Saturday was a perfect day from a cricketer's point of vie wicket was in fine condition for scoring and the interest in the match between the abore-mentioned Clubs was sustained from start to finish, the result being a victory for the Recreation Club by the small margin of 14 runs. Turnbull has been very unfortunate this seasoning tossing for choice of innings, but an this occasion he must have secured a lucky coin, for he beat Tack, who has the repu ation of being almost invinciple in this particular line.
The Recreation Club batted first and 'T. Wallace and Parkin went in to face the bowling of Tyack and Capt, Price. Runs came freely from the start, Tyack proving very expensive, and with the score at 31 for no wickets the latter howler retired in favour of Capt. Rose. Rose's first over was rather loose, bur in his secoml (a maiden) he clean bowled Wallnce (45-1-2 Turnbull was next in, but played the first ball of Rose's next over into the hands of Price at short slip (49.2.0). T. Veitch then joined Parkin and a long partner. ship ensued. Parkin made the maj ity of the runs, scoring freely all round the wicket, whilst Veitch played careful game. With 90 on the board, Parkin was beaten by Cheetham, who had relieved Capt. Rose, The retiring batsman bad played a useful innings of 57, but was taisved at short leg when he had made 30.
Veitch followed, but immediately lost the company of his brother, who was bowled by Cheetham (90-4-11). Dowling then jame? H, Veitch and the scoring mie slower, Veitch was suffering from a revere blow on the knes and this handicapped him considerably when it came to running. He also was bowled by Cheetham before the century was reached. Kragh, who followed, was dismissed be. fore he had scored, as also was Moore. Waller (2), McAlister (7) and Emerson (5) assisted Dowling to carry the total to 127 before the innings came to anend. Though he had a little luck, Dowling played with praiseworthy patience for his score of 20, Dot out The Race Ctub innings opened in rather a sensational manner; Sheldon was beauti-(0 fully taken at cover, by Moore, off Waller, before 4 run had been scored, and Capt. Rose, who followed, played on to Turnbull's bowling with only 12 on the board. There was a great chang. however, when Capt. Price joined Cheetham: The newcomer played the bowling with the greatest and freedom. With his long rea: made the bowling, whether good length or short length, into what he chose, and had rattled up 6 before he was well taken at short slip by T. Wallace off Waller. In the meantime Cheetham, who had played a useful innings of 20, had been beautifully stamped by T. Veitch of Wallace, and King had been playing steady cricket.' On the departure of Cxpt. Price, yock joined King, but like his confrere Turnbull (the other "W. J. T.") he was caught in the slips before he had scored, Of the remaining batsmen, Lieut. Forbes was the only one to add materially to the score and the innings closed for 113, King being not out with a score of 13 runs. The fulloning are the scores and analysis
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