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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 14, 1937.

SURREY OUT TFOR 35 AND

WIN BY 11

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The suges of the Oval pavilion shook their heads mournfully as stumps were drawn on Thursday evening in the match between Surrey and Somerset. Such dull day, it had been. Another draw, theyṛmurmured s in their beards. Andrsome stayed away act of the from yesterday's last act inevitable.

Which only goes to show that you never know what will happen next at cricket. All the thrills the game is capable of supplying were crowded into a little ander five hours actual play, yesterday. Chronologically this is what did happen.

The last three Somerset first in- Surrey nings wickets fell for 18, were tumbled out.(second innings) for 35 their lowest score for years; seven Somerest second in nings wickets went down for Wellard lashed out defiantly, the score began to mount, Somerest's hopes began to rise, Surrey's to sink the unthinkable—a Semerest victory--was on the horizon of con- ceivability.

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By which time, the enclosure was The hot abuzz with excitement. sun on a pitch drenched by the night's thunderstorm, was playing very queerly, and, Andrews, and Wellard, who bowled unchanged through this tiny Surrey,innings- it only lasted an hour were prac- tically:amplayable..... No, batsma even reached double figures.

Andrews bowled very fast, and relied entirely on length and Wellard swerve for his effects. making the ball rear up awkwardly, was just as difficult, though.not so successful.

TG GOVER'S TURN NEXT:

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It was now the turn of the Surrey fast bowlers tontexploit the in- tricacies of this, from the batman's point of view, nomonstrosityɑ, of a wicket, and Goverte bowled with suche unflagging zeal andącourage that he took four wickets...for-10 runs before hinch and was mainly Fresponsible for half the Somerset

team being out for 35.

When the seventh wicket fell at 48 Surrey must already have been congratulating = themselves,nom~ comfortable victory; but they re- ckoned without the valiant Wellard, who set about the bowling as if it had been village green class.

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