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110 2nd Inns. 285 130 Total. 441 443 son fo r e sh a d ow e d h is t r iu m p h a t L o r d ’s b y p la y in g tw o sp len d id innin^ — 52 and ( n o t o u t ) 55 . M r . T r e v o r h i t f in e ly f o r 37 a n d 40 , and Mr G u tteres m ad e 34 (n o t o u t ) , let Inns. J u n e 22, O x f o r d U n iv e r s i t y 156 L o r d ’ s. M id d le s e x 313 M id d le s e x w o n b y 7 w ic k e t s . T h is m a t c h b e in g p la y e d on th e T h u r s d a y a n d F r id a y be fore the m e e t in g o f O x fo rd and C am b r id g e , th e D a r k B lu e b ow le r s w e re perhaps a f r a id to o v e r e x e r t th em se lv e s . A n y w a y , th e y w e r e seen to v e r y little a d v a n ta g e . W h e n M id d le s e x w e n t in t o g e t 129 a g a in s t t im e the ball was sen t to a l l pa r ts o f th e f ie ld , a n d o u t o f 68 o v e r s o n l y 8 w e r e maidens F o r th e C ou n ty M r . I . D . W a lk e r p la y e d a sp len d id in n in g s o f 128 ; Mr! V e r n o n m ad e 85 and 11, M r . W i lk in s o n 23 (n o t o u t ) an d 52, and A[r H ob son 6 an d (n o t o u t ) 57 . T h e O x on ia n s h a d to f o l l o w th e ir innings, an d a t th e second a t tem p t M r . L e s l ie m a d e 106, a f in e ly h i t , bu t for! tu n a te in n in g s . M r . T r e v o r su p p o r ted h im w i t h a c a p i t a l 45, and Hr. E v a n s t o o k ou t h is b a t f o r 40. M r . P eak e— 38 an d 32— p la y e d well in e a ch in n in g s . CAMBRIDGE. T h o u g h th e b ro th e r s S tudd b a t ted w o n d e r fu l ly w e ll in th e early m a tch e s , C am b r id g e d id n o t h a v e a g o o d season . O u t o f e ig h t engage­ m en ts tw o en d ed in v i c t o r y , an d th r e e in d e fea t , w h i le th ree w ere left un fin ish ed . T h e g r e a t w a n t o f th e s ide w a s a fa s t b o w le r to rep la ce Mr. P . H . M o r ton . M r . J. R . N a p ie r w as t r ie d tw ic e , b u t u n fo r tu n a t e ly an a c c id e n t to h is a rm p re v en ted h im p la y in g in L o n d o n . T h e illness of th e H on . I v o B l ig h , w h o c o u ld o n ly tak e p a r t in th r e e m a tch e s , was a se r iou s m is fo r tu n e , an d i t was n o t u n t i l th e U n iv e r s i t y con te s ts had en d ed th a t M r . A . G-. S tee l sh ow e d h is b e s t fo rm , e i th e r as ba tsm an or b ow le r . 1st Inns. 2nd Inns. M a y 9, C am b r id g e U n iv e r s i t y 206 298 C am b r idge . M r . C. I. T h o r n t o n ’s T e am 157 66 D r aw n . M r. T h o rn t o n ’ s T e am had lo s t 8 w ic k e t s . Total. 504 223 A m o ra l v i c t o r y f o r th e U n iv e r s ity , M r . T h o r n t o n ’s te am w an ting 282 run s to w in , and h a v in g o n ly 3 w ic k e t s to fa l l . T h e r e w e r e tw e lve p la y e r s o n e a ch side. A l t o g e th e r th e p e r fo rm a n c e w a s h i g h l y c red ita b le t o th e Cantabs, m o re e sp e c ia l ly as th e y h ad to d o w i t h o u t th e serv ices o f ' th e H on . I v o B l ig h , M r . A . F . J . F o r d , and M r . W h it fe lcL The b r o th e r s S tudd sco red be tw een th em n o few e r th a n 249 o u t o f a total s co re o f 504. M r . G-. B . S tudd p la y ed b r i l l ia n t ly fo r 69 and 48. M r . J . E . K . S tudd m ad e 9 and 74 (a v e r y fine in n in g s ) , and M r . C. T . Studd 30 an d 19. M r . B . Spen cer , a sen ior , p layed in v e r y p r om is in g s ty le and sco red 57 in h is se con d in n in g s . On M r . T h o r n t o n ’ s team g o in g in fo r th e s e con d t im e , M r . S tee l to o k 5 w ick e t s in 23 ov e rs , a t a c o s t o f on ly 27 run s . M r . T h o rn to n h ad g o t to g e th e r an e x c e l le n t b o d y o f p laye rs , b u t som e o f th em n o d o u b t w ere sh o r t o f p ra c t ic e . M r . W . B . G i lb e r t w i t h 37 a n d 0 sh ow ed th e best b a t t in g .