The Clerk of the Weather beat both the Over and Under 35's at the SCC. ground yesterday afternoon in a friendly cricket encounter, his antics being such as to compel the umpires to call a halt to the proceedings after a bare hour's play when the rain became too heavy te carry on and the poor light made matters most difficult for both fielders und batsmen, The Over 35's batted first, but Baker was cut first ball of the game, caught by Fletcher off Fiennes Sluis and Tingle improved matters considerably but at 21 the latter was clean bowled by Fletcher, while at ihe same total the same bowler disposed of Mellor for a "blob." Sluis and Duckitt then played out time, and when it was decided that play could no longer be carried on, the old men had knocked up 52 for the loss of three wickets, Sluis being undefeated with 24 to his credit, while Duckitt was 13 not out.
Fletcher, who had a hand in the dismissal. of the three wickets that fell during the play, claimed twe victims when bowling for twenty runs, while Thorne's wi cost six
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