HOUSE GROUND MATCH (FIRST TIES. BAKER'S (FLEUR-DE-LYS) V. SHARP'S (CRESENT).

THIS match resulted in an easy victory for Baker's by an innings and 62 runs. Sharp's went in first and made 106, the principal scores being Fisher (25), Lascelles (17), Koelle (16), Harvey (14), and Tatham 2us (13). Baker's were not disposed of till they had made 252, all but three getting into double figures; Davies made a lucky 94 (not out) and was well supported by Westcott (28), Tanner (24), and Hunt (23). Sharp's went in with 146 to get to save the innings, but they failed to make more than 84, Lascelles (34) making most of, the runs, while Koelle, Henniker, Lazenby, Wynne, each made just double figures. For Baker's, Tanner bowled well, getting 12 wickets. Sharp's were obliged to play without Fisher after their first innings, and Baker's were deprived of the services of Prest throughout the game.

The Rifle Corps.

MARLBOROUGH v. WINCHESTER,

This match was shot at Reading on June 1st. The day was fine till when we began to shoot, and the whole afternoon was showery. We reached Reading at about 10.30, and half-an-hour afterwards the Winchester VIII arrived with the Hunter Cup. Reports of their excellence had got abroad and the event proved that they were not exaggerated, but nevertheless we hoped to be able to bring the cup back again to its old place in the Adderley Library. After walking through the town to the butts we commenced shooting at about 11.45, and having lost the toss, we were obliged to put up with the targets on the left. At the short range our opponents headed us by 20 points but still we did not give up all hope. The rain came down in torrents while our last pair were shooting, but as the Winchester men had finished before us it made no difference to their After waiting till the rain was over we went back to 500 yards, and here the wind completely puzzled us. The flag at the firing point was blowing from right to left, and that on the top of the butts from left to right. This did not seem to disconcert the Winchester men at all, and nearly every shot brought out the white disc; but with us it was far different. Our first pair could not find the spot at all, and the remainder were scarcely more successful. We only reached the miserable total of 355, while Winchester scored 409. And so ended this disas

score.

ON Saturday, June 6th, the Corps mustering over 60 strong, formed up in two companies and successfully tackled some of the difficulties of battalion drill. The wheeling in quarter column was particularly good. The voluntary drills seem as popular and successful as ever.

Captain and Adjutant Lowndes inspected the Corps on Friday, June 12th. The muster (some 40 odd) was creditable, considering that it was a nonfagday, and Cock House match was going on, but the drill was very unsuccessful. Fellows ought to pick up enough knowledge of company drill to be able to drill at the executive words of command without the cautions. The manual exercise at the

end was particularly lacking in smartness and efficiency.

The following extraordinarily good score-the best, we believe, that has been made by a member of the Corps for some time-was made by Corporal Waddilove on Saturday, June 15th.

Natural History Society.

Thursday, May 27th-After some exhibitions by the President, G. R. Askwith read a paper on "coins of all Ages, Greek, Roman, and English;" he exhibited a great many rare and valuable Coins in illustration; which were, most creditably, handled with great care, and not one lost or damaged.

Thursday, June 10th.-The President mentioned the donation of the following

Shells from Madeira, from Miss Ormerod, who had most kindly also undertaken the onerous and difficult task of arranging and naming the whole collection of the Society.

Valuable spongs, corals, and shells from the Bermudas, from Lieut. F. Carpenter, O.M.

Coins, from J. E. M. Hamilton.

Egg of Chinese Goose and Cast of Head of Dodo, from H. G. Goodacre.

Handsome Ammonite from new railway cutting, from Mr. Guppy, better known as "Mark."

Pair of Indian Fly Fans, from G. Hadow. Baskets of Ammonites, Echini, &c., from cutting, from the Master: whose enormous Ammonite given to the Society, also lay on the table, in illustration of the lecture on Ammonites by W. H. Macdonald Esq., which came next. The lecturer described the habits and anatomy of ammonites, cuttle fish, nautili, and kindred creatures, in a most lively lecture, which never suffered the attention of the audience to flag for a moment.

On Saturday, June 12th, about 90 members of the Society, including several of the Common Room, took part in a Field-day, which, though very enjoyable, thanks to the weather, the scenery, and Mr. Duck, was somewhat barren in results. After dining in Chisbury camp, which is to be visited this year by the British Archæological Society, the company broke up and re-assembled for tea at Leigh Hill, arriving in scattered detachments, which had come some by way of Bedwyn Common, and others by Bedwyn Church, and Wolf Hall.

There were 69 persons present. At a private meeting afterwards it was passed on the President's motion, that elections should be somewhat more formal, on the Vice-President's that one fourth of the members present could black ball. K. A. Farrar, seconded by O. Elton, proposed that the members be not elected from the 4th Form. G. R. Ask with, A. H. Hawkins, and J. F. Hardy opposed, and the motion was lost. O. Elton's motion "That 4th Form visitors be excluded" was also lost. J. F. L. Hardy carried "That it should not be lawful for any member or motion once rejected to be proposed again in the same term, to prevent captious obstruction." E. W. Silver found no seconder, when he proposed that every member should speak once in two terms.

Archibald Edward Garrod, Christ Church, Oxford, 1st Class in Final Honour School of Natural Science.

Michael Ernle DuSantory Brothers, University College, Oxford, 1st Class in Modern History, Final Schools.

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THE CHELTENHAM MATCH.

RAIN and the Cheltenham Match, at Cheltenham, are, to borrow from a famous work, things so inseparably connected as to form but one idea. When we got on the ground one wicket was in the act of falling and the score had reached 9. Cheltenham was in. Steel was bowling from the Chapel end and Curtler from the other. Muir, one of Cheltenham's best bats, it was who had fallen, and Leach had been the instrument by which his career was cut short, having caught him neatly in the slips. Oliver then joined Tonge, who was in fine form, and hit a clean 4 to leg off Curtler and a 4 to the off, off Steel, through Thompson. Oliver responded by a nice drive for 3, and the score rapidly rose to 40, when rain stopped the play. On resuming Tonge sent a 4 to the Pavilion off Curtler, and a 2 off a full pitch from Steel. Oliver hit another full pitch from Steel for 4 to leg, and 50 was telegraphed, when, not too soon, the bowling was changed, Leaf superseding Steel. Oliver was well caught by Thompson off his first ball.

Brown hit one to cover which Tatham should have fielded, but was then taken by Steel at mid on. Clowes the wicket keeper next joined Tonge,

and when the latter had hit a 4 to the Pavilion off Leaf, replied with a 4 to the off off Steel, a 4 to leg off the same bowler, and a 3 to the off off Curtler. Another shower intervened, and then Clowes hit two successive balls for 4 to the Pavilion off Steel. Martyn now displaced Curtler, but Tonge hit his first over for three fours, all to the Pavilion. His end, however, was at hand. Steel displaced Leaf, and with his second ball bowled him for a most excellent and freely hit innings of 40. Clowes was still busy, and by hitting Martyn twice for 3, brought on Thring, but was soon afterwards bowled by a full pitch from Steel. He had hit finely. Cooke and Boyd were now partners, and the big hitters being gone the game became much slower. Boyd got Thring through the slips for 3, Cooke hit a 4 to the Pavilion off Steel, and then the latter was caught by Leaf. Ievers got a 3 in the slips, and the Captain, who was changing the bowling with judgment, put on Thompson. Ievers's next hit was a 4 to the off, off Thring. Heavy rain now fell, and play was not resumed till after lunch. Curtler and Steel bowled, and Boyd was well caught at the wicket on the leg side by Bengough, Ievers by Hill, Walker and Llewellin both at the wicket-the former off Martyn, the latter off Steel, after hitting a 3 to leg off Martyn.

Our fielding it will be guessed had been good, Hill's especially good, although there had been signs of laxity at the outset. We saw no catch missed, though one of our XI himself said he had missed a hard one, about which, as seeing, not hearing, is believing, we will say no more. The bowling was indifferent, Steel and Leaf being the best. Bengough kept wicket in his best form. Tonge and Oliver were the pick of the batsmen, and Clowes played a spirited innings. Cheltenham had had the best of the ground, which, while their best bats were in, had been but little damaged by the wet.

Leaf and Tatham began excellently for us, the former with unusual promptitude getting a 2 off the first ball, followed by an off drive for 3. Tatham responded with a 3 to leg, several 2's, and a cut for 3. Leaf hit a 4 to leg off Boyd, and then Tatham, not catching a ball full as he intended, was out: 30, 1, 16. So far our innings had been a merry one. Hill, by a square leg hit for 3, a cut for 2, an off drive for 2, and another 3 to leg, brought on Llewellin vice Boyd. Then some slow cricket ensued, till Hill was caught long slip. Soon afterwards Leaf was missed at point by Tonge. Thompson was caught at mid on, and Bengough appeared. The first two or three balls, at each of which he played too late, were dangerously near his bails, but then he opened his account with a 2 to leg and a cut for 3. Leaf drove one for 3, and Bengough became very irrepressible, hitting quickly four twos and a 3, and then a magnificent 5 to the on, which rebounded from the Chapel.

Leaf was now caught excellently by Brown. He had played in his usual style as steadily as Old Time, and sorely must he have tried the patience of the bowlers by the monotonous and imperturbable precision with which he smothered all their best balls. His was a meritorious and most useful innings. Leach returned one to the bowler, but Bengough, nothing daunted, made a fine on hit for four and a leg ditto for three. Steel's stay was short, and Thring soon alas! put an end to Bengough's career by running him out when he was well set and had rapidly hit three more twos. In spite of some uppish ones and half-chances he had played a splendid innings at a critical time. In justice to Thring, we must say that to our eyes Bengough might have just saved his wicket if he had run a bit harder and put his bat down instead of holding it high in the air.

Martyn infused some life into the game on Thring's departure, but no one stayed with him, Turner after one fine forward cut for 4 being bowled, and Curtler, after calling a run which he had no business to try, being caught at point.

Our innings, but for Leaf and Bengough's display, was disappointing. The bowling seemed straight but not hard, and we are inclined to think that even on the wet ground a very different result would have been shown if Bengough had not been run out. Our running, by the way, was often careless. Surely our XI can learn first to back up, secondly, to save a yard or more by putting the bat ahead of them over the crease, and lastly that a run is not worth a wicket.

On the second day, play began at 10.45. Tonge and Muir again went in first, and Steel and Curtler again began the bowling. The first five overs yielded one run. In the sixth, Tonge got a 3 from Curtler, but Muir was well stumped off Steel. One wicket for 5. We should say that the wicket had been changed by mutual consent, as the old one had during the night become a sea of mud. The bowling was very steady for several overs till Steel sent a full pitch which Oliver welcomed, but almost immediately gave an easy chance of stumping to Bengough, who missed it through over eagerness. Steel was now emulating A.G.'s form, and Tonge reaching forward to him once too often, was smartly stumped for a good innings. Brown was then badly missed by Hill at point from a ball of Curtler's. Steel bowled Oliver, thus capturing the two best wickets. Tatham's fielding and Bengough's wicket-keeping were extremely good at this time. Clowes sent Steel to the Pavilion for 4, so Leaf came on, and as Curtler, though bowling steadily, did not get a wicket, Martyn took his end, and Brown was neatly caught by Bengough off him. Clowes hit the same bowler to leg for 4. Some want of dash in the field was now noticeable, and Turner missed Clowes at deep field, though it was a hard chance well tried. Then Curtler missed him off Leaf; this was not a hard chance. Clowes celebrated his escape by driving Martyn for 3, and at 58 Steel resumed instead of Leaf. Martyn soon clean bowled Cooke, and Steel caught hand at short slip. Clowes had played a timely and dashing innings. Boyd was now missed at the wicket, and a heavy thunderstorm stopped. play at

Clowes off him splendidly with one

1.30. Leach did not improve the bowling, and Martyn was hit in the third over for 7, but Steel bowled Ievers in the fourth. Curtler went on vice Martyn, and Walker was badly missed off him by Steel in the slips. Tatham, however, caught him the next ball high up with one hand. Maiden overs were now the order of the day, then Pemberton was missed at long field by Turner off Steel. But Tatham again rebuked this error by what is better than precept, and as in Walker's case prevented mischief by catching him next ball. Llewellin trying to pull one of Curtler's off his middle stump, regretted doing so, and all were out at 3.20 for 88.

Our fielding-a sad falling off from our first innings display-had been a mixture of bad and good, the bad predominating; but Tatham and Thompson showed up well, and Bengough had been brilliantly on the spot at the wicket. Also it must be remarked that on such a day fielding was very hard work. Steel bowled excellently, and Curtler and Martyn had also done good service.

At 3.30, Leaf and Tatham faced Boyd and Pemberton. Leaf hit the first ball to leg for 4. Tatham in attempting a pull was bowled. Hill cut Boyd neatly for 3, but a storm coming on rendered quick run-getting almost impossible. After it, Hill repeated his last performance, and then Boyd bowled his middle stump. We had now got 104 runs to make in three-quarters of an hour, and to win was out of the question. The Cheltenham XI were fielding splendidly, and f'oyd was doing his best to york Thompson, but without effect, and at 4.20 rain finally stopped the match when we had eight wickets to fall, about 90 runs to get, and the ever useful Leaf and Thompson thoroughly well set.

On the whole, we consider that our bowling was better than theirs, and their three best bats better than our best three. Which XI would have made most runs if the match could have been played on good ground in fine weather it is of course impossible to say, and we must leave patriots of either School to form their own conclusions. All the Marlborough XI were unanimous on one point, the pleasantness of their outing and the kind hospitality which they had received at Cheltenham.

MARLBOROUGH.

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