It now fairly definite that Shanghai will entertain Hongkong for the annual Interport Cricket match between these two rivals, sometime in October.' Pending further news from Hongkong it is thought probable that the visiting XI will arrive on or about October 8, and so be able to play on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the latter being a holiday (Double Tenth). Arrangements are still tentative and until further news'is received from Hongkong, the full programme will not be known.
No Interport Cricket was held last year in view of the hostilities and Shanghai informed Hongkong in the early part of this season that it was unable to send a team down, owing to adverse circumstances prevalent here.
It is interesting to note that since the beginning of the series in 1886, Hongkong has won 18 matches Shanghai 17 while two were drawn. Hongkong strength this year is not known, but such well-known cric-ofers as Pearce and Fincher and others who have impressed on pre" vious occasions will no doubt be coming here, and strong as Shanghai is this year, the result is by no means a foregone conclusion. It must be remembered that Shanghai always holds a slight advantage over Hongkong, in that, whereas October marks the close of the local season, the opposite is the case in Hongkong.
The annual cricket match between Ewo and the Shanghai Waterworks will be held today and tomorrow. The game will be played on the SCC. small ground, commencing at 4.30 p.m. on both days. Keen rivalry is expected with the Waterworks apparently fielding a better team—on paper.
Teams will be as follows:
S.W.W:—D._W. Leach (capt), R, O. Baker, J. C. Boldero, J. F. Burford, F. R. L, Carey, E. P. Geere, R. Lock, A W. Pettit, R. C. Veir, P. E. Young, B. A.
—Comdr. F. H. E, Skyrme (capt), G. Puncheon. A. A. White, S. R. Thorneley, E, H. Brazel, R. Brandt, B. H. McMichael, A. Gutteriez, I. M. Hutchison, L. Garland, P. I. Leete, Umpire: T. A. T. Begg.
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