The Archive · 1896

MR. GUMPERT'S XI v. MR. TYACK'S

SHANGHAI CRICKET CLUB

Some tall scoring resulted from this match on Saturday, the team captained by Tyack making 210 runs for eight wickets, Firth being responsible for just half of the total, whilst Lambe made 44, and Farbridge 33, not-out. Gumpert's eleven in the time available for play secored 1 W. H. Moule and Cox being the principal scorers with 38 and 23 respectively. The bowling on both sides was of a very miscellaneous description, every member of Gumpert's eleven taking a turn with the ball, whilst six of the other side tried to keep down the scoring. The game was strongly reminiscent of the old Feebles Doffers match, but in its later stage it degenerated into farce. The following is the score and analysis

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