SBC, Overs. Runs, Mdas. Wkts. stands against the deliveries of rand first, Sawyer and Courts faking. uy their Tackso: Naylo 5 1 5 18 4 4
Jackson. Both batsmen opened carefully and raus came very slowly at the start, a good cut for a couplejby Sawyer being the only noticeable feature of the initial exchanges. With only ten_ up Sawyer played too late to a tricky one from Naylor, whilst with only another single Py Courts fell to a splendid catch in the slips by one of the ground boys who was fielding in the temporary absence of H. Veitch. The batsmen could do nothing at all with the bowling and wickets fell rapidly, Adams being bowled and Murray well caught on the boundary by the Chinese substitute. In fact half the side were out with only twenty runs up. With Carr in however a more promising outlook was presented and he and Gumpert carried the total to 31 for the next wicket, the last named receiving a life atthe bands of Brooks. The end was not far off and with Matthews absent the nings terminated for the paltry total of 46. Naylor being credited with five wickets for 35 uns ax a the remaining four with the gratifying average of 4.5.
"The home side commenced baiting about four o'clock with Cock and Brooks, Gratton and Sawyer sharing the attack. The start, however, was not propitious the first over after scoring a risky, couple Cock was dismissed as the result of a capital catch by Murray at point. Naylor joined Brooks and the two carried the score to twenty when Naylor succumbed to the wicket keeper and with the figures unaltered Brooks was clean bowled. With Jackson in some tall hitting was tean though che certainly played very care~ lessly. The Bowling Club's compilation was soon eclipsed Murray in the meantime Gown Jeckson drove right out of the reply dwyer. The second ball he sent ground. He then pol uP 23 easy one in the long field but Matthews failed to hold it and after this he had a series of lives, T. Veitch and Cornish, the last named very badly, missing chances. At 57 Wallace was -caught by the stumper though -he demurred somewhat at the decision, and twelve later H. Veitch skied one to' Gumpert. which was held.. T. Veitch-then came in and with Ord. batting in good form the two punished the bowling unmercifully. With 475 on the board T. Veitch was bowled, the last-man being just one short of his fifty. His 49 was earned by good sound cricket
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