The first cricket match of the Chefoo season was played last week-fend and resulted in a win forthe schoolboys.
The Club won the toss but chose to take the field. Each side lost a good player early through mistakes in running, but the batting generally was good for a first turn-out. The mainstay of the school's batting was young Bryan Piper, "who showed very promising form last season and _ghaping well this time, Ko. gave chanceless display in "carrying hhis bat" for forty-two, not out, At Grst the Club appeared to Be making a good start. Runs came pretty quickly, but soon wickets began to do the same, and when the eighth wicket fell with only $4 on the board there was every prospect of an ignominious defeat. However, S. G. Martin showed that it was not
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