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After hiß ignoble display.in the Players match on Friday at. the Oval, says an exchange, people began to wonder what on earth the Australians brought Lyons over for. He did not frame as if he conld play at cricket a little bifc. It was rather rough on Bonnor, after his masterly defensive innings, that his colleagues should round on him as they did because he didn't go in for hitting. Lohmann and Barnes, when in their best form, are nice men to " slog." Surely the spirit of dissension is not showing itself already in the Australian camp? Our representative at the match, iv common with many others present, says he has never seen the giant play more perfect cricket, and after standing up two hours and five minutes, he was 6at from such a return that nine out of ten bowlers would have let slide. Lohmann didn't, mad the ball stuck. I hope the ovation Bonnor received on his return to the pavilion made amends for the cool reception by his comrades. Bonnor caused some people tc stare at Lord's when he came out in all the glory of a Zingari cap.' Several members of the most exclusive club in the world didn't seem to like it ; but why not ? He may have been recently elected for all they knew. A lad at Oundle School, R. Beresford, put in a wonderful performance recently. He made 102 in the first and 307 in the second innings, and was not out both times. He also in the first innings of his opponents took seven wickets. One of the most curious overs ever bowled was that of E. S. Banks at Home recently. He was put on when' Warrington wanted 10 runs to win. and 13 were actually made in his solitary over. "He was twice no-balled, and among the hits were two 3's and a 4. He was quite the Good Samaritan to the Warrington team. W. E. Roller's health is so bad at present that it ' is feared he will be unable to take little, if any, further part in county cricket. Talk about surprises, says a Home paper! What can beat those of the past week? Here we have Notts going fresh from a tenwicket victory over Australia to be whipped in in one innings by Middlesex, the defeats! of Lancashire. What will Arthur Shrewsbury thiuk about it? On present' form Lancashire should bold both Nottingham and Yorkshire safe. Surrey are most to be dreaded, and even they bo safely tackled, if Lancashire can only whip up the best eleven. Yorkshire have not yeb won a match. The rain came down and robbed them of a certain victory over Leicestershire at Haddersfield. Overheard during a cricket match iv Lancashire last week. Bowler and captain (appealing simultaneously for leg-before wicket) : " How's that, umpire ?" Umpire: "Nay, lads; youmun settle it amuDg yerselves."