Wickets fell like nine pins on the S.C.C. Small Ground yesterday evening in the first session of a two-day friendly cricket match between an SCC. XI and the Cathedral School, the youngsters all being retired for only 54, while the Club could only muster 75 for eight wickets when they went in to bat. The game will be continued this evening and it is probable that the S.C.C. side will gain an easy victory, Only Harvey of the scholars was able to reach double figures, his valuable knock including three boundary hits, Half the side were out for 37, but the tail-enders showed no improvement and the team was retired for a mere 54.
Sluis and Johns hit out splendidly for an excellent first-wicket partnership when the S.C.C. went in and passed the School's total before the first named was bowled by Greenfield. Johns continued to bat well and was the one batsman of the day who made his were getting a prompt ball He made his runs in an enterprising manner, attacking the bowling continually, finally hitting this wicket down from a ball from Greenfield after scoring 49 out of 70. Forty of his runs came from boundaries, the tapes being reached on seven occasions, while he twice Jofted the ball over them for sixes.
After his dismissal, the next four wickets fell for the addition of another five runs to leave the S. 21 runs ahead with two wickets in hand.
Greenfield proved the most successful attacker, securing four good wickets at a cost of under four runs apiece.
The game will be continued this afternoon when i t is hoped to allow the schoolboys another turn at the crease.
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