As Thursday, the 19th, was a whole holiday, Mr. Brindley kindly offered to get a team together. He originally intended to get a very strong eleven, four of them Graces, but everyone knows the difficulty of getting a team at this late time of the season. However, a very good eleven went to the wickets against us; but though the ground seemed in good run-getting order, our bowling was too good for a long score to be obtained against it, and they all went for 113. Of this Mr. Brindley had scored 60 before he hit his own wicket down.

The College had so far done very well, and Bramwell was sent to the wicket with Wise to begin the batting against the bowling of the brothers Grace. From the first ball bowled by G. F. Grace, Bramwell was caught at point, but Wise and Cuppage looked more like business, and raised the score to 20, but this was the length of their tether, for Wise was bowled by H. Grace, and immediately afterwards Cuppage was well caught at long leg. Nor was this all,

for Filgate, Brice, and Renny-Tailyour all went with the score at 26. How far this panic would have spread is hard to say, but luncheon was at this point announced. After refreshment, the eleven mettled up, at least that portion that was left, and finished their innings for 72, or 41 behind, Chandler playing well for 21

not out.

The College had so far decided the worst of the contest, but there now came a general collapse. In Brice's second over he bowled Mr. Brindley. Laurie was stumped off Fox, and that bowler further distinguished himself by getting G. F. Grace, and the "Surrey" Stephenson in two successive balls. Brice then bowled Baker, and the rest went rapidly, the last wicket falling for 40.

The College had now to get 82 to win, which they did next day with the loss of 5 wickets. Filgate got 24 of this number in a very short time, till he was finally secured at the wicket. Chandler also played well and steadily, but he went in the same way, leaving it to Renny-Tailyour to make the winning hit. Score :

After this match was concluded it was agreed to play a return, and the College again losing the toss went into the field. Mr. Brindley again played well for 59, and Mr. Turner looked like business, when he was run out, but no one else did much, and all were out for 130. There was little time left for the College batting, but in that time they contrived to lose 5 wickets for 55 runs. Filgate was well in with 30 to his name, and Cuppage had hit merrily for 14, but nothing else of import occurred.

Cheltenham College v. Capt. Fyfe's Eleven.

This match was played on the 21st and 22nd of August, and after a most exciting contest ended in favour of the College.

The College went first to the wicket represented by Bramwell and Wise, the latter of whom was soon disposed of. Filgate and Brice helped Bramwell to raise the score considerably, but when the sixth wicket (Bramwell's) fell for 105, the College eleven faded to mediocrity. The whole score amounted to 141, of which Bramwell had obtained 52 in almost faultless style.

The Oak Leaves commenced batting through the medium of Messrs. Lawrence and Crowdy, but the wickets fell fast, and it was not until Mr. Austin joined Mr. Crowdy that any considerable addition was made to the score. Bramwell, however, caught Crowdy from

his own ball, after that gentleman had played an admirable innings of 57. Mr. Austin hit hard for his 44. All out for 138, and the College again appeared to do business. Two wickets had fallen for 59 runs before play ceased for the day, Wise and Filgate being "not out." Next morning the latter was soon bowled, but Wise and Brice raised the score considerably. After them, however, no one was found capable of making any stand against the bowling opposed to them, and the last wicket of the College fell for one run less than the first innings. The Oak Leaves had now to get 146 to win, but owing to the bowling of Bramwell, the wicket keeping of Reid, and the general good fielding, they fell short of the mark by 38 runs, although Messrs. Atkinson and Brindley and Capt. Fyfe did their best to retrieve the fortunes of their side.

On Friday the Queen's Hotel was again made the scene of a most agreeable evening for the eleven, as Capt. Fyfe most hospitably entertained them there. On this occasion Capt. Rush presented two bats, the one to Mr. Crowdy, and the other to Bramwell, for their excellent innings.

Odds and Ends.

The place farthest in a straight line from a railway, is distant

A young lady said she knew the Latin names of only two flowers-" aurora borealis” and “delirium tremens."

If a man had a voice as strong in proportion to his size as that of the Brazilian frog, he could be heard all over the world.

The following number of different English words are used in :

The authorised version of the Old Testament..
Milton

Shakespeare

In Webster's Dictionary

5,624

8,000

15,000

70,000