WALKER THEOLOGICAL PRIZE. The Examination Papers were set by the Rev. T. V. French. The following is the result : : The Prize in the Classical Department is therefore adjudged to Hamilton in the Modern to Cockburn. Phillipps also will receive an extra prize. Cricket Matches. England v. The World. Although a few attempts had been previously made, yet this match may be said to have opened our Cricket for 1867. The smallness of the scores may be attributed to the heavy state of the ground and the steady bowling of the two "Jims," which was almost too good for the commencement of the season. For England, Bramwell, Chandler, Bradley, and Baines played good innings, Chandler's 37 being obtained in first-rate form, and showing great promise. The World was ably supported by Filgate, Hayward, Lillywhite, and Eccles, who managed to pull off the match for their side. [The Editors are sorry to state that, from the disgraceful manner in which the bowling analysis of the World's 2nd innings was kept, they are unable to vouch for the perfect accuracy of the report for that innings given above.Edd. Chelt.] The Eleven v. C. H. Eccles' Eleven. This match was played on Thursday the 18th, the first day of the Easter holidays, and consequently the College could not muster so strong an eleven as might have been wished, but notwithstanding the absence of Abbott, Baker, and Barrow, they succeeded in defeating their opponents, although the latter had managed to bring a pretty strong team into the field, but were somewhat out of form from want of practice. For Eccles' Eleven Turnbull played two good innings of 10 and 14, Reid showed some of his old form in his 23, Venables, Eccles, and Lillywhite likewise doing good service for their sides. We are sorry to say Stanhope's forward play did not come off. For the Eleven, Filgate and Brice got together and played in good form for their 22 and 26, in spite of the bowling of Lillywhite, which only allowed Filgate to get his last twelve in singles. Wade got his runs well, but was finally caught by Lillywhite at the wicket, who also managed to dispose of Hamilton and Renny-Tailyour at the same place. Let us hope that his example as a wicket-keep will be followed by some one in the College, who will thus supply a deficiency in our Eleven which is much to be lamented. T. Bramwell, c Eccles, b Venables T. Wise. c Hayward, b Venables C. R. Filgate, c Hayward, b Lillywhite, jun. E. F. Cuppage, run out E. Brice, c Humphrys, b Lillywhite, jun. A. H. Hamilton, c Lillywhite, sen., b Lillywhite, jun. J. J. Reid, b R. T. Reid J. Wade, c Lillywhite, sen., b Venables J. Baines, b Lillywhite, jun... J. Steuart, not out.. Extras The Bowling Analysis. 063 396 603 ::: 5 O 6 6 22 O 26 97 [No analysis of Reid's bowling was kept: that of Eccles is evidently entirely wrong: it is impossible for the Editors to know to what extent the bowling of Lillywhite and Venables is misrepresented. Little confidence is to be placed in a scorer who represents the bowlers as not having delivered a single wide ball when we find that his companion scorer has put down 5.-Edd. Chelt.] The Eleven v. John Reid, Esq.'s team. Although disappointed by several good cricketers, who had promised to put in an appearance, but who, from various causes, were unable to keep their word, Reid managed to bring together a sufficiently strong team to beat us in the first innings. Wednesday morning, May 1st, ushered in as fine a cricketing day as could be desired for our first foreign match: for Eccles' team, against which we played on the 18th April, comprising, as it did, almost exclusively past and present Cheltonians, can hardly be considered a foreign eleven. Dr. Barry kindly allowed the Eleven to go out at II o'clock; but fully twenty minutes were wasted in preliminaries before we began. It had been stipulated beforehand that, as this was to be only a one day's match, the strangers should go in first; and accordingly they began by sending Throsby and Parr to the wickets. They did not, however, play up to their old form, for the third over from Brice's end disposed of Parr for a single, and soon after a ball from Steuart put an end to Throsby's career. Their places were filled by J. Tankerville, Esq., and Lord E. Fitzmaurice, but neither were able to make much of a stand: nor did the game become at all lively till Eccles and "Young Jim" got together, when they managed to keep the whole field on the alert for the next hour. Eccles, however, was at last well caught by Renny-Tailyour off Brice, and soon after Bramwell, who had been keeping wicket splendidly all along, managed to hold a ball just "snicked" by Lillywhite. The next two men did not add to the score, and it appeared as if the whole innings would be finished for 50 runs, when, to our great surprise, S. W. Cooke came out in grand style as a hitter, and he and Grey managed to produce a double change in the bowling before they could be separated. At length Chandler succeeded in disposing of Grey, and the innings finished for 86. It then wanted but twenty minutes to dinner time; still that sufficed to get rid of two of our fellows. Nor did dinner seem to improve our form; for six wickets were down for twenty-six runs (a score unprecedentedly small in the annals of the present Eleven), the only stand being hitherto made by Filgate, who played steadily for twelve, among which was a splendid drive for five towards the Hospital. Cuppage and J. J. Reid now got together, and made some good hits for the time they were in, but "Young Jim's" fine bowling at last got rid of them both. Hamilton and Chandler succeeded them, and the play, though not very brilliant, was steady, and produced a change at Tankerville's end, where Throsby went on. But he seemed rather off the spot, and Chandler managed to score off him, until a "head ball" found its way to his wicket. Stewart then went in, but, though he played carefully, he failed to score, and we were all out for 78, eight runs behind our opponents; thus making as small a score as we have ever done. But Lillywhite's magnificent bowling in some degree accounts for this, as the analysis shews, for out of 31 overs he bowled 18 "maidens." The second innings of J. Reid's Eleven began well. Throsby and Parr seemed to have recovered themselves, and reminded us of old days, when they always stood up first together at the wickets to do battle for their school. Brice and Bramwell commenced the bowling; but runs were quickly got, and it was thought advisable to try a change at Brice's end. The result was that Throsby had to retire at once for a well-made 13; and Tankerville and Eccles quickly followed his example, while Parr next ran himself out for 12. Lord E. Fitzmaurice played very steadily for 5 singles; and |