The Police foreed a draw with the Second Battalion of the Loyals Re ment in the match played on the matting wicket of "the former's grounds on May 29, although the Im= Dressive total put on by the Army team may have given them a moral victory. Batting first, the Loyals Scored 288 runs for the loss of six wlekels, declaring at this period, The Police had their knock and put on 156 runs for 0 wlekels, the falling Aight" necessitating the players being called in.
"An outstanding batting performance was returned by Cpl, Freeman, who has hitherto been better known for his. bowling'"prowess. "He yesterda Added to the Combined Services Season's triumphs by scoring the second century of the year, knocking up 107 runs before he was caught by Peasgood off Boddy. The frst wicket partnership between Freeman ant Paque put on 143 runs of which Paque Scored 69. It. Smith, scored aT and Pte. Catline. was undefeated with 30 to his credit when stumps were drawn.
'The Police in reply, started off fairly well, Sevenoaks being in for a Jong innings and scoring 40. run while Boddy was undefeated when the match was callod. in, with 53 10 his credit, "Freeman was the most successful' of the Army bowlers taking 4 wickets for 41 runs, Rees v. Parsees (On the Reereatidn Club ground on May 29 the home team had a narrow Win from the Parsee Cricket Club by 1B runs, the Inst wicket in the losing team failing seven minutes before the Jdrawing of stumps. At one stage of the match, it looked as if the Parsees had a sporting chance of gaiting Fequired number of runs, Dut the tail did not wag and the last two batsman just failed to hold out for the draw, The Recs had first knock and put up 170 runs of which "A. G. White Jscored 82 runs in a bright innings, while A. F. Games put on 38 runs. The Parsee Cricket Club replied with 152 runs, M, J, Divecha the inter port cricketer, played a fine innings and after a somewhat. characteristic cally slow start, he livened the proceedings by hitting out and giving ise 10 hopes of a Parsee Victory, He was very well caught by Pate in slips, just after he had reached his half century. N, H. Mehta was next top scorer' with'0 runs, LIH, Meston, the Rees' fast bowler came off with the good average of 4 wickets for 20 runs. He was bowling from the Widow's Monument end and had the wind slightly on the shoulder with the result that he was swinging in from the leg side, Loyals $0.0, The Second Battalion The Lovat Regiment. cricketers. proved. theme feives not only. enthusiastic -enough ploy twp. marshes on. successive fdnge aver the week-end, but added to hair laurels of May 20 by defeat. og Cricket Cub sie by ye: wie May 30 on the SCC. ground, he Glub Bad ara Kock an beored assed their" neat" tol with "live Fung, and in. reply. the. Loyals
jekets In hand, continuing with their innings to Peach INT for nine wickets.
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