44 ' -vn fov years, aiul the baiting as feeble. As a consequence, tbe match was not interesting even as a trial for tbe Northerners, and it was not a real test of their merits, although they won by an innings and 141 runs. Blackburn of Yorkshire got 7 wickets (G bowled) in the first innings for 35 runs, and Brook of Notts four in Die second for 18 runs, William Shrewsbury (Notts) got, N8, a bitting score with two lives; Myers (Yorkshire) made 34 by patient cricket, and Listorand Blackburn (both of Yorkshire) bit freely for their respec­ tive scores of 42 and 35 not out. In the iirst innings of the England twelve there were seven ciphers, and out of the total of 80, F. Pooley (39) and AVoodgate of Middlesex (32 not out) made 71. Allen, of Leicestershire, with a v»v11-played not-out score of 47, redeemed the second innings from insignifi­ cance, and the value of the other batting can be learned from the total, which was only 105. The match was rather Notts and Yorkshire, selected by the Marylebone Club and not by tbe Counties, against twelve of England, also chosen by the Club. Notts and Yorkshire, 335. England, 80 and 105 ; total, 194. (2) All England v. United South. May 22 and 23, 187G. Weather cold and showery, and a match productive of little excitement at any period of the game. Mr. W. G. Grace stationed over Southerton’s head missed Mr. Hornby the very first ball of the match, and this was a an omen of good luck for All England. Daft was outdone by a curly one from Southerton after scoring 11, and Mr. Hornby by a similar ball for 39. The Southerton bowling was rapidly collared, and Mr. B. P. Smith punished it heavily to the tune of 87, a very well-played innings and the only really good performance of his during the season. The wicket played very falsely for the South, and Mycroft and Shaw had a really merry time of it. All the crack batsmen of tbe South—Mr. G. F. Grace, by the way, was an absentee— made a poor show, and it was left for Elliott of Surrey, who took Mr. G. F. Grace’s place, to make the highest score of the match, scoring 15 and not-out 27 by plucky and really good steady cricket from first to last. Mr. W. G. Grace was caught at short slip for 5 in the first, and caught at long-field for 19 tin* second innings. All England won by ail innings and 84 runs. All England, 287. United South, 8G and 117 ; total, 203. Mycroft (A E.E.) Overs. G8.1 Maidens 35 Ran a . 83 W ick e ts 9 (3) South v. North, June 5, G, and 7. H earne ’ s B enefit . J m w professional cricketers have borne a higher reputation than Thomas l l ( me, a cricketer by birth of Bucks, by adoption of Middlesex. A long and blameless career merited a substantial reward, and despite a very wet morning on the first day, the match was in every way a success, both f ; neialiy and from a cricket point of view. Mr. G. F. Grace was ill, and LJr. J L. Shand, a wild left-hand tear-away bowler, took his place, introducing ; little comedy into the entertainment. The South won with a good deal in band, but it was an exciting struggle, and the scoring was high enough to please the holiday-makers, as four innings realised within seventeen of l(kJ0 runs. The match was noticeable on the one sido for the good bowling of l i i l l and Lillywhite, for the excellent batting of Mr. W. G.