, made another 2 of Mann, causing 10 to be posted on' the board, a quarter of an hour from the opening of the innings. Asingle by Wilkinson resulted from Cox's over, and a maiden was bowled from the other end. White by a leg hit made a2 off Cox, and Wilkinson assisted the scoring with a pretty cut for 2 through the slips, off Mann. en the total was 16, St. Croix relieved Cox, and his first delivery White sent to leg for 2. An appeal for 1-b-w off St. Croix against Wilkinson was given' in the latter's favour, and White, little later, hit Mann twice for 2, and then, the score totalling 23, Wilkinson was very neatly c. and b. by St. Croix—left hand—for 5; 23-1-5, Lucas then joined White and made a drive for 2 off St Croix, and his partner having escaped being out I-b-w. hit.a single, The batsmen, getting to work, were soon scoring at a good pace, although there were no big hits, and the runs were made principally by2's and singles, White placed a delivery of St. Croix in the neighbourhood of long-on, but it was safe, and one run resulted. Moule. went on in place of Mann at the top end, and each batsman had hit a single off him, when he took White's wicket; 41-2-28, White had been in just over three-quarters of an hour. Tate joining Lucas the 50 was reached in exactly an hour's play from the start. Six runs Tater. Mann was once more put on to bowl, but this time at the pavilion end in place of St. "Croix, and in his second over Tate was out to him, and b.; 58-33. The next wicket to fall was Lucas',. the batsman being bowled, when he had been in for three-quarters of an
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