James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion 1885

74 The feature of the game was a fine innings of 64 played for the M.C.C. by Mr. S. C. Newton. Mr. H. J. E. Burrell, Avho made 37, was the chief scorer for Charterhouse. 1st Inns. 2nd Inns. Total. June 2, M.C.C. and Ground 127 83 ' - 210 Leicester. Leicestershire • , 141 70 211 Leicestershire Avon by 4 wickets. ? ■ •-% A well contested game, but one devoid of any remarkable feature. Rylott bowled extremely well for the winning team, and took 12 wickets in the two innings. • • . '; ’ . . . * • 1st Inns.: 2nd Inns. Total. June 5, M.C.C. and Ground 165 37 - -202 Oxford. Oxford University , 134 • 70 204 Oxford University won by 5 wickets. . . . • A brilliant performance on the part of the Dark Blues. Rain pre. vented much play on the first day, and up to lunch time on the third day everything pointed to a draw. The Avicket was, hoAvever, very false and treacherous, and Mi\ E. H. Buckland accomplished a remarkable bOAvling performance, taking 7 Avickets at a cost of only 17 runs. This performance rendered an Oxford victory a possibility, but it was turned into an actual fact by the hard and plucky hitting of Messrs. Brain, Page, and Key. The match only finished a feAVminutes before time, and there was naturally great excitement. The best scores were:—for Oxford, Mr. M. C. Kemp 41 and 2, Mr. J. H. Brain 27 and 18, Mr. K. J. Key 19 (not out) and 18, and Mr. B. E. Nicholls 21; and for the M.C.C., Mr. J.G.Walker 39 and 0,EloAvers 26 and 5, and Mr. J. S. Russel 22 and 0. WoofboAvled finely in eachinnings of Oxford. • * m * • 1 J * m * 4 * * 9 * t i * ♦ 1st In n s . 2nd Inns. Total. June 7, M.C.C. and Ground 196 — 196 • Tonbridge." Tonbridge School . 7L 11 82 M.C.C. Avon on the first innings by 125 runs. Tonbridge School had not lost a Avicket in the second innings. Eor the M.C.C., Mr. A. F. J. Ford, Scotton, and Gunn played extremely well, scoring 55, 52, and 36 respectively. There were only two double figures on the side of the School. Clayton and Scotton bowled unchanged throughout the innings. , 1st Inns . 2nd In n s . Total. June 9, M.C.C. and Ground 38 76 114 Cambridge. Cambridge University 68 45 113 M.C.C. won by 8 wickets. Played for the great part of the game on a s I oav and treacherous wicket. There were several pieces of remarkable bOAvling. Mr. C. W. Rock, in the first innings of the M.C.C., took 5 wickeds in 15 overs (12 maidens), at a cost of only 6 runs. Woof, in the second innings of Cambridge, obtained 6 wickets for 20 runs, and Barnes took 3 wickets for 4 runs and 3 for 11 runs. On the third day, when the ground was rapidly improving, Scotton batted finely for 43 (not out), and Barnes made 28 (not out). Mr. J. E. K. Studd Avas top scorer for his University Avith 20 and 8, and in the first innings of the Marylebone Club there was but one double figure score. Apart from the absence of Mr. C. A. Smith, the Cantabs Avere playing about their best team.