Shanghai, July 10. the first week-end in five the sun smiled brightly enough yesterday to allow a full programme of sport to be enjoyed py local sportsmen on the Race Course, and once again the "dock' of a connecting willow could be discerned among the many and vari ied noises' arising from Shanghai's arena.
Throughout the afternoon congratulations poured in to the Recreation Club where members were entertaining, their. friends on the occasion of the Club's Jubi lee, and at the same time chal-Jonging a team of representatives from the leading cricket clubs in this city.
"The sadly depleted League schedule was given a flip by D. W.
Leach, skipper of the victorious Nomads side, who turned in the first century of the season by compiling 106 runs a delightful display of neat wrist-play and fast foot-work, to place his team in such a position as to be able to run out winners by over 70 runs.
saving hho side from almost cer-'Wanderers Collapse loin defeat ZF. Stokes, of the Wane In their game against the Staif en er drove and pulled. ix masterly Headquarters XI the Wanderers ternion for a well-played 67, while collapsed sensationally after the yanks of the Staff and H.Q. side with rawsthorne tore through the opening" pal had given them a promising start. Half the side was out Pielum of seven wickets Zor 26 runs for only 89, and but for the stubborn snake victory doubly certain. defence of Leonard Stokes, who played brilliantly to amass 67 with Rees! Jubilee Match Dut negligible support, the decision 'A. mixed side representing the Rest might have been reversed.
shanghai, under the leadership of But Rawsthorne proved that his Sinclair, challenged the Recrea-previous performance on the same lon Club, led by the veteran T. W.
Wilson, in their Jubilee fixture, and Pitch earlier in the season was no flash in the pan, and returned the franaged to run out winners by the amazing figures of seven wickets for furrow. margin. of three runs after runs, to cripple the Services lime had been extended to 7 pin to beyond hope. W. G. Graham stayed Mow for a definite decision. with Stokes for over an hour, and in The garden party feeling had doing so rendered valuable assistance pervaded the ground when Duckett when things looked particularly black. trid. Faitbaimn opened for the Rest.
Duckett started. of carefully, but on Much was expected from the Staff ring his eye in dealt severely with Headquarters side, and little form the deliveries from both ends, The was seen. Altogether their Innings hiting however was yet to come, was disappointing, although one or 2/ With the appearance of the skipper two of the team stuck to their guns' {he runs came quickly, both he and against the fiery onslaught of Raws-Booth sending the bai to the tapes home and Jenkins, probably the most time and gain, Only Kellner powerful of all the League combina-respected among the Rees attack, fons this season. The issue was never Mikough. Wilson showed his usual for a moment in doubt, and the side aco and Tength. Madar could make wound up 60. runs' short of the! Kitie impression, and stayed on a Wanderers' total.
Ile 100. long. Boddy followed the example of those who had gone be-8.0.0, Wanderers fore, and belaboured the bowling with Characteristic abandon, with the hia result that a bad start ended in the fide being out for the respectable im of 130 runs The home team suffered a severe vow! when LIP, Madar was 3 cee returned with the board showing only but C.J. Smith settled down 10 Out Some stylish form and proceeded to false the score slowly, so that confidence soon returned to the side Pat Madar held his and up for faultless. 43 vat a. time when temporary collapse threatened to turn complete rout, and managed tnstay in til a fow minutes before the end, "With. his. return the. side Wood, fultered" ils. deathblow, and Booth
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