as Mann scored another off Billings. Mann drove Mackenzie, for one and from his fifth Lanning gave a chance off his glove in the slips that was not quite reached. Thres only wanted, when Mann scored off-his pads for a single and Lanning took the last ball. Mann hit the ball that made a tie of the match, and Lanning managed to keep the remaining balls of Mackenzie's over out of his wicket Billings first was spooned up into his hands by Mann. Score 109-9-13.
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19 after an hour and eight minutes' first class cricket, and, let it be remembered, the bowling could not be taken liberties with.
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seem to play Stanion with any confidence, but was gradually sizing him up after taking a maiden from him. Bereford Asli was at the enti of his tether for, driving at one from Stanion, he past it into à. E. Labning's hands and retired for61, made by lashing-ericket Score 209-5 61,
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The attendance was, with the exception of the Monday (a holidday) the most numerous seen and the cricket warranted it. Bowling, batting, wicker keeping and general
Gratrix was next and, played the remainder fielding was sterling all round, and applause for smart pieces of work was the rule. Franklin of the over. Dyson get Potter away to the on for one, and aro' was on the board when trove Mann for four and late cut him for one, and it was a hare one, as Hancock was nearly-Gratrix-faced_the_baxding land was clean put Alie on the game and the last man, Weippert, run out, but it was the latter's call and lie out by a fast ope from Potter.. 10-6- `appeared and was fortunate in not losing his would only have had himself to blame. Dorchill followed and took his ball from Pot- 'wicket and the game in his first over from A stmight drive by Franklin sent 70 up, and ter, subsequently putting him to square leg for onc. A tameness had come overthe game, as Billings. The field were keenly alert to the he again reached out and sent him to leg for 'importance of that one run wanted to win, and one, and Hancock repeated for the same both batsmen were only intent on keeping their the batsmen were over anxious. Mackenzie amount. Mann's next over was a succession wickets up, when the bell rang. The following
are the scores — sent down a maiden to Lanning, and Billings of balls to the off, that were cut by Hancock went on with the leather. His first was a little and grandly taken-by Turnbull at point, only to the off of Weippert's wicket, who got away the fifth he drove to the on for one! Stanion relieved McEwen at the top end, but did his second to leg off his pads, winning the match and yet not scoring individually; not seem to worry Hancock, although he "Score 110. There had been an unfortunate-did Franklin, but there was no damage. mistake in the 'scoring yesterday, a bye being counted as one instead of two, leaving Shangbai Ito to win instead of 109 as it appeared. The Straits performance was as fine an example of an uphill fight as anyone could wish to.900. To get a team like Shanghai out (with the exception of the last wicket) for 110 well de served the hearty congratulations they received on reaching the pavilion.
SHANGHAI 2ND INNINGS.
A. F. Lanning, c and b Mackenzie
K. J. McEwan, c Mactaggatt. b Mackenzie a
Capt. Price, Barkshire, b Billings.
Capt. Rose, & Whitley, b. Mackenzie
W. H. Turnbull, c and b Mackenzie
R. C. Farbridge, b Mackenzie..
F. W. Potter, Voules, b Billings.....
. Mann, c and b Billings.....
W. K. Stanian, b Mackenzie..
V. H. Lanning, not but.......
W. H. Wieppert, not out.........
lone. Hancock drove Mann's first to the railings, the ball 'never tising a foot from the grass, and doing it again for one, put 80 up. One hour and twenty minutes' play for 80 was not too bad, and would have been a lot more but every man in the field seemed to be a "Cox." Franklin slipped Stanion to the boundary but ought to have been out to his next, that fairly beat him. V. H. Lanning went on in place of Mann from the lower end and was no balled, bringing Go up, and again scoret for Hong. kong by, bowling a wide. Neither Stanion nor Lanning were on the wicket, and the men with 4the bat were not cutting at risky ones to the
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HONGKONG 1ST INNINGS. H. R B. Hancock, e Weippert,lb Mann Lieut. Clifton Brown, run out.
C. S. P. Franklin, K.N., Weippert, b v.
H. Lanning.....
Major Beresford Ash, c A. E Lanning, b
Stanion.....
H. Arthur, b Potter Major Dyson, not out
Gr. Gratrix, & Potter Major Dorchill, rot out....
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a flaky cut past point for two, and the next struck him in the back ribs, but the third was 13bia Waterloo, as it snicked his glove and passed fo Wieppert, who took it. Score, 94-2-23. Beresford Ash as next, cut Lanning to the boundary, and Hancock faced Stanion, but ene &only was scored from the over. A drive from Hancock that passed Mann put 100 up. The game had been going on for one hour and forty minutes, and the appearance of roo on the board inspired Ash to send fanning three times in succession to the boundary, and again for one, bringing to up. He treated the opening balls from Stanion in like fashion, but no score came, as they were stopped by mid off and point in No. 1 copper-bottomed fashion, McEwen took the ball from Lanning atthe lowerend, and Flancock drove him to the on side for one, and then Ash
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state of Manchuria at the present time, sent the loss. The first named had beaten the hit him to leg for four. Up goes 120 for lessing its lack of information regarding the actual Straits and so had Shanghai, but only narrowly, than two hours' play. Stanion was coming on Yet the winning team was not so easily to be and Hancock was only just in time for his out several experts last month. They are to guessed, because the Straits were improving as first three balls, but splendidly drove his fourth make enquiries respecting trade and mining they went along, and played a far better game and fifth for two and four runs, respectively.enterprise in Manchuria. It is understood that Mr. Komura will not determine what policy to against Shanghai than they did in their first McEwan was bowling with his head, and a match against Hongkong. Dyson was not at slow, with a big break, would follow a straight adopt in reference to Manchuria until the first included in the Hongkongs, as Beresford ripper, but they seemed all alike to Hancock, returns of these experts have been sent in. Ash was picked in his place, but Sercombe who was giving an exhibition of batting that only Smith, on account of the Criminal Sessions on he, out of the three teams, can give. 130 went Monday, was barred and Dyson took his up, and Mann went on at the top end to try place The first two bats that appeared and alter the situation. Hancock faced him were as before-Hancock and Clifton Brown, and drove him for two, but was late in a hit to to face the bowling of Potter and Mann, Sergt. leg and only scored one off the rest by a very Jones and Mr. Lamment were umpiring, with shors hit to the off. McEwen sent down a the Rev. Mr. Dexter and. Mr. Lewis keeping full pitched one to Hancock and its The game opened slowly on a per- history was short and sweet-Pavilion, four. the score. fect wicket; and Brown took his first from
Mann's first was driven to leg by Hancock, Potter. Both batsmen saw the necessity of who was getting two-thirds of the bowling, lasting at Mann and Potter. That was the
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