John and James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1882

115 Ju ly 28, Lord’s. R U G B Y r . M A R L B O R O U G H . 1st Inns. 179 R u g b y ^ R u g b y w o n b y 2 w icke ts . M a r lb o rou g h 2 nd Inn*. 177 219 Total. 356 356 p ita l m a tch , th o r o u g h ly w e l l con te s ted fr om first to last. U p pertain p o in t the M a r lb o rou gh b oy s had the best o f it, the chances a,CL.(r d e c id ed ly in th e ir fa v ou r , w h en R u g b y , a ccu s tom ed to a s low seemU c^vent in to g e t 218 to w in . Cave and C ohen , h ow e v e r , g o t W ther and ra ised the score 133 runs in 75 minutes , h i t t in g fine ly J °°e -9 and G9 respective ly . Th e resu lt o f the gam e w a s a lm os t t 're ly due to th e ir exertion s . In th is inn in g s M ahon b ow led rem a rk - ej \1 wen ta k in g 7 o f the 8 R u g b y w ick e ts that fe l l . T h e m os t successfu l Marlborough batsm an was A . B. T u rn e r , w h o p layed e x ce l len t c r ic k e t f r 56 and 61. F o r R u g b y , E . II . K em p son made 31 and 31. *° Of the 21 m a tches p layed , R u g b y has w on 18, M a r lb o rou gh 5, and one has been d rawn . W E S TM IN S T E R v. C H A R T E R H O U S E . 2 nd Inns. 77 Total. 139 316 July 30, W e s tm in s te r Htlnns. • Viucent Square. Charterhouse 316 Charterhouse won by an innings and 177 runs The Charterhouse boys were greatly superior to their opponents a t all pomts o f the game The weak bow ling o f Westminster was hit all over the field, eight o f the Charterhouse eleven reaching double f ib r e s r W . Lea 35 and E . T . R o k e b y 25. F o r W e s tm in s te r W . G. O ak a d f W. Bain alone show ed an y ba tt in g fo rm , B len k ir on ’s b o w l in - p r o v in g very destructive, he ta k in g 10 w icke ts in th e m a tch fo r 37 runs” 8 E ighteen m a tches h a v e n ow been p la y e d -W e s tm in s t e r has w on 9 Charterhouse 7, and 2 h ave been le f t un fin ished . M A R L B O R O U G H v. C H E L T E N H AM . 2 nd Inns. Total. 178 264 92 266 1st Inns. July 12, M a r lb o rou gh 86 Marlborough. Cheltenham 174 Cheltenham w on b y 4 w ick e ts . The game at first w en t a l l in fa v ou r o f Cheltenham , bu t a fine n o t ou t innings o f 60 b y H. M . L ea f in the second in n in g s o f M a r lb o rou gh caused the finish to be close and e x c it in g . Th e Che ltenham boys in g e t t in g the 92 runs set them to w in , lost 6 g ood w icke ts . F o r the w inners C. E . Greenway made 47 and 15, W . P a r ish 27 and 5 (n o t ou t), and D . Jones 31 and 0. In add it ion to the 60 m ade b y L e a f fo r M a r lborough , K . M. Marley scored 23 and 20, E . M ahon 23 and 17, and F . E . R ow e 0 and 30. Of the 26 m a tches p layed , Che ltenham has w on 10, M a r lb o rou gh 9, and 7 have been le ft d rawn . June 17, Cheltenham. C L IF TON r . C H E L T E N H AM . 1st Inns. Che ltenham 131 C lifton 124 Che ltenham w on b y 8 w ick e ts . 2 nd Inns. 93 96 Total, 224 220