With the prospect of having to pay in a gradually waning light W. G. Graham and his skipper opened the Crickeg Club innings at 5.10 pin, to the bowling of Shroff at the Pavilion and Torry Wilson at the far end. Obviously the correct thing in such an instance was to hit out and make as many runs on the first day as possible, and with this in view Leach laid around from the start. Accustomed to going in at No. 5 or No. 6 the visiting captain showed himself no mean opening bat, and viciously attacked the bowling. In despair Wilson called on Kellner to replace him, and after twenty minutes play, during which he scored 33 out of 47, Leach drove off his legs to Allan at long leg, and the latter made no mistake.
Archie Sinclair found Madar. dificut from the beginning, und after attempting to put him away twice failed to survive an appeal, and left without a run added. Stokes played well for his 19, exhibiting a variety of strokes all round the wicket; but caught unawares by a well-fighted delivery he was taken by Kellner.
Even though he displayed the utmost caution Duckitt gave two chances in quick succession, and later covered his stumps to give Keliner his third victim. The Recs bowler was not keeping a good length, and should have been punished more severely; but his victims made simple m With the arrival of G. S. Dunkley side, and although the rate of scoring was slow, yet both he and Booth showed more confidence than the preceding batsmen. Careful running brought the score up to 94, at which stumps were drawn with five wickets in hand. The visitors still have four run-getters in the Pavilion, and it would not be surprising to see these men double the present score, S.C.C. 2nd XI v, S.R.C, 2nd XI
After a shaky start G. J. Read and R. H. Goodwin of the Cricket Club hoisted the century, at which the latter left after a fine innings of fifty. In his effort Goodwin scored seven 45, and gave no quarter in a rousing display of forceful batting, Of the Rees attack Pettit and Shroff were outstanding, both keeping a good length with plenty of nip of a res-pensive pitch. The visitors' fielding was also good, particularly in the covers, and thus the Cricket Club's rate of scoring was reduced to a minimum, The last wicket stand between the Club captain, Dr. H, H, Morris and J. B. Brown produced no less than 38 runs. Brown laid around with a will, and showed utter contempt for the hitherto successful bowling, with the result that the score was raised to 172 before Mehta caught Morris out of his ground, The Recs batting was brightened by the most delightful display of hard-hitting by A, F. Gomez, who found the tapes no less than ten times in his innings of 88. Lionel Kew did well to score 40 after the preceding batsmen had returned in too short intervals, and C. J. Smith assisted in a partnership which produced 72 runs, playing his usual calculating game. The Cricket Club attack could not settle down to length, and paid the penalty by losing the match with three of the opposition still to play,
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