Answering Club's 207 in Annual Game Shanghai School Team Go for 77
HE annual match between the Shanghai Public School, past) and present, and a team from the Shanghai Cricket Club was played off on June 6 on the Club ground and resulted in an easy. vielory for the home team by 130 runs, the School batsmen failing to stand up to the strength of the bowling used against them.
The Cricket Club team batted first on a perfect wicket and knocked up 207 runs in good time, their innings being concluded at four o'clock, The School therefore had plenty of time to get the runs, but their batsmen were dismally weak, and they were All out for 77.
The losers were unfortunately not at full strength, several of their best men being unable to play, among these being 'T. W. R.. Wilson, P. Madar, T. A. 'T. Begg and LIB. Cochran. " Whereas in past years, the encounter has been regarded as. 9 senior future of particular note, the weakness of the School team yest day rather spoilt interest in the match, W. Quelch way the only schoolboy playing, the remainder be~ ing past members of the School.
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