The Club's batting is strong, Stokes, Sinclair and Booth being in the be of condition. None of these men is afraid of spin stuff, and can be relied upon for their usual thirty and over. Stokes in particular is in fine fettle with the willow, and will surely prove a menace {o the Recs' hopes. "Peanut" Marshall has yet to show his best, and it is surprising that such a polished bat should fail continually. His weakness lies in playing forward to a delivery outside the off stump, which he invariably returns intó mid-off's waiting hands; 4his stroke has ruined several good starts.
On Sunday particular attention will be focussed on the game to be played on the Cricket Club ground between a Club side, captained by E, H Anstice, and the best combination H.M.S. Birmingham can muster. With the pick of the members playing against the Recs it would appear that the Club would have no more thence, scoring only seven runs in 40 minutes. With a two he sent up the 50 after 100 minutes, and at the It interval had scored 18, with Barnett at 25, the score-board reading 62 for two,
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