Cricket in a new and more interesting form will be presented to the Shanghai sporting public as from Saturday, when the knock-out competition is started. Eight team: have entered for this competition, three from the Cricket Club, named the Non-Benders, Mi yrs, and Butterflies, and two from the Recreation Club under the pseudonyms of the Jong-Dans, and the Rabbits, while entries from the Shaforce, Police and the Parsee Cricket Club make up the eight teams to fight out for the final position in this elimination contest.
'This Saturday's matches are between the S.C.C. Martyrs and the Shaforce on the Club ground and the Recs' Jong Dau's against the Club Non-Benders on the Rees ground; While next Saturday, the Club Butterflies meet the Parsees and the Recs' Rabbits play the Police. All matches will be played on the Club and the Recs grounds and in view of the novel rules governing the matches, spectators are expected to be treated to some incresting and quite unorthodox pli In these knock-out matches, each team will bat for 40 overs, unless Gismissed before this number of overs is bowled. The number of overs bowled will be recorded on the score board. The side scoring the most runs is the winner, irrespective of the' number of wickets lost, and umpires will be provided for each match by Clubs not participating in that particular match
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