Leach and Murray laid the foundation of the total by scoring] 23 for the first wicket, but neither batsmen shaped convincingly against the semi-expresses of the sergeant from the Northamptonshires, who bowled for a stretch of eight overs that yielded only 20 runs, When he was relieved by It. Moffatt, Quayle brought the 50 up with neat glance to leg from the new conier's first delivery, but with! another run added paid the penalty of putting his legs in front of straight one. Stokes and Afurray. brought the total up to 77 before Murray suffered a similar fate, after occupying the wickets for an hour, and then Barrett and Stokes joined in a partnership that yielded 49 runs. Barrett brought the 100 up with a glorious shot through the covers off Melsome and altogether} delighted the onlookers with al sparkling innings that included two 6's—one lighting in front of the Golf Club's verandah—and three 4's. With the total at 126, ho played on to Freshwater and' the! rest of the innings was devoid of interest save for the dotting of Stokes, who retired when the score stood at 161. Seven fours were in eluded in the innings of Stokes, who rely has played himself into the interport "side. Both Davis and Palmer were out to bad shots, particularly the latter, who would. bbe well advised to eschew the fancy for the plain. Barrett declared the innings closed ninegminutes after 4 o'clock, with Maftsel-Smith and Wilson still in possession,
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