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Thereisnogreaterstarintheteam,however,tomy
mind,thanourgallantlittlewicketkeeper,S.M.
Sturgeon,andhisperformancesbehindthestumpsstamped
himthebestmaninthatpositioninScotland.Arthur
Sellarscontinuedtobowlasonlyhecan,andwaslargely
responsibleforthesmallscoresmadebyouropponents.
Inmyopinionthefollowingwerethemostmeritorious
performancesoftheseason:—
i.C.S.Paterson'sbowlingv.Greenock.
2.Do.Do.v.Drumpellier.
3.A.E.Sandall,46notoutv.Perthshire.
4.H.D.WrightandS.M.Sturgeon,lastwicketstand
v.GlasgowAcademicals.
�.A.WalkerandC.S.Paterson,2ndwicketstandv.
WestofScotland.
6.S.Al.Sturgeon'swicket-keepingv.Greenock.
A.S.Cairns'hat-trickv.Penicuik.
AwordofpraisemustbegiventoouroldfriendA.S.
Cairns,becauseSandywasdoingyeomanserviceaccom-
panyingthe"A"XI.andgivingtheyoungcricketersthe
benefitoftheadviceofthebestall-roundcricketerofhis
time.
Manyfineinningshehasplayedthisyear,andhis
wonderfulbowlingperformancev.Penicuik,—whenhe
tookfourwicketswithfiveballs,--showedhishandhadnot
lostitsoldcunning.Itwasonlyhisowndesirethatkept
himoutofthezstXI.,buttheworkhehasdonehasbeen
invaluabletotheClub.
Itwouldnotdotoomitmentioningthehardworkdone
byourHonoraryMembersandladyfriends.Itwouldbe
invidioustoselect,butonemusttakenoticeofthehard
andunselfishworkperformedbyourteaconvener—Mr
H.H.Gracie,andhisassistant,MrMackenzieFortune.
MrGracie,SaturdayafterSaturday,gaveuphiswhole
timetoouraffairs,andinassistingtheladiestoprepare
andarrangeteaherenderedsplendidservicesandadded
greatlytothecomfortandenjoymentofeveryoneatour
matches.
Thereisnogreaterstarintheteam,however,tomy
mind,thanourgallantlittlewicketkeeper,S.M.
Sturgeon,andhisperformancesbehindthestumpsstamped
himthebestmaninthatpositioninScotland.Arthur
Sellarscontinuedtobowlasonlyhecan,andwaslargely
responsibleforthesmallscoresmadebyouropponents.
Inmyopinionthefollowingwerethemostmeritorious
performancesoftheseason:—
i.C.S.Paterson'sbowlingv.Greenock.
2.Do.Do.v.Drumpellier.
3.A.E.Sandall,46notoutv.Perthshire.
4.H.D.WrightandS.M.Sturgeon,lastwicketstand
v.GlasgowAcademicals.
�.A.WalkerandC.S.Paterson,2ndwicketstandv.
WestofScotland.
6.S.Al.Sturgeon'swicket-keepingv.Greenock.
A.S.Cairns'hat-trickv.Penicuik.
AwordofpraisemustbegiventoouroldfriendA.S.
Cairns,becauseSandywasdoingyeomanserviceaccom-
panyingthe"A"XI.andgivingtheyoungcricketersthe
benefitoftheadviceofthebestall-roundcricketerofhis
time.
Manyfineinningshehasplayedthisyear,andhis
wonderfulbowlingperformancev.Penicuik,—whenhe
tookfourwicketswithfiveballs,--showedhishandhadnot
lostitsoldcunning.Itwasonlyhisowndesirethatkept
himoutofthezstXI.,buttheworkhehasdonehasbeen
invaluabletotheClub.
Itwouldnotdotoomitmentioningthehardworkdone
byourHonoraryMembersandladyfriends.Itwouldbe
invidioustoselect,butonemusttakenoticeofthehard
andunselfishworkperformedbyourteaconvener—Mr
H.H.Gracie,andhisassistant,MrMackenzieFortune.
MrGracie,SaturdayafterSaturday,gaveuphiswhole
timetoouraffairs,andinassistingtheladiestoprepare
andarrangeteaherenderedsplendidservicesandadded
greatlytothecomfortandenjoymentofeveryoneatour
matches.
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