Stragglers had first knock and were dismissed for a total of 156 runs, their opponents, the Recs' Colts scoring 158 in their innings with the lors of 9 wickets, but the match had been won before the ninth wicket (Shroff) had fallen thereby giving the win by two wickets The earlier batsmen in the Club side started off fairly well. but apart from Hart-Baker, the batsmen did not add greatly to the score until the advent of R. Booth. Booth pr ved the strength of the side and successively. his colleagues were dis ed, Begg and Marsay having fairly cot partnerships with him. but after Pat Madar had dispaived of getting wicket through missed catches, the Colts' skipper himself held one ud thereby returned the Stragglers" mainstay to the pavilion
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