James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

121 let Inna. 2 ndInna. Total. May 31, Cambridge University 2d9 185 394 Cambridge. Gentlemen of England 158 240 3i»8 Cambridge University won by 8 wickets. • A brilliant victory for Cambridge against a strong eleven. The sensational part of the match came at the finish. Going in on the .second afternoon, with 185 to get to win, Cambridge had made 72 at the call of time with only one wicket down. On the Saturday morning the second wicket fell at 89. Then, with 90 runs wanted, Mr.'G. T. Studd joined 31r. Wright, and in little more than 40 minutes the match was over. Mr. Studd hit with extraordinary brilliancy, and actually made 71 oat of 96. Mr. Wright, curiously enough, also made 71, his play being almost as good as that of his captain, but of a totally different character. Several other batsmen did well for Cambridge, Mr. J. E. K. Studd making 57 and 2, Hon. J. W. Mansfield 42, 31r. W. H. Bather 7 and 33, and Mr, Paravicini 32. For the Gentlemen, 3Ir. A. P. Lucas scored 23 and a faultless 86, 3ir. W. F. Forbes 10 and 60, 31r. I. D. Walker 31 and 18, Mr. T. S. Pearson 37 and 7, and the ltev. W. Law 16 and 20. Mr. Topham, for Cambridge, took 5 wickets for 48 runs, and 4 wickets for 55 runs—excellent performances considering the perfection of the ground. * ' , . ; 4 *. \ m' , * ‘ * * ~ • } . jpfclnriH. 2ndInns. Total. June 11, Cambridge University * 38L 52 - 433 Twickenham. Orleans Club 158 273* 431 Cambridge University won by 6 wickets. The feature of the game was the admirable batting of Hon. J. W . 31anslield, who scored 117 in almost faultless form, his only mistake being a chance of stumping. Indeed the batting of the Cantabs was good all through. 31r. Henery scored 76, 31r. J. E. K. Studd 69, 3Ir. \V. N. Hoe 53, and 3Ir. C. W. Wright 36. Against such a fcutal as 381 the Orleans Club had little chance, but there was nevertheless some capital batting. 3Ir. I. D. Walker made 16 and 102 (retired), 3Ir. S. S. Schultz 2 and 56, and Mr. A. W. Ridley 48 and 3. 3Ir. I. L>. Walker was not out at the close of the second day’s play, but strained his side and was unable to go on with his innings. But for this occurrence the victory of the Cantabs would have been less decisive. Mr. C. IV Studd Was singularly unfortunate in batting, and only made 0 and 11. In the first innings of the Orleans Club, however, he found a spot to pitch upon, and took 5 wickets for 28 runs. 1st Inns. 2ndInns. Total. June 14, - Cambridge University 206 307 513 Oval. Surrey 150 163 313 Cambridge University won by 200 runs. The only defeat suffered by Surrey last season on the Oval. 3rr. C, T. Studd’s batting whs the main element of success. In his second innings the Cambridge captain scored 175 (not out), his stay at the wickets extending over three hours and fifty minutes, lie went in on the second afternoon with the total at 31 for 3 wickets, and took out his bat on the Saturday at twenty-five minutes past twelve. From first to last his play was or the most brilliant description, and the vigour of his hitting will best be judged from the figures—seventeen fours, eight threes, nineteen twos, and forty-five singles. Fine as it ^Vas, however, his innings was not free from blemish. When he had made 50, Barratt