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Lancashire defeated Kent on June 13 and 14 by nine wickets. The scoring was very moderate, Lancashire making 197 (Ward, not out, 57, Sugg 44, A. G. Steel 31, Pilling 22), and 14 for one wicket, and Kent scoring 84 (F Marcbant 27) and 123 (F. Hearne 32, A. H earns 26). In this match A. G. Steel participated in county crioket for the first time since the Surrey and Lancashire fixture at Old Trafford in 1887. The Cambridge University Eleven wereeean to great disadvantage in the first of their out matches, in which they were opposed by the Surrey team. The County scored 259 (f^ead 63, K. J. Key 62, Abel 50, Henderson 28), and the University could only make ' 100 (H, Hale 25) and 74. In their two succeeding matches, however, the University performed splendidly. They played Sussex at Brighton on June 20 and the following days, and the start was not very encouraging to the Light Blues, the County amassing a total of 316 in tho -first innings. Of this total, W. Newham contributed 88, W. H. Dudney (whose success will be noticed with pleasure by New Zealanders) 71, Jeese Hide 43, A. Hide 37, andQuaife 23. The University responded, however, with a Bplendid innings of 430 (F. G. J. Ford 123, H. J. Mordaunt 78, E. M. Butler 44, E. Crawley 38, B, C. Gosling 36, S. M. J. Woods 32), and the second innings of Sussex realised only 118 (W. Newham 39, W. H. Andrews 28, Humyhreys 22), leaving the University with five runs to win, a number which was obtained without the loss of a wicket. Their next match, against the M.C.C. and Ground, was pulled out of the fire by the University in a very creditable manner, a two-wiokets' viotory being secured. The run-getting was even throughout the game, the M.C.C making 218 (W. J. Ford 64, T. O. O'Brien 50, Phillips, not out, 31) and 225 (O. D. Buxton, not out, 108, G. F. yeraori 38, Carlin 24), »nd the University scoring 273 (O. P. Foley 113, F. G. J. Ford 40, H. J. Mordaunt 22, (F. Thomas 22) and 171 for ci ght wickets (F. Thomas 61, E. R. de Little! 22). W. J. Ford, who played for the Marylebone Club in this match, was until recently headmaster of Nelson College, and had just returned from New Zealand. When he got set he \ hit, says Cricket, with all his old vigour. . R. J. Pops, the young Australian who is studying at Edinburgh University, also played for the M.C.C,, and scored 13 and 6. The Oxford University Eleven did -not fare so well as the Light Blues in their out matches. On June 20 and 21 Lancashire defeated them by seven wiokets, the scores being — Oxford ; 156 (A. K. Watson 39, M. Ri Jardine 33, H. Philipson 31) and 129 (F. J. N. Thesiger 20,' W. Rashleigh 20, Lord G. Sootfc 20 ; Lancashire, 172 (Ward 62, A. N. Hornby 39, Paul 21), and 114 for three wiokets (Sugg 26, Barlow, not out, 25). In their next match the Dark Blues were treated to over eight hours' hard fielding by Surrey, whose total reached 614 (Abel 138, Read 136, W. W. Read 91, F. Fielding 75, Lockw.ood, nob out, 53, J. Shuter 40,' Lohmann 28, Bowley 27). The University players could not do much with Lohmann, who captured eleven wickets for 95 runs, and their ventures realised 180 (W. Rashleigh 50, F. J. N. Thesiger'46, A. K. Watßon 24) and 67 (F. H. Gtdsßon 22). ; t Though they had the worst of the first innings in a match with Middlesex on Juno 17 and 18, the Surrey Eleven were, thanks mainly to Mr Key's fine batting, enabled to" win in the end by six wickets. The scores were — Middlesex, 177 (A. E. Stoddart 64, E. A. Nepean 44, E. M. Hadow 30) and 180 (E. A. Nepean, not out, 64) ; Surrey, 144 (Read 43, W. W. Read 29, Henderson 21, K. J. Key, not out. 20) and 214 for four wickets (K. J. Key,, not out, 121, Abel 42, Read 27) Surrey defeated Derbyshire (the latter connty , being of oourse without Sf off ortb) by an innings and 223 runs. Surrey scored 400, the last! four wickets putting on 277. The prinoip&l con tributors were Maurice Read (103),~Lockwood (81V, Beaumont (66), Sharpa (not out* 56), X; J. Key (31), and Abal (21). Derbyshire scored 87 and 90 (Dauden 27). Two amateurs made their first appearance in first-class cricket in this match, Mr F. Fielding being tried for Surrey as wicketkeeper, while Mr.F. Evershed (the international Rugby footballer) played for Derbyshire, making the third of the family in the Peak County Eleven. A splendid batting match at Lords between Middlesex and Yorkshire fittingly had an exciting termination on June 22. Yorkshh e^ bat-, ting first, scored 259. Hall carried, hia bat through the innings (for the 14th time since 1878) and scored 85. He received useful assistance from Lord Hawke (44), Lee (32), Moorhouse (28), and Ulyett (20). Middlesex topped Yorkshire's score by 109, the chief contributorsto the total of 368 being T. C. O'Brien (92), G. F. Vernon (86), A. E. Stoddart (46), S. W. Scott (33), E. A. Nepean (31), and J. G. Walker (30). In their second innings Yorkshire put together 388 (Peel 158, Hall £6, Wainwright 29, Moorhouse 21, Hawke 20, Wade 20), leaving Middlesex with 280 to. get to win, and as there were only 3hr 35min left the possibilities seemed either a drawn game or a victory for Yorkshire. It seemed, too, at first as if the former was the aim of the Middlesex team, as at half-past 5 the score was only 129 with four of the best batsmen out. Mr O'Brien here joined Mr Nepean with 90 minutes left for play, and at once commenced to force the pace of the run-getting. Hescoiedso freely from all the Yorkshire bowlers that before long it began to dawn on .the speotators that a victory for Middlesex was not suoh an unlikely event as was at first thought. Matters, however, were not improved when Mr Nepean w.as caught at 182, to be followed 15 runs later by Mr Hadow, who was cleyerly. taken at the wicket. At 12 minutes past' 6 Mr Vernon' joined Mr O'Brienj and' with only four wickets to fall and still $£ runs to get in 48 minutes the whole question of a win for Middlesex depended on these two amateurs. No pair better fitted for such a task, however, could be found, and they scored so freely from all the Yorkshire bowlers that in 38 minutes the runs were knocked off, and Middlesex had won an extraordinary match amidst the greatest excitement by four wickets, T. C. O'Brien (not out) scored 100, E. A. Nepean . 62, S. W. Scott 36, G. F. Vernon (not out) 30, and J. G. Walker 25. In three days 1295 runs were made. This is the highest aggregate recorded in an important match, the next highest being 1294 runs in the Smokers v. Nonsmokers match, extending over four days at Melbourne in 1887. In the latter match, however, only 24 wickets fell, whereas in this one 36 fell. Following upon their defeat from Middlesex, the Yorkshire Eleven suffered a reverse at the hands of Sussex, tho eooros being- Sussex, 273 (W. Newham 110, Humphreys, 45, Quaife 21, Major 20) and 120 for Bix wickets (Major 38) ; Yorkshire, 150 (Wade 49, Wainwright 37) and 242 (Moorhouse s4, Wainright 53, Lee 49). The Lancashire County Eleven visited Ireland on June 17, and defeated Dublin University with the greatest of ease, scoring 427 (Ward 89, Barlow 81) to 102 and 83. On returning to England they defeated Oxford University, aB recorded elsewhere, but they were then defeated by Notts by an innings ana

59 rom The scores were— Lancashire, 120 (Brigga 38, A. Ward 20) and 89 (E. Ward 37) ; Notts, 268 (Barnes 102, Flowers 55, Gunn 54, Attewell, not out, 20). Shaoklock bowled with I great success for the winners. Lancashire 1 were without Barlow and Mesßrs A. Gr. Steel and Ecoies. , Warwickshire, with a weak team, suffered a decisive defeat from Yorkshire, the scores beinff— Yorkshire, 247 (Hal! 77, Lee 68) j Warwickshire, 90 and 103. The Derbyshire County Eleven, who have a way of alternating heavy scores with light ones, put up 360 against Leicestershire, Sugg contributing 104, S. H. Evershed 79, and Ohatterton 51, Leicestershire only made 118 (Holland 38) and 109 (Warren, not out, 43), but , they were poorly represented. OXFORD v. CAMBRIDGE. The English mail brought the particulars of the Oxford and Cambridge University match, won by the latter by an inm'Dgs and 105 runs. The Cambridge team included three Austra-lians—-S. M. J. Woods, E. de Little, and H. Hale — and to the bowling of two of these largely owes its decisive victory. Woods took elevon wickets for 82 runs, and -De Little three wickets for 18 runs, The scores are appended : — Oxford. First Innings. Second Innings. F H Gresion, c and b Woods 0 b Woods ... ... » H W Forater, c M'Gregor, b Wood ... 14 b Woods ... ... 10 W Rashleigh, c Hale, ' bFord ... / ... 9 bWood3 ... ... 16 A X Watson , c Thomas, bFord ... ... 0 c and b Mordaunt ...18 Lord George Scott, not, out ... ...37 c Hale, bFord ... 9 M X Jardine, b Woods 0 b Mordaunt ... 0 A O M Oroome, b Woods ... ... 1 oM'Gregor.bDeLittle 0 H PhUlipson (captain). bDe Litfcle ... 13 not out ... ... 28 BT J Dauglish, b De Uttle ... ... 0 c M'Gregor, b Ford ... 0 H Bassett, b Wooda ... 10 c Mordaunt, b Woods 0 E X Moss, c M'Gregor, b Wooda... ... 5 b Woods ... „. 0 Extras ... 16 Extras ... 9 Total ... 105 Total ... 90 Cambridge. First Innings. H J Mordaunfc. O Phillipson, b Bassefct 127 O P Foley, b Bassett 22 F Thomas, c Gresson, b Oroome . n 18 B Crawley, b Jardine , ... „, 54 FG J Woods (captain), lbw, b Moss ... 20 SM J Ford, b Bassett ... ... 4 E C Gosling, not out ... ... 22 •B M Butler, c Foster, bßaesetfe ... 0 H Hale, b Bassett ... ... 4 EH de Little, c and b Croome ... 4 G M'Gregor, b Oroome ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ... 16 Total ... ... ... 300 Umpires— West and Wheeler.