The Archive · 1940

Crickmer's XI Defeats XI Captained by Scott; Sluis And Lawrance Bat Well

In a high scoring friendly cricket match on the S.C.C. ground yester-[day afternoon in which high-scoring was the order of the day, a side captained by H. A. Crickmer defeated lan eleven captained ty R. F. Scott by the large margin of seven wickets. Scott's XI batted first and amassed 159 in quick time in reply to which the winners recorded 275 for the loss of nine wickets, passing their rivals' total for the loss of only three men.

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