The Club started off disastrously with Pote-Hunt's return with only 22 runs on the board. Dean kept ihe opposition on their feet with some hard slams on the one side, neither Wilson nor Pat Madar trouble ing him very much, However a weak stroke found Kermani alert, and Wilson succeeded ' for e second time, Kingdon was not Ris usual self, and afer a shaky start had bad luck to step in front to the Recs skipper whose appeal was upheld. In just over half and hours play three of the Club's reliable men had been returned for under the half-century, and matters looked bad when Sinclair took his place. With his easy style and particularly forcing back-play through the covers Sinclair assisted his partner Stokes to raise the score at a faster rate, and just as the pair seemed settled a mis hit by Sinclair gave Kellner his first victim.
D. W. Leach, opened very sha and to the horror of the Club's supporters skied a long-hop from Kellner into the waiting hands of Allan at square-leg. A few minutes later Stokes played a schoolboy shot in attempting to clout Wilson for the maximum, and had his stumps
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