James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

138 wickets falling for 31 runs. In Oxford’s first innings the last five wickets went down for a single run—an extraordinary collapse. On both sides’ there was some admirable batting. Mr. T.‘R. Hine-Haycock played especially well for the University, scoring 20 and GS; Mr. Page made 61 and 27, Mr. Brain 43 and 30, Mr. Key 12 and 55, and Mr. Kemp 4 4 and 16. For Surrey, Mr. Shuter made 46 and a splendid 76, Mr. Bowden 55 (not out) and 12, and Mr. Diver 53 and 2. June 26, Lord’s.—Oxford University v. M.C.C. and Ground (See M.C.C Retriew ). CAMBRIDGE. POE THE TIME AT LEAST the Cantabs seem to have got to the end of their great cricketers. Last year’s team included several fairly good men, but not a single star. Out of the eight matches played, seven were lost, and one ended in victory. Cambridge had for so long enjoyed exceptionally good fortune, that a period of depression was sure to come sooner or later, and in the interests of cricket it was by no means a misfortune that for one }rear at least Oxford should have had a manifest superiority. The two freshmen, Messrs. Greatorex and Marchant, of whom so much had been expected, did not by any means come up to their school form,and the former failed to obtain his “ blue.” Mention should be made here of a great and irreparable loss sustained by Cambridge cricket in the death of the liev. A. R. Ward, the esteemed and popular president of the club. His death leaves a blank which cannot be filled up. r May 2 2 , Cambridge. 2nd Inns. 132 Total. 326 1st Inns. Cambridge University 194 Mr. Thornton’s E n g l a n d 5 u 4 g 9 Eleven ) England Eleven won by 113 runs. The Cantabs had an advantage of 79 runs on the first innings, but their bowling was mastered when the England eleven went in for the second time, Bates and Mr. A. J. Webbe playing very fine cricket. Bates scored 113 (an innings which included eleven fours), and Mr. Webbe 6 8 . These two batsmen received good support from Mr. Vernon (34), Mr. C. I. Thornton (29), and Ulyett (25). Cambridge had 246 to get to win, but the task proved utterly beyond the capacity of the eleven. Emmett’s bowl­ ing had a great deal to do with the victory of Mr. Thornton’s team, the veteran Yorkshireman taking 8 wickets for 39 runs, and 5 for 54. Mr. J. E. K. Studd (44 and 2), and Mr. Paravicini (39 and 0), were the best scorers for the University. 1st Inns. 2nd Inns. Total. May 26, Cambridge University 114 2 2 2 336 Cambridge. Yorkshire 539 — 539 Yorkshire won by an innings and 203 runs. In Yorkshire’s long innings the weak bowling of Cambridge was absolutely mastered, and the Light Blues made things worse than they would otherwise have been by indifferent fielding. Several chances were missed, and no fewer than 57 byes were given. It was a curious thing that three separate hundreds should have been scored for York­ shire, there having been no instance of three hundreds in one innings