. "", cricketing reminiscences and personal recollections. < Q o KO HW OS o H «pqhJ<: Q o wa: CANADIAN HOSPITALITY 45 Farrands would not listen to this assertion, andbluntly told the man that Freeman would knockhim, bat and all, right through the wickets in acouple of overs. I believe that if I had not mademy appearance and pacified the disputants, whowere getting very excited, a row would havebeen inevitable. I poured oil on the troubledwaters, and when I left the scene of the con-troversy Farrands was enjoying the hospitality ofhis antagonist. Next day we commenced our match agains
. "", cricketing reminiscences and personal recollections. < Q o KO HW OS o H «pqhJ<: Q o wa: CANADIAN HOSPITALITY 45 Farrands would not listen to this assertion, andbluntly told the man that Freeman would knockhim, bat and all, right through the wickets in acouple of overs. I believe that if I had not mademy appearance and pacified the disputants, whowere getting very excited, a row would havebeen inevitable. I poured oil on the troubledwaters, and when I left the scene of the con-troversy Farrands was enjoying the hospitality ofhis antagonist. Next day we commenced our match againsttwenty-two of Ottawa, and again we won a singleinnings victory. The wicket w^as certainly betterthan it had been at Montreal, and as I was ingood form I made 73, the top score of our and Appleby did the mischief with theirbowling against the twenty-two. Of course, we were entertained in Ottawa—wecould not move anywhere in Canada withoutbeing entertained, as the people were so more I was called on to reply to a toast,and once
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