Municipal Police put fully representative teams into the field, and the cricket was of an interesting character. The Club went in to bat first, J.B. Walsh and R. C. Farbridge handling the bat.
Since he left Shanghai for a visit to England, J. B. seems to have improved in his play, and he and Farbridge made things lively at the wickets, each scoring 27 runs. Cheetham and Wheen were the only other players to run into double figures, the first-named being responsible for 15 and Wheen for 13 runs. "Captain Rose and K. J. McEuen started the Police innings, and the scoring was rapid. Rose was captured by Billings from the bowling of Walsh, and his place was taken by Eek, who soon retired and was replaced by Robinson. McEuen was doing all the hitting, treating the bowling as ho liked.
8. Me POLICE, Overs. Indus. Runs. Wkts, G. M. Billings 12 +S 0 J. B. Walsh... 6 2 1 1 R.C. Farbridge 10 0-328 W.A. Crombic 4 0 2 0 sok PLS.
A match between teams representing, these two clubs has always provided some interesting play, and the game on Saturday was no exception to the rule. 'The wicket was fast and sandy, and the felds-men were generally off the ball, the light too being of a very shifting and uncertain quality. 'The' Public Schools went in to bat first, and compiled 133 runs by twenty minutes to live. Towards. this score 0. V. Lanning contributed the hig! est figures, making 89 runs, when ho was put out leg before wicket' by Turnbull, G. F. Lanning made 15 runs, H. Veitch 21, and LIH. Ollerdescen 16." The other Scores were not particularly good. 'The Recreation Club started their ini well, Turnbull and T. Wallace going in to face' the bowling of O. V. Lanning and V. H. Lanning. Turnbull soon lost the p of Wallace, who was caught Fanning, and he was joined by wallace. Some excellent batting 5 witnessed, and runs came rapidly, both players finding the boundary, and stealing singles wherever opportunity presented itself. Turnbull gave Chances, and was, after he had made 30 runs, bowled by Cameron. Dowling, Wilson, and Waller joined Wallace in turn, but their wickets fell quickly, and the rot had evidently set in when play closed at fifteen minutes past six o'clock. Wallace had made 28 runs during his stand with the bat, and the innings of the Recreation Club produced 78 runs. net profit ite eidion's feo To remuneration to Consulting Commi Yo interim dividend of 40 cents per share paid on 17th April, 1902 To balance By gain on working By transfer fees...
18,513.56; Robinson fell to Farbridge, and Spotis- T The following are the scores and be
3,000.00 empty-handed.' Lynch 0,0 and he and McEuen were sending up the G. F. Tanning, e. and b SIN Wallace 15 woode went on, to return to the pavilion ing analysis? the vacancy, are figures with great rapidity when the A.
Wallace. 21,763.56 captain of the Cricket Club appealed Veitch, b. 8 M. Wallace to the umpire against the continuance E. Middleton, c. Emerson, b. Waller of play in the warning light. The appeal H Veitch, b' W. E. Wilson 113,465.05 were drawn, the game ending in a draw. V. H. Lanning. Lb.w.b. Turnb I. 89 50,000.00 was given, and after another over stumps O. V- Lanning, b.w., b. Turnbull 13 The appeal to the umpire aroused a good Ollerdessen, c. Watson b. S. M. $185,228 61 ideal of adverse criticism, the opinion Wallace.
appearing to be that there was certainly H. C. J. Wilson, no reason why the police should not have Wallace 185,135.61 been allowed to win on their merits., J. W. Cameron, not out 93.00 But the appeal was a perfectly legitimate J. S. Watson, b, Turnbull one, and after all clubs play cricket to $185,228.61 win matches. The following are the scores and analysiss—
Byes 8, leg-byes 3
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.