The Archive · 1940

Police Beat East Surreys

Shanghai, June 9.

In the highest scoring one-afternoon cricket match in Shanghai during the ast 13. years, the Police XI easily defeated the East Surrey "Regiment yesterday afternoon on. their own matting wicket by the large margin of seven wickets." This game, which saw both teams playing their first Teague match of the summer, produced no less than 576 runs in Ave hours of actual play, the soldiers running up the huge' total of 287 when batting frst a....seore which seemed to have placed them in impregnable position....only for Jawmen 40 go forthe' runs and ge them with seven minutes 10 'A huge crowed was on hand during the last hour of the match and the efforts of the Police to beat the clock and snatch three valuable points from their opponents were watched with great interest,

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