Cricket 1885

73 CRICKET; A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME, ape il 28 , 188 * 5 . M A T C H E S FOR N E X T W E E K . S aturday , A pril 25. Birkenhead, Birkenhead Park v. Oxton Brown’s (Nonhead), St. Saviour’s v. Stockwell Clapham, Sloane v. Yarra Edinburgh, Drumpellier v. Royal High School Oxford, Trinity v. Wadham Oxford, Keble v. Lincoln Pond Lane, Phcenix v. Lower Clapton Peckhara, St. John the Evangelist v. Holly Priory Farm, Star XI v. XXII Southend, Southend & Rochford Hundred v. Mr, Plummer’s XI Stanley Park (Liverpool), Stanley v. Egremont Southampton, Holy Trinity v. Southampton Teddington, Thames Ditton v. Southampton Walthamstow, Waterlow & Sons FirstXlv.N extXV Ll M onday , A pril 27« Oxford, Trinity v. Queen’s T uesday , A pril 28. Oxford. Corpus v. Keble W ednesday , A pril 29. Oxford, Trinity v. New (1st day) Oxford, Oriel v. Wadham T hursday , A pril 80. Oxford, The Seniors’ Match (1st day) Oxford, Trinity v. New (2nd day) Oxford, Keble v. Hertford ROUND WANTED, by Oak C.C. (E. H. 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