Resuming their winning ways, the Shaforce Cricket side inflicted a crushing defeat upon the Police team at the Race Course yesterday afternoon on the latter's ground, winning a league encounter by the overwhelming margin of nine wickets. The Success was well deserved, the soldiers' fielding, bowling and betting being far better than that of their opponents, who were unable—apart from Gash—to cope with the deliveries offered them; only Gash and "Watson being able to amass double ures.
Capt.-Cole and Hamlen again batted well for Shaforce, the latter being retired when the Police score been equalled, while the former carried his bat for a well-p! innings of 39.
The Police won the toss and naturally elected to bat but the swingers of Sadler and Plumb, with some poor stroke play, soon had the opening Police bats in half the side being retotal Gash showed any signs of being on top attack, He and Watson made a brief but useful stand, but after their the tailenders just fell apart and the side was all out for 73, Gash having secured 34 of this number by patient methods.
Sadler obtained four wickets in 16 overs for 25 runs, a fine performance, while Worfold, who came on late during the innings, dismissed two batsmen for no runs, Cole and started confidently against an accurate attack and though runs came slowly, the Police total was passed within the hour. Hamlen should have been refired at seven and 14, but chances were missed and he was able to go 3 row!
Fall of Wickets:—1-1 (Fairbairn), (Pitts), 3-19 (Darvill), 4-20. (Seven-Oaks), 5-31 (Baker 1-62 (Gash), 8-65 (Bader), 9-68 (Abbott), M Xe g (Watson), 10-13 (Baldock).
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