Much interest was evinced in this match which took place on the S R.C. ground on Saturday afternoon. The pavilion of the Club was crowded, the Ladies' tent being also well filled. The school went in first with the two Lanuings, A. E. and G. F. who played well for 19 and 13 res y. After this, with the exception of itch who made 26, a dry rot set in, the efforts of the others searcely reaching a total of 10 runs, The innings concluded for 79 runs.
The S.R.C. took the defence of th wicket and, by their careful ply, had evidently set their hearts on winning. 'This they would have done in all probability if they had kept more to their creases, but in Spite of knowing and witnessing the dexterity of their opponents' wicket-keeper three men were stumped. However their score was suiticiently close—67 runs—to add to the interest of the game. The following are the scores and analy ses
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