In beautiful weather these teams met on the Recreation Club's Ground on Saturday afternoon but the play witnessed was of a very inferior order, the police at all. points being woefully overmatched. The tion Club took the field and'though they were minus the services of several of their most reliable batsmen, including Jackson, they made short work of their opponents. In fact the innings ofthe police only is ". Champic g the only one to make anything of a stand. The fielding throughout was admirable. On the Recreation Club going in the score of the Police was rapidly passed, Veitch and T. Wallace voluntarily retire ing with scores. of 26 and 27 respec tively. Stumps were drawn after the century was hoisted, the game ending in a runaway victory for. the 'Recreation' lab by 8 wickets, counting the two retired. The score and analysis read succeeded in raising a scratch eleven most of whom were members of the Cricket Club. The school won the toss and commenced batting by sending Moller and G. F. Lanning to defend the wickets each of whom made a fairly good stand. The latter after having compiled 13 was caught by Knyvett at long on. He was then relieved by V. H. Lanning who commenced by a neat cut to leg; after which he made atour and after adding another couple he was got out leg before by Bell, his place being taken by A.E, Lanning who made top score, viz., 32 not out. Moller was caught by asubstitute, his position being filled by Bfoorehead who made a very good stand, com-ling 25 runs before being caught by lent. Forbes. 'The school then declared. their innings closed witha total of 104 rons for five wickets. Lieut. Forbes' team opening, their innings with Knyvete and The wickets of the former fell at the hands of V. H. Lanning with a score of four. Bell succeeded him but left the field with a duck, having been caught by Moller. The top score for this team was made by King but he finally lost his wickets with a ball from Goodfellow. At 6.30 the innings closed with 51 runs for six wickets. Appended is the score and analysis
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