On the Rees' ground at the same time the Parsees will match strength with the Rees' Tyros in what should be another very close struggle. The Parsees have done much better this season than was at one time anticipated, and in view of the success that has been attending the various efforts of Divecha, Kermami and the Shroff brothers in their latest games, there is a distinct possibility that the Tyros will go under, despite the fact that their best bats and bowlers have been performing very well over the last couple of week-ends.
Apart from Torry Wilson, who is the only destructive type of bowler on the Tyros' side, the Recs' XI cannot be considered as a powerful bowling team, although Hart-Baker and George Madar are shaping very nicely with the bat at present, On the other hand, the Parsees appear to be faring better at each outing, and if Divecha decides to stop at the crease in this particular match, he is not likely to be shifted by all the combined efforts of the bowlers facing him.
Kermani and R.F. Shroff, too, are batting well just now, and thou they are rather slow in their ods, they should do sufficient to oni nat least a draw, In the third game for Saturday, the Police meet the S.C.C. Wanderers on the Police matting wicket this may be a high scoring game since both sides are justly famed for their hard-hitting powers, such iitsmen as Pitts, Gash and Barton of the Police and Dean, Marshall and Jenkins of the S.C.C. XI being enough to break the hearts of the test of bowlers.
In the only league match planned for Sunday, Shaforce will meet the S.R.C. Colts on the latter's ground at 1.30 pin. Since the Service side about the finest combination of cricketers that Shanghai can produce this season, it will come as a distint surprise to see the Colts succeeding where every other side has failed this year up to the present. Shaforce should win without difficulty though Pat Madar's skilfully dis. guised slows may cause a little troutle to certain of the batsmen opposing him.
Today on the S.C.C. ground. Shaforce will engage a strong S.CC. XI in a friendly game that should end in victory for the soldiers, while tomorrow and Friday evening on the same pitch, another S.C.C. team will oppose the Western District Schools im a two-day match Nomads v.
Stragglers.
Saturday, June 24, at 1.30 p.m. on S.C.C. Ground.
NOMADS:—D. W. Leach
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