The Archive · 1939

Severa] Fine Bowling

Batting Feats Seen

London, July 15.

Harrow defeated Eton by eight wickets in the annual inter-school cricket match, which was completed at Lord's today. Several notable battihg and bowling performances feature ed the match, with Harrow in the limelight The best innings was that of Lith-gow, who carried his bat for 67 runs for Harrow in their second innings. Ip the first, Anson scored 76 for Harrow, a valuable contribution to the team's success Eton, batting first, scored 298 run: with Boult returning the best figure: in the Harrow attack when he claimed four wickets for 69 runs.

In reply, Harrow scored 294 runs in their first innings, in spite of a fine piece of bowling by Wallace, who took five wickets for 69 runs.

With Henley dismissing three b: men for 14 runs, Eton managed only 156 in their second innings and Harrow scored the 130 odd runs necessary for victory with the loss of two Harrow beat Bion by eight (Henley 2 for M).

Eon. 29b (Boult 4 for 60) and 196 Harrow. 204 Anson 76) ^an.

(Lithgow, 67 not out)—Reuter.

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