A bad collapse in the middle of the innings resulted six: wickets" fall-. ing for 33 runs, but the tail enders kept their wickets intact long. enough for 170 {o be chalked' on the board before the. last- partnership was broken up. Ollerdessen exceeded the half-century mark. in a' most praiseworthy innings that came at the right time and which included no less than: eight: fours.
With quite sufficient time id which. to get. the:.nécessary. runs, the Colts began very, slowly against the accurate bowling of Wilson and Pettit, and although the rst three wickets -fell for 42, it was obvious that runs were to be made, if chances—the glory and beauty of cricket—weré taken, Allan and Pat Madar batted" very, well indeed, but had they gone for the bowling a little rore they: would probably have won the game. Indeed, Allan reached {he tapes on six "óccasions, but his efforts, good as they were, not quite enough. The Colts skipper only made two fours in a most useful, but far from entertaining innings, and it was the general concensus that had he shown more initiative, he himself was quite capable of bringing off a good win.
As it was the game dwindled on and on with obviously no definite result in sight and the game came 746 to a conclusion with neither side in a winning position,
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