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CRICKET. [W e fear  that  so many Cricket  scores  may seem  out of season at  this  time  of  year; but  we  think  nevertheless  many of  our readers may wish  to preserve  accounts of the following School matches.] M.  C.  C.  and   Ground v.  Rugby   School .— This annual match was commenced at Lord’s on Thursday, August 1st, when  Marylebone scored  75 in their  first  innings  and  63  for the  loss  of  three  wickets  in  their  second, Rugby’s first innings amounting to 109.   On Friday, at 1130 a.m., Biddulph  (not out  23) and Capt. Parnell went to the wickets to the bowling of Messrs.  Bourne and Ellis.   Both batsmen  hit  hard  and  well,  and  notwith­ standing  the  splendid  fielding  of  the  light blues, the scores rose rapidly,  so Mr. Francis took the ball from Mr. Ellis, and M r. Qoutter THE  METEOR. 5 superseded Mr. Bourne at the  Pavilion  end.  This  change  proved  effectual,  a  fine  ball  from Mr. Francis spoiling the shape  of Capt.  Parnell’s wicket.  Capt. Kenney—the Rugby  Captain in 1859— filled the vacant  post, and  the hitting progressed favourably for M. C. C.  interests.   Mr. Stokes now took up the howl­ ing at the Pavilion wicket, and the first over  of his fast deliveries  got  rid  of  Biddulph, a  very fast shooter making fearful havoc of his  stumps.   His innings of 79 was well played,  and he  did  not  give  a chance that we saw.  Capt. Kenney and Mr. Ellis— also one of the  Rugby Eleven in 1859— were now  together,  but the former  was  finely  caught  at  short  slip after an  able  contribution  of  52.   Mr.  Ellis hit  up 40  before he  was  run  out,  and  the innings closed for 275.   The  loss  of  the  judgment and experience of the  Rugby cap­ tain was a great blow to the light blues in this  innings,   to  say  nothing  of  his  bowling.  Rugby, having the task of 242  runs  to  get  to win set them, were represented by Messrs.  Stokes  and  Wilkes,  the  bowlers  being  A.  Shaw  (Notts)  and  Mumford  (Middlesex).  Mr.  Wilkes  succumbed  to  Shaw’s  attack  after scoring four  only, and  lunch  here  in­ tervened.    On  play  being  resumed,  Mr.  Soutter  joined  Mr.  Stokes,  but  was  dis­ missed  by  Shaw  in  his  third  over.   Mr.  Tobin ma. next  appeared,  and  great  things  were expected  of  him.   His  scores  in  his  last four innings  were  75  and  35  v.  Free  Foresters, 85 v. Butterflies, and  62  v.  Civil  Service,  and  he  soon  showed  his  hitting  abilities.   The  bowling  at  both  ends  got  severely punished, Mr.  Stokes  driving Shaw  up the hill for five  and  cutting  him  behind  the  wicket  to  the  Pavilion  for  three,  Mr.  Tobin  meanwhile  making  a  fine  off-drive  from Mumford’s bowling for four.   The two  Ground men now retired in  favour  of  Capt.  Parnell  and  Major  Thompson  (slows)  but  the ball was hit to all  parts  of  the  ground.  Mr.  Tobin  was  at  length  caught  at  the  wicket:  his score of  44 contained  one  five,  one four, six threes and  three  twos :  he was  much  applauded.   The  two  Professionals  now resumed bowling, and  Shaw  dismissed  Messrs. Bucknill and Tardley, whilst Messrs.  Tobin mi.  and  Francis  both  put  their  legs  where their bats ought  to  have  been.   Mr.  Stokes had been playing fine  cricket all this  time, driving  Shaw  finely  up  the  hill  past  the Grand Stand for five,  and  snicking  him  for four through  the  slips,  whilst  Mumford  suffered at his hands to the extent  of  a  four  >(off-drive)  and two threes (cuts up the hill). Mr.  Bourne  being  caught  at  point,  Mr.  Maitland  joined  Mr.  Stokes,  and  played  capitally, when we consider the fact  that  he  is only  in  the  School  Third  Eleven.  He drove Mumford for  a  brace  and  cut  Shaw  twice for three, and with a couple more twos  put together 12 before he succumbed  to  the  Notts bowler, Mr.  Stokes meanwhile making  a splendid leg-hit from Shaw, for  which  five were run.   Mr. Ward now  took  Mumford’s  end, but  after  several  maiden  overs,  Shaw  bowled Mr.  Ellis, the innings closing for  150. In first, Mr.  Stokes carried  his  bat  out,  his  score of 64 comprising three fives, three fours,  five threes and  six  twos.   His  hitting  all  round was very fine,  his  cutting  being  per­ haps his  forte, and the brilliant defence which  he exhibited  in  playing  over  after  over  of  Shaw’s  best  was  far  the  best  cricket  dis­ played in the match.   He was loudly cheered  on his return to  the  Pavilion,  and  the  Old  Rugbeians  on  the  ground  presented  him  with a prize bat.   M.  C.  C. and Ground thus  won by  91  runs, a verdict  which  would  in  all probability have been  reversed  had  Mr.  Pauncefote— the best Public School batsman  developed  this  season—been  able  to  play.  The light blues also suffered a great loss from  the lameness of Mr. Ellis, whilst Mr. Wilkes  was so unwell as to  be  scarcely  fit  to  play  at all.   The following is the score :— M.  C.  C. 1st Innings.                 2nd Innings. Major Thompson, b Bourne  ..  2  c  Tobin  ma.,  b Bourne     .,  8 Capt. Trevor, cSoutterb Bourne   0 b Francis      ..  2 A.  Shaw, c Soutter,b Bourne..  17  b Bourne..    .. 15 S. Biddulph, c Bucknill, b  Ellis   0 b Stokes      .. 79 Hon. P. Methuen, h w,  b  Ellis   4 lbw, b Sputter ..  4 Captain Parnell, b Ellis  ....    23 b Francis    •  •  48 E. H.  Ellis,  Esq.,c  Stokes,  b E llis ................................... 6  runout  ..  ..40 Captain  Kenney,  c  Stokes,  b Bourne  ........................ 16  c Yardley b Stokes  52 K. J. Ward, Esq., run out   ..    5 b Stokes ..   ..   2 W. C. Sandars, Esq., c Bourne, b Ellis ....................................... 0  not out  ••    . . 1 0. Mumford, not  out ..    ••   1 bBourne..     ..  15 Leg-bye  ........................ 1     1-b 1, w 8     ..  9 Total ........................ 75     Total     ..  275 BTJGBY  SCHOOL. 1st Innings.                 2nd Innings. J. Wilkes, b Shaw    . •     • •   5 b Shaw  ..     . .  4 F. Stokes,  Bt  Biddulph, b Ward  26 not out ..     • •  64 J. T. Soutter, bMumford    ..    4 b Shaw  ..   . . 5 F. Tobin ma., b Shaw ..    ••  15  c Biddulph, bPar­ nell   ..  ..44 S. P. Bucknill, b Shaw..     ..  11 b Shaw  ..     • •  2 W. Yardley, c and b Shaw   •.  20 b       Shaw     . • . • 6 F.  Tobin  mi.,  c  Mumford,  b Shaw ....................................... 0  lbw,  b  Mumford  0 C. K. Francis, b Mumford   ..   17 lbw, b Shaw   • •  1 A.  A.  Bourne,  o  Sandars,  b  Mumford    ..    ..    . . 2   c   Mumford,   b Shaw  ..    , . 5 6 THE   METEOR. V. Ellis, not ont      ..    ..   l b  Shaw   .     ..   0 F. Maitland, b  Mumford    ..  2 b Shaw  ..     ..  12 Leg-byes 2, byes S,  wide 1   6   W  2, b 4 ,1-b 1  7 Total  ..      109   Total..      150 Butterflies v. Rugby   School .— On Satur­ day, July  27th,  the  Butterflies  commenced  their annual match with the  School  Eleven,  who won the toss, and at H'30 sent Messrs.  Stokes  and  Wilkes  to  the  wickets,  to  the  bowling  of  Messrs.  Hornby  and  Smith.  Both  batsmen  hit  freely  and  well  :  Mr.  Stokes gave half a chance to long-leg in  the  first over, but  it  was  not  accepted,  and  at  luncheon time— two p.m.—the  telegraph ex­ hibited 213.   Mr. Wilkes  not  out  120,  Mr.  Stokes not out 82, and the Butterflies’ bowl­ ing  “ in a  corner.”   At  three  o’clock  play  was resumed, and with the score at  246  the  first wicket  fell,  Mr.  Hornby  bowling  Mr.  Stokes  for  93,  including  three  fours  and  eleven  threes.   Mr.  Stokes  ought  to  have  been stumped when he had  made  about  60,  but his innings was a capital one, his cutting  being  especially  brilliant.   We  fancy  that  the  score of 246 for the first  wicket is with­ out a parallel in cricket annals.   Mr. Wilkes  was eventually caught at mid-off:  his innings  of 175  was  played  without  a  chance,  and  comprised  five  fours,  eighteen  threes  and  twenty  twos.   His  return  to  the  Pavilion  was received with immense cheering, and the  Butterflies presented him  with  a  prize  bat.  The captain played well for his 45, but  both  he  and  Mr.  Tobin,  whose  hitting  powers  were only too manifest to  a  Butterfly’s eye,  ought to have been caught at long-leg almost  before scoring.   Mr.  Tobin’s  85  included  a  six,  a  five,  four  fours,  and  ten  threes.  Messrs. Tardley, Tobin mi. and Bourne  also  hit freely and well.   The innings  closed  for  528 at 7  p.m.  precisely.   The  Butterflies—   far the better  for  a  day’s  rest—began  the  batting  on  Monday,  Messrs.  Hornby  and  Goschen causing 59 to be telegraphed before  being parted.   Mr.  Goschen’s 32 included  a  five, a four  and  five  threes.   Mr.  Verelst  played capitally, but like his predecessor was  unfortunately run out.   Mr.  Smith  and  Mr.  Green played good innings, and Mr. Steward  — the last man—hit up his  31 very quickly,  a  four  and  four  threes  being  among  his  figures.   And  thus  the  match  ended  in  a  draw in favour of the  School.   Score:—  BUGBY  SCHOOL.—First Innings. F. Stokes, b Hornby  ........................ 9S J. Wilkes, e Hornby, b Smith  ..    . .175 J. T. Sonttsr,« Thompson, b  Hornby,.  12 B. Fsuncelote, o H. Verelst, b Smith  ..  45 S. P. Bueknill, e H. Verelst, b  Smith  ..  3 F. Tobin, me., b C. Verelst    ..  ..85 W. Yardley, o Hornby, b C. Verelst   ..  39  F. Tobin, mi., o H., b  C.  Verelst    ..  24 C. K. Francis, c and b C. Verelst     ..   1 A. A. Bourne, c Wilson, b C. Verelst  ..  23 V. Ellis, not o u t ........................      ..  0 Byes 10,1-b 3, ,w 1 5 ...........................28 T o t a l .......................... 528 BUTTERFLIES.—First Innings. A. N. Hornby, c Soutter, b Bourne    ..  26 W. E. Goschen, run out  ..     ..     ..  32 H. W. Verelst, run o u t ...........................36 C. J. Smith, b Pauncefote     ..    ..  30 J. F. Green, 1 b w, b Pauncefote..    ..  20 W. F. Thompson, b Paunoefote..    ..   9 C. V. Verelst, c Tobin, mi., b Bourne  ..  10  W. L. Selfe, e Tobin,  mi., b Paunoefote  2  A. Wilson, c Wilkes, b Bourne  ..    ..  12 A. G. Guillemard, b Bourne   ..    ..   0 A. B. Steward, not o u t ...........................31 Byes 3,1-b 2, w 1 ............................ 6 T o t a l...........................214 Tooting    Club v.   R ugby     School .— This  new match was played at  Upper  Tooting on  Saturday, August  3rd.   It  is worthy of  re­ mark that the Tooting eleven contained seven  Rugbeians, one  Marlburian, one  Cheltonian,  and one  Carthusian.   Tooting  went  first  to  the wickets, and 48  runs were  scored before  a wicket fell.   Mr.  Bagallay  played a  fault­ less innings  of  84,  and  was well  caught  by  Mr.  V.  Ellis.   Messrs.  Green  and  E.  H.  Ellis-  also  played  good  innings;  and  the  whole  side  was  disposed  of for  243 runs.  The largeness of the score is partly accounted  for by the indifferent fielding of Rugby, four  catches  being  badly  missed,  one  off  Mr.  Pauncefote’s, and three off Mr.  Ellis’s  bowl­ ing.   At  5.10 Rugby  began  their  innings,  and Mr. Stokes again played a capital innings  of 46 (not out.)   He and Mr. Tobin ma. how­ ever, scored very slowly,  chiefly  owing to the  brilliant fielding of  Messrs.  H. Y.  Ellis  and  Green  at long-leg  and  cover  point, and  of  Mr.  Ratliff at long-off.   The stumps and the  match  were  drawn  at  6.55,  the  latter  in  favour of Tooting.  ' Score :— TOOTING.—First Innings. T. W. Bagallay, c Ellis, b Bourne   ..    ..  84 F. Baker, b  Pauncefote     ..     ..    ..  18 B. Brodie, b Francis ....................................... 5 H. V. Ellis, c and b Soutter ............................ 2 J. F. Green, c andbPaunoefote     ..  ..50 E. H. Ellis, b Pauncefote    ..     ..    1   29 C. S. Dakyns, b Francis  .......................... 10 F. A. Gore, b Soutter ....................................... 4 B. Hurray, c Pauncefote, b Soutter ..    ..  10 J. B. Congreve, not out  ............................ 9 T. Batliff, b Pauncefote     ...........................18 Leg-byes 2, wides 2                    4 Total  .......................... 243 THE   METEOR 7 BUGBY SCHOOL.—First Innings. F. Stokes, not ont  ........................      ..  46 J. Wilkes, b Dakyns....................................5 J. T. Soutter, b Gore....................................3 F. Tobin ms., c Murray, b Gore    ..     ..  25 S. P. Bucknill, b Brodie  ........................ 4 W. Yardley, e E. H. Ellis, b  Brodie..     ..  24 C. K. Francis, b Brodie  ........................ 0 Leg-byes 2, wiles 3   ..     ..     ..   5 Total 108 The  following  had  to  bat:  A.  A.  Bourne,  F.  Tobin  mi., V. Ellis, andB.  Pauncefote. The   School v.  Civil  Service .— This match  was played  at Battersea  Park,  on  Wednes­ day, July  31st.   The  School  were  unfortu­ nately  deprived  of  the  services of  Messrs.  Wilkes and Ellis,  who were  unable to play.  In  place  of  these  gentlemen,  Hon.  C.  H.  Vivian,  T.  Hone,  and  Hon.  E.  Thesiger  played  for  us,  and  the  game  was  played  twelve-a-side.   Civil  Service  went  first  to  the  wickets,  when  the  batting of  Messrs.  Maitland  and  Taylor  raised  the  score  to  something  very   considerable.    For   the  School Tobin ma.  thoroughly  confirmed his  reputation, while  both the  past and  present  Captains  played in good style.   The  match  was therefore left  drawn  in favour  of  Civil  Service,  one day alone  being  the time  pre­ scribed.  The following are the particulars :—   CIVIL  SERVICE.—First Innings. E. F. Taylor, b Francis   ..    ..     .. 46 S. L. S.  Smith, c Vivian,  b  Pauncefote  3 W. J. Maitland, c  Yardley b Pauncefote  89 A. R. Hawkins, c Stokes, b Soutter   ..   6 W. Lindsay, b Francis    ..    ..     ..  2 F. W. Peake, b Pauncefote     ..     .. 14 F. Kirkpatrick, c Hone, b Bourne     ..  6 H. P. Thomas, c and b Bourne ..     ..  4 H. Gray, b Bourne       ..    ..     ..  0 J. Wearne, c Tobin mi., b  Bourne    ..   6 C. T. Martin, not  o u t ........................ 5 W. H. Fulcher, run o u t ........................ 0 Byes 8,1-b 2, n-b 3 ........................ 13 Total     ..  ..194 BUGBY  SCHOOL.—First  Innings. F. Tobin ma., c Thomas, b  Kirkpatrick  62  F. Stokes, c Kirkpatrick, b Taylor     ..  0 J. T.Soutter,b Kirkpatrick    ..     ..  0 B. Pauncefote, b Lindsay ........................ 27 S. P. Bucknill, b  Kirkpatrick  ..     .. 23 W."Yardley, b Kirkpatrick     .,     ..  6 F. Tobin, mi., b Kirkpatrick   ..     •.  0 C. K. Francis, run o u t ........................ 0 A. A. Bourne, lb w,  b Taylor   ..     ..  1 T. Hone, not out  ..    ..     ..     .. 16 Hon. C. Vivian, b Kirkpatrick  ..     .,  6 Hon. E. Thesiger, b Kirkpatrick..     ..  12 Byes 7, i'b 6, w 2 ........................ 15 August 1st. ■  The School evidently  were not  at  home  on  a  strange  ground  in  the 1st  innings ;  although our bowling was  all that  could be  desired.   Some  good  scoring  was  done in the 2nd Innings,  especially  by  Mil­ lington  ma.   Notwithstanding  the  small  score,  the  match  became  most  exciting  to­ wards the finish, and was  finally won by the  South Derbyshire by one  wicket.   After  the  match  was  finished  another  was  begun,  in  which the School was aided by Mr. A. Wilson.  In this the School  scored 106;  South  Derby­ shire,  101;  Bicknell   scoring  45  by  some  very  good and careful  play.   The  score  of  the principal match was as follows :— THE  SCHOOL. 1st Innings.               2nd Innings, C. H. Clark,  candb   Bury..  10  cFitzherbertb Smith  4 G.  Millington, b Bury .......   0 b G. M. Boden  ...  49 J. W. Gardner, b Smith  ....    1  cW.  Boden, b Bury  0 G. E. Steward, b Smith  ....   7 b Smith .................   5 T. Gemmel, bBury .............  4  bBury.....................  0 W.  Bicknell,  c G.  Boden  b Bury  ................................   7  c Davenport b Smith  14 G. E. Browne, c W. Boden b Bury  ................................  2  c Bury b Smith....  11 A.Gray,bBury.....................  2  o Bury  bDavenport  17 A. W. Bowden, b Smith  ....'   1 c Smith b W. Boden  19 F. S. Gwatkin, b Smith  ....   1 not out  .................  14 J. Collins, not out.... v ........   Ob Davenport  ..........  0 Extra ................. .'.....   1     Extras ..............    5 Total.............  36     Total .............  138 SOUTH  DERBYSHIRE. 1st Innings.               2nd Innings. A. A. Wilmot, c & b Millington  6  c  Bicknell,  b  Mil­ lington  ............... 24 J. Smith, c  Bicknell,  b  Mil­ lington  ............................    5  b Clark  .................  0 F. W. Davenport, c Bicknell, b Clark  ............................    3  c Gray, b Clark  ....   11 Bev. T. W. Bury,  b Clark  ..  20  c  Gray,  b  Milling­ ton              13 G. M. Boden, b Clark .......   7   c  Gwatkin, b  Clark  6 B. Fitzherbert, b Clark  ....  1 1 bw, b Bicknell  ..  2 W. Boden, not out  .............   9  c Gwatkin b Bicknell  17 Rev. J. S. Holden, b Bicknell   1 b  Clark .................   O A. B.  Steward,  c Browne,  b Clark  ................................  14  lbw,  b Clark .........   1 E.  H.  Boden,  c  Bicknell,  b  Clark  ................................  9  not out  .................   5 C. J. Boden, b Bieknell  ....  1 not out  .................    1 Extras  ........................ 11      Extras ............   8 Total .............87        Total  ..........88 Second     E leven v.    B orton -on - Trent .— Played  August 30th.   After  numerous  in­ quiries, we  have  been  unable to  obtain  the  score  of the  match  of  the  2nd  Eleven  v.  Burton-on-Trent ;  suffice it to  say that  the  match was drawn, in favour of the School. Total 156 Second    Eleven v.   South    Der b ysh ir e .— This  match  was  played  at  Derby  on  the  South Derbyshire Ground on  July 31st  and Griffin,—late Pearce,— late Nixon,  hatter,  Rugby. It is to be hoped that the  School  Placing  for  last  Season will  take  place  while  Old  Rugbeians  are  here for the  Sixth Match. 8 THE  METEOR.