may be either of casts or photographs or other objects, such as models of temples; in this case, of course, the giver can select for himself w'at he likes best to give. Money subscriptions will necessitate a treasurer, and for that post I beg to offer myself. Before spending the money, I should like to take counsel with the Committee of the Art Society, if they do not object, or it might be thought advisable to appoint a separate Committee. I said in my last letter that photographs were very cheap, and therefore no one need hesitate to subscribe because he is afraid his offering would be too small to be of any use. I think donors of separate objects should have their names in some way recorded, and this might also be done when two or three club together to give something. In conclusion I have to say that I have already received some kind and liberal offers of assistance; two or three casts have been promised and others have promised money. I may therefore assume that the Museum will be at least begun, and all readers of the Marlburian may understand that "the subscription list is now open and will be open for an indefinite period." I am, yours truly, L. E. UPCOTT. To the Editor of the Marlburian. DEAR SIR,-If the absence of all objection may be con sidered as equivalent to general approval, I imagine that nothing is wanted but the help of friends to make Mr. Upcott's admirable suggestion an accomp'ished fact. The very moderate cost of the excellent casts, specimens of which Mr. Upcott bas procured, ought not to make a collection matter of diffi culty, for my own part I shall have great pleasure in making the humble offer of the "Fighting Gladiator" of the Louvre. Faithfully yours, H.R. [We shall be most happy to offer another statue.-ED. M.] Cricket. PROMOTED INTO THE XXII.-July 21st. W. M. Tatham E. E. Steel W. B. Taylor C. W. Bowlby H. J. Nott C. S. Browning F. E. Rowe C. L. Stawell A. Womersley. M.C.C.C. v. CLIFTON CLUB. For some little time rumour had been busy with regard to the team, which our eleven was to meet on the 12th, and for once rumour had stuck pretty strictly to the truth. The eleven that came down was an exceptionally strong one and included such well-known cricketers as F. Townsend, J. A. Bush, R. F. Miles, F. G. Monkland, H. W. R. Gribble, and the two Matthews. The weather had been singularly fine for three days, and Saturday morning showed a wicket that was perhaps the liveliest that the Americans have allowed us this season. A slight shower fell before play began, but not enough to take effect on the wicket. Our visitors won the toss, and shortly before halfpast eleven T. G. Matthews and Gribble issued from the pavilion to face the bowling of Hardwick from Lyne's end, while the Captain himself bowled from the town. Very soon a drizzle began which made the ball very greasy, and hard for a fast bowler to handle. But Hardwick soon showed himself on the spot, and with the score at eight Gribble had his off wicket rudely disturbed by that bowler. The vacant wicket was occupied by Monkland and a long stand took place. This necessitated a change in the bowling, and Challen changed places with Peake. Monkland punished Challen's third ball to the tune of 4, and runs still came very fast, both batsmen delighting the spectators with some very fine cutting. It was by the fast bowler that the separation was at last effected, as Monkland was well held by Booth at long leg in attempting to hit a loose one from Challen, after helping to raise the score from 7 to 50. Townsend now faced Matthews, and soon appeared quite at home with the bowling, and each batsman hit merrily to all parts of the ground. But Hardwick at length came to the rescue by neatly removing Townsend's off bail with a trimmer. That batsman was so surprised that he appealed to the umpire. J. L. Matthews was the next to challenge Hardwick; that bowler was not slow to accept the challenge, and clean bowled him after he had added a single to the score-sheet. At this period Peake, who had taken the ball from Challen, handed it on to Hill, as his last over had been productive of 7 runs. In Hardwick's next over T. G. Matthews had to leave, caught at coverpoint. He had played a very fine innings for 47, his cutting being especially good. Shortly after this the luncheon bell interrupted the game. Not much time was wasted over refreshments, and at a quarter to two the not-outs, Siddall and Bush, occupied their old position at the wickets. Bush should have been caught without the addition of a run, but Booth over-reached the ball in running in to it. Hill was bowling very steadily, and Bush did not seem at all at home with him. He punished the slow bowler for 3 and 4, and then Hill bowled his off wicket for 9: 7 wickets for 106. This brought in Miles and 16 runs were added, chiefly by Miles, before Hardwick got Siddall taken by Glennie at cover-point. Miles knocked up runs quickly, hitting a 3 off Hardwick, and a 4 off the left-hand bowler. Miller and Marsh made no long stay, Hardwick being accredited with Miller's wicket and Hill bowling Marsh. As Clifton had only 10 men, Fasken went in for them. It seemed as if both batsmen were well set, when Miles played too soon for a leg ball and lifted it into back-stop's hands. Fasken was left not out with 10; and the innings closed for 154. A good deal of rain had now fallen and the wicket had been getting worse and worse as the Clifton innings went on. It is only fair to say that our eleven had very much the worst wicket. But this will hardly account for the poor show that they made in the batting line. After vainly waiting for the rain to stop, our visitors determined to take the field. Townsend with lobs and Miles with slow left, opened the bowling. Kitcat and Hitchcock appeared for us. Neither batsmen seemed at all at home and each bowler sent down a maiden. In Townsend's second over Kitcat was bowled with a ball that got up very quick from the pitch. 1 for 1. Hitchcock after playing two maidens from Miles was bowled by the first lob which he received.-2 for 3-Challen joined Booth and seeemed to have more notion than the majority of our eleven how to play a lob. Nine overs were bowled down for 6 runs and then Booth had to leave through trying to cut one of Miles' which broke from the wicket. The following over Townsend successfully appealed for an 1.b.w. against Leach : 4 for 17. The captain was not long at the wicket, for running out to a short pitched lob he failed to go far enough and placed it easily in short long-on's hands. 5 for 20. Things looked very bad for Marlborough with five wickets down for 20 runs, but Ben gough's advent put a little life into the game. He began playing rather pluckily while Challen hit well to leg. Fourteen runs were added before Challen was given out 1.b.w. to Townsend. 6 for 34. Challen's 15 was carefully and well compiled and made just when most needed. Glennie. now joined Bengough, and again a stand was made. Glennie batted with some little confidence and Bengough was playing steadily, as may be seen from his making 7 singles following. 21 runs were added before the lobs found their way into Bengough's wickets and the 7th wicket fell for 55. Hodgson filled the vacancy but soon lost his partner as Glennie was easily stumped. His 13 was well put together. We must remind that batsman that it does not do to lose his head even after making double figures, as it is fatal to long scoring. Hodgson and Hill fell quickly and the innings closed for 65, of which there were no less than 12 extras. This is by no means a creditable total, even taking into consideration the condition of the ground and the good bowling. Our eleven ought to have been able to put together a century. We must remind our eleven that it is only a fortnight till the Rugby match, and our fielding is not yet nearly what it should be. picked up clean and fewer still well returned to the wicket-keep; and though the catching has improved, it is yet far from perfect. Would it not be well that all the eleven should try to get a little practice at Lord's on the Tuesday afternoon? The difference in the pace of the ground would surely, if the suggestion were carried out, not tell so much against us as last year. Surely this year's eleven will do their best to save Marlborough from such a crushing defeat as that of last year, even though they may have to deny themselves the pleasure of going to an afternoon entertainment. The match, at Lord's on the 28th and 29th, is M.C.C. v. Lancashire, and by going to Lord's after lunch on Tuesday we may be able to see Steel play for his county and get a little practice afterwards. Appended is the full score : CLIFTON C.C. Few balls are THIS match-which was played with 12 men a side, on Saturday the 12th, was thrown in as a supplement to the arranged list, to give our eleven some extra practice before the Rugby Match. Our opponents were considered a fairly strong team, and we may congratulate ourselves on having beaten them so easily. Heavy rain on Friday night had made the wicket very dead: hence the scores on neither side were large: indeed this match presents the somewhat remarkable phenomenon (at least at Marlborough) of a game played out in one short day's cricket. The visitors went in first, Milne and Baggallay opposing Hardwick and Peake. A smart catch at point soon disposed of Baggallay, and let in Gore who with Milne made a stand, till the irresistible Hardwick found the way into his wicket. Soon after a good catch of Peake's disposed of Milne who had played well. No one else reached double figures, though one or two showed a tendency to hit, and the innings closed for 58. Four bowlers were engagedHardwick obtaining 6 wickets, Peake three and Hill one. It was now our turn to go in, and we had to do as best we could, with two good bats-Leach and Hitchcock, absent through illness. The beginning was not hopeful, and it was not till Peake appeared that there seemed any prospect of our surpassing the other side's score. Peake, however, batted very well, and with a confidence which he might with advantage show oftener. He made 22, but in spite of his effort, when the last man, Hardwick, appeared, 9 runs were wanted to pass the others' total. Hardwick-who showed as little disposition to get out when batting as he had to let any one else stay in while bowling-by vigorous blows effected the desired result. As it was still quite early our visitors went in again, Dowding and Baggallay this time The second innings appearing first at the wickets. was quite a collapse, and is remarkable only for the deadly bowling of Hardwick, and the splendid catches made by Peake and Hardwick. We were left with 20 runs to win, which were got with the loss of two wickets. Thus we won by 8 wickets, and the result of the match-as shown especially by the first innings-is satisfactory in this respect, it shows that we need never despair as long as there is a man to go in, and that owing to the beautiful mediocrity of our Eleven there is fully as much likelihood of our last men making runs as of our first: in short that the Eleven of 1879, though its history has been in some ways remarkable, has got no tail. Score appended: W. DOWDING'S TEAM. 2nd innings. c. & b. Hardwick...... F. Gore, b. Hardwick............ 12 COCK HOUSE GROUND MATCH. UPCOTT'S (MALTESE CROSS) v. COTTON HOUSE. The first day of this match, Saturday July 12th, Further was a very pattern day of the season. comment would be needless. However the two Captains determined to play and their teams were not found wanting. Jones won the toss for Upcott's, and in consideration of the weather and the state of the ground sent Cotton House to the wickets to the bowling of Craufurd and Dods, who remained "on" throughout the match. Ask with and Druitt appeared first at the wickets, but the latter soon fell to a catch by Alston, followed not long after by Fox, Buckland and Ewart, who only contributed one between them. Askwith had been playing and hitting well considering the state of the ground, and his score of 30 was the largest in the match. Porter (12) and Haughton (11) were the only others who reached double figures and the innings closed for 72. Upcott's followed at once, the rain coming down steadily all the time. The bowling of Cotton House was rather loose, and at the close of the day, five wickets were down for rather over 50 runs, of which Rowe made 11, Craufurd 14. TUESDAY, July 15th, Alston and Callendar continued their innings, on a finer and warmer day, and to much improved bowling. Alston was soon out for 14 but Callendar and Taylor played very steadily for 20 and 12 not out respectively, and Upcott's were 19 ahead of their opponents at the close of the innings. This day's play was far more exciting than Saturday's. The bowling of both sides was improved, especially that of Cotton House, as the results will shew. Askwith again made highest score for his side (27) but the rest failed to bring up the total to more than 58, and this might have been less, but for the somewhat erratic bowling of Dods, who nevertheless occasionally bowled over the stumps. In this innings Craufurd took four wickets and Taylor three. Upcott's had thus only 40 runs to make to win, which seemed a comparatively easy task. It was however far otherwise. Jones skied a ball to cover point, 1 for 6, Craufurd was caught in the same over at long leg, 2 for 7. Dods and Alston quickly followed bowled by Ewart and Buckland respectively, 3 for 11, four for 12. Cotton House were becoming hopeful, and Upcott's hopes were growing less and less. However Rowe was still in and he might pull it off; Lewis made a 2, which varied the monotony of the proceedings, only to be bowled, almost next ball, and Callendar kept up his wickets till he had made 4, while Rowe also added a few to his score, so that the 6th wicket fell for 31. There were still 9 to make, and four wickets to fall, but the 7th fell for 33, and the 8th for 35, while the excitement on both sides was visibly increasing. Rowe however altered the state of feeling on both sides by a vigorous hit to leg for 4, and scoring one off the next ball landed Upcott's Cock House ground for 1879, by two wickets. Rowe may certainly claim to have won the match. His innings of 28 not out, at such a trying moment, before an increasing throng of excited spectators was deserving of all praise, and he fully deserves the place in the XXII which he has since gained. For Cotton House in the second innings Ewart and Buckland took four wickets each, while it is perhaps worthy of mention that not a single extra was scored. Upcott's......... 91 and 40 for 8 wickets. The Rifle Corps. WIMBLEDON, 1879. On Wednesday, July 23rd, the Eight went up to Wimbledon to secure a little practice before the Public Schools Competition for the Ashburton Shield on the next day. On the following morning, after parade at 10.30, firing commenced at the short range as soon as the Schools could reach their targets; here our score of 201, of which Heaton made 30 and Waddilove 29 was a fair one, though there were six others above us. Before shooting at the long range the Victoria Rifles, with their usual hospitality entertained at lunch those of the Eight who were not previously engaged. After gunfire at 2.30 firing commenced again, and Dawson began well with 29; our shooting at this range was very fair, as we made |