In their match against the Public School on Saturday afternoon. the Recreation Clab had only a weak team, being without the services of H. and T. Veitch and and 'T, Wallace; the result being that they. suffered a crushing defeat.. The weather was not at all: favourable for cricket; a strong wind was blowing across the ground which was all against good play.
Lanning won the tows and went an with his brother G. F. to face the bowling of Wilson and Turnbull. From the start runs came freely, though both batsmen made some risky strokes in the slips. With the foul at 39, G. F. Lanning was Wilson 28 2 8 0
Turnbull 8 0 a 0
Spottiswoode... 10 9 945 1
Hansen 1 1 0 9 Johnson 8 0 389 0 Jones 1 0 4 0 Dowling 2 9 Woo Hansen bowled a wide and Jones a no-ball.
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