N a very low scoring friendly encounter on the Cricket Club ground yesterday the Cathedral School Ist XI, after a gallant fight, succumbed to a youthful S.C.C. MI, stiffened a little by the inclusion of a number of seasoned veterans, by the narrow margin Tennis Fi of two wickets. The scholars batted firs and could amass only n 83, two batsmen alone in the shape of G. Gauntlett and Flemons being able to collect double figures. Gauntlett, who has obviously had training at home, batted delightfully for an hour and his efforts were responsible in no small manner for allowing the School to run up the score it did. He went in at the fall of the first wicket and was last out, his contribution being a very prai worthy 33. He played a very fine straight bat and was pretty to watch at times with his leg shots. This youngster undoubtedly shows great promise and will do well later on if he perseveres at the game.
Greenfield, a left-handed medium out further loss, The innings was paced bowler, though not returning declared closed at 98 for eight the best bowling analysis, showed up wickets, whereupon the boys had a well when the School was fielding. second knock. This produced 49 runs for four wickets in 45 minutes He shows a nice sense of pace, knows play at which stage stumps were how to hold the ball and is able to bring the ball back occasionally with drawn owing to bad light, discomfiting results to the batsman Cathedral School opposing him. He has bowled well throughout the term and he too should G, zellensky, b. Harvey fare well in the future, Duguid, an. E: T. G. Gauntlett, run out other bowler, secured five wickets G- Ty Cp Gauntlett, p, Kale 3 for under six runs apiece and heck. Fiemsns b. Hodaman 8 should improve greatly with a little R: Corield, b. Hodgman 0 D. R Fraser, 6 Danton, b. Hodgman 0 School's Keen Fielding T B Huxley, b. S6 tas canon, & Greenfieia: not out The youngsters' fielding was keen] Extras vsecseses and though some mistakes were made. they were few and far between.
Altogether the Cathedral boys show- Fall of Wickets:—1-15 Zellensky, 2-22 ed up very well and it is to be|E Gauntlett, 3-22 Felzate. 4-39 Fleimons, hoped that next year they will be 1 Civet, P22 Iwy, 10-88 2 4-39
seen on the Race Course a little more Gauntlett, often than they have during this summer, The youngsters batted first yestes day but were always in difficulties a skilfully changed attack continually giving them trouble. No less than four members of the side were
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