The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-07-03 00:00:00

Cricket.

TES MUMMIFY aIf4TCM.

m• cricket contest between the Universities of
Oxford sad I:Ambridge terminated on Wednesday in
favour of the Cantabs by seven wickets.

Tinete.—A vigoroue controversy has for • long
time past divided tba ranks of lawn tennis players
Into separate and boodle factions. Very soon after
the game became generally popular, and began to be
studied as a sec mdite art, it was found that the pre--
tire known sis " volleying " wee fraught with some
danger to it as atrial ot skill. Men having • quick
eye and arm were able, by posting themselves close
to the net., to Intercept the bell me it came over, and
by • severe downward stroke t/ hit it in such a
manner that it could not possibly be returned—or. in
other words, to "kill "it. The practioe in question
rapidly grew, and players were MOD stretchine their
reckete tar over the net into toe adversaries terri-
t oy, taking the ball long before it bad come within
their own boundaries, and putting an end to what
might otherwise have been an interesting ralley.
Promote were merle, and after some rather acrimonious
passages of arms a rule was enacted makiog it
illegal
to take the ball until it bed passed over the net. This
wee • coocessiou of some importance, but it by no
mains satisfied the players who object to the practice
of volleying at tbs net; and this year • renewed
Ample has been made to abolish the facilities still
existing for killing the ball immediately after it bee
crowd that barrier. Innumerable letters have been
written to the Piet! and elsewhere on both sides of the
question, One player maintaining that it is no advan-
tage to put a man "U the net " for the purpose of
volleying, and others declaring that by doing so it Is
Poisible, even under the new rules, to spill sport. The
arguments on neither side are entirely wavier:in& but
Perhaps the strongest that has been used is that which
ought to have prevailed, vie., that under the existing
"les though it may not be absolutely perfect, very
g. 0.1 matches can stillbe played.

REATH IN THE CRICKET WELD.
hl inquiet was held on Monday night et th. Plough
"mu. Lordship4mA Dulwich, by Mr. 0. Perceval
WYliSt, cosmos, on the body of °sorts Littlefield, on
illarossor in du service of the society for the Prsven-
Coe of Cruslty to /salamis. who mot with Ms chtoth
"hdo SWUM s cricket match at Dulwich on lilitturdaY
sitsraosm—lrank Littleflekt said We liseessed wee lin
brother. and lived at 6. fitasairek lailissms. lb was
16 nsLl.. Bo van pintas la • mak is ths MIA

Yields oa Saturday ..Iteraoon, keeping wWest. sad to th•
Waved between am batman going out wed another coining
to, its was walking about the geld: had u44.nJ7 fell oa
lite face A doctor wits hewn idistely sent lot. had been under treatment for heart disease for three
Italica—Dr. Lockhart Lem/ .n, Harry-raid, L dideltip-lank
wild he wee ctiled and sew the deceased in the Said where
b• felt He found itie heart etiii Sutieriug, and used
every odors to restate its acacia. but 14I•4. Tile" wer•
DO marks up in the holy, sod although he bed not made
• liwit shorten' ts ititmatioo. he heti no doubt that death
had resulted iroin • .widen osseattou of the haute action,
canoed uncriedieutly by over ex,..t ita•UL—Tue July found
• verdict In accordance with the medical evidence.

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DORCHLSTSR CRICItir CLUB.
KAToass nIisAMMI) ros 1883.
Wedits. July 4 !Wolcott' be Itegim &Owl Weymouth
Frolsy„, 13 Wty mouth Combed, :r Wouns. „ 11 Wrest County tktiool County Basil
Grouna
18 Winter borne Win tot burns
Tnit.rn, „ Id Blusuford Landlord
... P..rtlead P.Rtiend
Wisdom. Aug. 8 Weymouth W. 'mouth
Tuesday,, 14 West Lut worth Lobsters Dosolusemy
11l Wintorborm Doi omelet
Thus's, „ 3,1 West Lul walk Lobsters W• s t Los-
wort
Titan, Sept. 4 Kingston Park Kingston
Perk
11 Wimborit• Wimbnene
thiisr wawa« uk.r Keil* be arranged dozing the
nemon.
87gyugn D. ALLAY!, Hon. Soo.

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WZYMOUTH CRICKET CLUB.
The following are the matches arraoged for the forth-
oomiug season by this club:—
July eth—The Queen's Regiment, Verne, Portland.
July 7th—Dorset County Weymouth.
July 9th—Dorobeeter, Dorchester.
July llth—Biandlurd, Weymouth.
July lech and 17th —Maven., y l sere, Weymouth.
July 214—Visitors, Weymouth.
July 241h—Kingston Park, Kingston Park.
July 25th—Wimborue, Weymouth.
July 30th—Weyin00th College, Weymouth.
August lit and 2.4 —lncoguiti, Weymouth.
August Gth—Athletic Sports, Weymouth.
August lith—bnrchester, Weymouth.
I August 9th—Bouruamouth, Weytueuth.
August 111—Wtuterborne, Weymouth,
August 18tti—La1worth Lutatere, Weymouth.
August :Lind—Bournemouth, Bourumnuuth.
August 23d—Biandfurd,_litandlord.
August 27th—Kangeton Park. Weymouth,
August 30th—Visitor. Weymouth.