James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

in a first-class match in England until the 1 on the previous Friday and Saturday, May 22 - 1 * ^ 1 m ♦ r l x « X <! 1 i 1 I 1 .C.C. and Australia match _ and 23. Bates made 133— a fine display of hitting, but marred by three chances—Hall 116, and G r i m s h a w 115. Mr. J. A. Turner played the best cricket for the University, scoring 2 and 63 (not out). Mr. Bainbridge scored 18 (not out) and 29, Mr. Wright 22 and 17, Mr. Marchant 10 and 27, and the Hon. C. M. Knatchbull-Hugessen 14 and 21. Emmett took 6 wickets in Cambridge's first innings for 31 runs. 1st Inn s . 2nd Inns . Tota l. June 2, Cambridge University 266 179 445 Cambridge. Gentlemen of England 267 166 433 Cambridge won by 12 runs. This hard Avon victory over a very powerful team Avas the one redeeming feature of Cambridge cricket in 1884. Mr. Topham Avas mainly instrumental in winning the game for his University, as in the ! Gentlemen’s second innings he took 7 Avickets for 62 runs. Mr. Rotherham being absent, the Gentlemen batted a man short on the last day. Otherwise the finish would have been even closer than it Avas. In no other match did the Cambridge men bat so Avell. Mr. J. E. K. Studd scored 35 and 82 (not out), Mr. Bainbridge 8 and 64, Mr. Wriglit 61 and 5, and Mr. Paravicini 53 and 0. Eor the Gentlemen, the Hon. Alfred Lyttelton and Mr. I. D. Walker shoAved some splendid cricket in the first innings, the former scoring 103, and Mr. Walker 83. June 9.—Cambridge.—Cambridge University v. M.C.C. and Ground. —(See M.C.C. Review .) June 16.—Cambridge.—Cambridge University v. Australians.— (See Australian Review .) 1st Inns . 2nd Inns. Total. June 19, Cambridge Uni\rersity 227 132 3t59 Oval. Surrey 252 255 507 Surrey Avon by 148 runs. Cambridge paid very dearly for a couple of blunders in the field. In Surrey’s second innings 7 Avickets Avere doAvn for 102, and then after a chance of stumping, and a chance of a run out had been throAvn aAvay, the eighth Avicket put on 95 runs. From this point the Surrey men had everything their oaaui Avay, and in the end they gained an easy victory. The County’s hatting Avas consistently good. Mr. W. W. Read scored 82 and 4, Lolimann 18 and 69, Mr. BoAvden 61* and 11, Wood 2 and 52, and Mr. Roller 23 and 26. For Cambridge, Mr. Bainbridge scored 80 (an excellent innings) and 23, Mr. J. E. K. btudd 54and 13, and Mi. Marchant 25 and 27. Barratt boAvled in his best form, and took 13 Cambridge Avickets at a cost of 136 runs. June 2 3 .— Lord’s.—Cambridge Un iversity v. M.C.C. and Ground.— (See M.C.C Review .)