James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1884

126 who made 44 and 53, twice assisted to increase the score bv hundred runs, Mr. F. Coles (54 and 4) being his partner on , i°Ver a occasion and Mr S. N. Harrison (23, not out, and 8it on tW ”e ^rst ]\lr. Harrison nlaved very finely, and Mr. E. E. Wirrm, m — , ,s_econd. **’ » • • —--------£------ — ^ ----- --- %/ 1 -------- ---- w •-- ' • • 1T i ^ 14 \ ^ ( i Ij[ vX j 7 \ Mr. H. H. Castens (7 and 40) also showed good form. On the ' a Marlborough there was some high-class batting shown by g e °* members of the Eleven, the style being decidedly m advance o f t lP usually seen in a school team. Mr. L. O. Meyrick made 3 9 and ?•>, * out), Mr. E. H. Buckland 41, Mr. F. E. Bowe 46 and 27, Mr. F t ? Quinton 39 and 5, and Mr. W . A. Bose 22 and 26. In the first inni of Bugby Mr. T. E. Sale took 6 wickets for 47 runs. Although tP match only lasted two days, 805 runs were scored for the lo« « 33 wickets. of Of the 26 matches played, ltugby has won 18, Marlborough 6 an/l o have been left unfinished. WESTMINSTER v. CHARTERHOUSE. ♦ 1st Inns. 2nd Inns. Total July 28, Charterhouse 275 — 275 Vincent Square. Westminster 149 — 1 49 Charterhouse won on the first innings by 126 runs. A victory that was chiefly due to the admirable batting of Mr. G. A. Coulby, who went in first and carried out his bat for 144. It is a curious fact that when Westminster w’on in the previous year Mr. F. T. Higgins went in first and took out his bat for 171. On the present occasion Mr. Higgins tried hard to save his side from defeat, hut without success. He commenced the innings with Mr. A. E. Bedford, and was the eighth man out, having scored 70 by most patient and excellent cricket. Apart from the batting of Messrs. Coulby and Higgins there was little in the play to call for special comment. For the winning team, Mr. R. Webber made 33, Mr. W. H. Ewing 27, and Mr. C. W, Wreford- Brown and Mr. A. M. Walters each 17, while for Westminster, Mr. A. E. Bedford scored 20, Mr. A. It. Hurst 19, and Mr. F. G. Thorne 16. The match only finished about ten minutes before time. Of the 20 matches played, Westminster has won 10, Charterhouse 8 , and 2 have been left unfinished. MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE r. CHELTENHAM COLLEGE. 1stInns. 2ndInns. Total.» July 6 , Marlborough 307 — 307 Marlborough. Cheltenham 69 136 205 Marlborough won by an innings and 102 runs. Eight members of the Marlborough team got into double figures, the best cricket being shown by Mr. F. E. Rowe 67, Mr. F. W. D. Quinton 61, Mr. T. R. Bale 43 (not out), Mr. H. T. Keeling 32, Mr. J. P. Cheales 22, Mr. F. N. Templer 21, and Mr. E. H. Buckland 19. The Cheltenham boys never recovered from the bad start they had made, hut Mr. H. A. Hornby (10 and 43), Mr. E. M. Blair ( 1 1 and 23), and Mr. V. E.Furguson (5, not out, and 29), did their best. Mr. E. H. Buckland bowled remark­ ably well for Marlborough, taking, in all, twelve wickets for 73 runs. Of the 28 matches played, Marlborough has won 11, Cheltenham 10> and 7 have left unfinished.