For this contest six Yokohama and six Kobe players were selected, while Mann, Sawyer, Wood, Abbott, Macgregor an: Walince represented Shanghai. The result was a draw, there not being time for the second inninys—owing to the loss of Monday, Captain Dumbleton (Hongkong) and Firth were about the only China bats to make a real stand. The former's 76} was @ fine display, showing that the old hand has by no means lost its cunning. Pakenham, Cnptain of the Japan team, won the toss, and elected t" send his meu to the wickets, That was at 2 o'clock on Wednesday last, the 18th inst., and the match clused at 5 v'eluck on Thursday afternoon, Nine vut of 11 wicket we! Kobe bowlers.
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