The Archive · 1926

LOCAL WEEK-END

CRICKET

Rain Spoils Play: M.G.C. Hit Up!

Big Score: Club "A" Fail 'Before Recs' Bowlers The comparative weakness of the Shanghai Gricket Club's two League teams was again emphasized on Saturday, when the advent of heavy rain undoubtedly deprived both the Shanghai Recreation Club and the Machine Gunners of a handsome vietory—the Recs over the Club "A" "team and the Gunners over! the eleven. The Gunner playing on the SRC. ground, ran up the fine total of 192 for six wickets before rain stopped play for the day, and on the Club ground the Recs' bowlers, despite! missed catches, got tid of the "A"! team for the meagre total of 79, the lowest score in local League' cricket for a long time,

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