Cricket 1903

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In the second match against Oxford University they had much the best of the game, but owing to rain the match had to be abandoned. They won their third match easily enough, beating Gloucestershire by an innings and 25 runs. They also beat Notts by 185 runs. T h e batting of the team in the Crst innings of the Notts match was uneven. Two men, Lester and Bohlen, scored 132 runs between them out of a total of 168 from the bat, and eight men (including the “ not o u t” ) could only put together 15 runs. But m the second innings some of those who had failed in the first vastly distinguished themselves, notably Morris, whose 164 was a very fine display indeed. T h e first visit of the London County to play Lancashire was sufficiently me­ morable, for while the southern district was suffering badly from heavy rains, three full days’ cricket, during which 1309 runs were scored, were enjoyed at Manchester, L. O. S. Poidevin and W.