Hutohings next joined Robeitson, and a short stand ensued, bunging on a change of bowling The first ball Rob ertson got from Redmond was a bump\ one wide on the off but he went for it. and up went the sphere to the safe hands of Gore Hjs total wa,s 14 Hickson was the next to take centre and he began to play one of the innings for which he was noted in past seasons, though he has not played manj of them this season — a perfectly straight bat, nutting the ball fairly in the centie of it, taking no chances, and pasting anything at all off the wickets Richardson had rche\ ed Ashbolt. <\nd presently he got a beautiful off-bieak into Hutehings' timber yard. A ball that would have beaten a \eteian ai'.i •Jack" letired with 14 opposite his name Will haans was next, and the spectatois expected, to see some life put into the 'play. They were not disappointed, ioi he off-drove his first ball for 3. VVh^n he had put 14 on the sheet he started for what appeared an impossible run, and, the ball being smartly fielded h^ Weybourne, the wicket was thrown down by him before Williams reached the crease. Holdsworth's stay was short and Hackson eventually ended a sound dis play by plavmg a ball from HaJes on to his w r ickets Tucker and Stevenson were associat ed when stumps weie drawn, the formea with 17 and the latter with two oppos ite their names. Both of them phned the bowling confidently * * * The Old Boys, with two wickets down foa seven runs, resumed their task of making 206 runs to win, and a valiant attempt they made of it, for at the end of the day's play they appeared to have the best of the deal Staples; and Wilson took &trike, and change after change of bowling found them still pegging away, both beang con tent to wait for the loose ones to get runsi off , meeting the straight ones witih as- much of the bat as possible. This partnership was highly profit able, but it was eventually broken up by Staples being got out in the way he re tires almost nine times out of ten — stumped. 