five, at loasi, first-class amateurs living in the county who do not bear the famous name. Wo allude to Mr. Frank Townsend, Mi*. W. B. Gilbert, the two brothers Hush, and Mr. Moberlov. iMr. Townsend has not time to plav mure than his county matches, or he could not bo left out of the Gentlemen of England ; ho is a line liold and a useful change bowler. The career of Air. W. It. Gilbert has been remarkable. Originally coming out in a Middlesex colts’ match, a place which had been reserved for him on the advico of Mr. AY. G. Grace, lie played for two seasons for Middlesex. His success was not commensurate with his present ability, and. although he played more than once with effect and fielded well, he was long in recovering from a blow' that he received on the head from Morley, when playing on an ill-prepared wicket at Uppingliatn. After a season’s comparative rest, during which lie completed his residential qualification, Mr. Gilbert took his place in the Gloucestershire eleven, and lias during the season shown 'won­ derful patience and defence. His long innings at Canterbury will not soon bo forgotten, and for steadiness lie has no superior, not even in that prince of defensive players, Mr. Ottaway. It strikes us, however, that Mr. Gilbert requires the best of wickets for one of his great batting displays. Mr. Uoberley is an improved cricketer since his Kugby days, and once or twice has obtained runs against the best bowling when playing for Gloucestershire To prove that energy and patriotism are not wanting on his side we need but state a remarkable fact, viz. that one summer’s morning Mi. Mobeilev was best man to the Bishop of Exeter in London, and in the afternoon was not-out with Mr. W. G. Grace on the Clifton cricket ground, during the time when that gentleman was compiling his lt>5 against Nottingham. With a passing allusion to the gigantic scoring of Mr. W. G. Grace, which, when kept under the 200, won the match for his county, and, when he passed the third “ century ” had secured a nominal draw for Yorkshire, we pass to those uncertain quantities Messrs. G. F. and Dr. E. M. Grace. That the former is, when at his best, the next valuable man to his famous brother former performances will show. Once, during Mr. W. G. Grace’s absenco from the county, Mr. G. F. Grace kept his county still in the front, scoring enormously against the best bowling. He has, moreover, never been omiltted from the Gentlemen whenever and wherever selected since first ho made his debut. Last season was not one of his best, because early in the spring ho caught a chill over in Iieland, and did not get quite lit for some time. Still, he w'on the first Yorkshire match by liis bowling, and did more than ordinary man’s share both with bat and ball. The Doctor still finds time to play a fewr matches when professional duties allow'. That I 10 stands point as of old, and catches tilings that no other man alivo would try, must stand instead of the famous batting bv eye, which wThilsl it had its swing was unique of its kind, and first brought the Grace family into cricket notice. The county eleven is further made up from Messrs. C. Filgate, R. F Miles, Taylor, Captain Kington, Mr. Monkland, and others. Batting is of course, on the whole, considerably rhead of that in any other county, although we are not prepared to say this in Mr. W. G. Grace’s absence. The fielding, moreover, is admirable, and Mr. Grace will not keep a man in the eleven who is not first-class in this department. Mr. Bush ’s wicket-keeping is, for ati amateur, wonderfully good and regular. When we come to tho bowling it is there that we recognise tho weak point. Allowing that Mr. W. G. Graco is the best slow bowler after A. Shaw and Mr. Buchanan, the fact yet remains that amateurs have found out how to