The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-04 00:00:00

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IlaitTinenn MTN AND GitOrND V. LANOASIIIIO.—Up to the
present date the cricket fixtures at Lord's have been singularly
unfortunate, so far as the eianienta are concerned. oath.me
single exception the temperatare has been odaeratrly cold and
ungcuial, rendering eNtra clothing absolutely neceiaary to
enable one to taco the balm: north-east Aden, which have pre-
vailed. In contrast to the glorious weather we experienced last
week, while the !fumy and Lancrohlre mnteh was le mune of
settlsonnt at the Oval, )niterday was tarrtatnly one of the most
unatelseklike days that can be Imagined. A vast quantity of
rain MU prior to Ni o'clock, and the ground at Lord's warsawase-
quently hi a very unfit dale to play upon, ueverthelins aU prw
liminaries were arranged for an early commencement but soon
after bail-pen It the rain again sat la, and persistently
poured down until g o'clock, when a consultation took place; a
survey of the wickets was al-o made by Mr. Titagerald and Mr.
Whittaker, and it was dayaintibed, if fine at 4 o'clock, an attempt
should be made to proceed trlth the game. Accordingly, the toss
hawing been woe by Lineashirs, they wisely put Marytebone in,
who scut to the wickets 13ruu ty and Chatterton. to face the
howling of Mr. Appleby 'aid Wichita tbe former from the
Pavilion end'. dread, was Pe /At to Wore, and he tic Weirton
to the off very timely two or throe times. tikettertotis wicket
was the Ind to go, he betas well bowled by H lettere, with the
score at 9. Captain Hills followed, and when it had reached
Grundy shared the same fate, and Toni Hearne came in, hot he
had tea opportunity of. soaring, for kis advent was accompanied
by a renewal of the rain, which ag+ln fell 110 fast that ail had to
s_wk shelter, and after waiting nearly half an hour, as there
appeared no or an abatement, it was determined to
draw the stumps or the day, and to resume play this morning
at II o'clock. . . .

L..: an' o► CAmwellow V. UNIVIV4III(.—This annual fluids
—second In interest to scarcely any other contest of the whole
ammo—was arranged for settlemont during the first three days
of the current week, at Fenner's ground, Cambridge, and au
cordingly yesterday morning play commeueed, the Untwerity
taking first innings. lite weather was dull in the morning, but
continued tolerably ewe wp to lunch time, but 00011 after the
rain came down and stopped the play for the remainder of the
day. In the 0n.,.. of the nabob an seeident ammo' to °dams,
the county wicket %eeper, who was placed horn de combat by
a hall bowled by Mr. 11.111 s, which 'truck him full ou the eye.
Tarrant could nut play fur his comity, in consequence of the
lameness which prevented him from taking part in the All
England and United match it Winchester. Mr. Hood's was
an excellent inniqp fur 22, Mr. Winter's a somewhat lucky7ae-
cumulation df 28, whll-t Mr. S. 0. Lyttelton hit In fine style fur
Ws not out U. NW will he rusamod Usk day at divan o'clock.