LTHOUGH this summer's cricket activities have suffered terribly from the incessant rains we have experienced, the ardour of players and dyed-in-the-wool enthusiasts has by no means been dampened. In fact interest in the "big" game of the season, set for this coming Saturday and Sunday, is increasing day by day.
The encounter, of course, as all lovers of cricket well know is the annual Wood Trophy clash between the senior teams of the Shanghai Cricket Club and Shanghai Recreation Club.
The first two games of the three-game series were abandoned without a ball being bowled earlier in the season and by arrangements between the two clubs concerned the third and fina] encounter will decide the destination of the coveted trophy, now in possession of the Recs,' for another twelve months,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.