The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-13 00:00:00

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11.C.C. AND OSOIIND V. ROYAL ARVILLMIT.— Yesterday is
weather of the most brilliant meet, and in the presence of an
average company, play is this, the fret match of the semen at
Lords, was continued—the " not outs" of the previous day—Mr.
Griffiths and Sernant Ledshem—proceeding with ;heir innings,
bowled to by Mee (the Nona (+6IU, and Mr. Ward, the latter of
whom deilvend round and slows. Mr. Griffiths was la noel-
lent hitting form, and other item hems& a Anew:mare
leg hit for 4. When the total was augmented to 29, Jiggin took
up the bowling, end off his second ball Ledsham made a very fine
of drive for 5, and when his tally bad reached IC, be BB one
hack to Price—very hot—which the bowler secured in a most
brilliant manner, eliciting, sa It richly deserved, loud applause
from all parts of the ground. Mr. Kingseote's were well and
quickly accumulated, nine of these he made off one over of Mr.
Sutton's. Mr. Orlffth's Innings culminated at 34, being the
highest and best on his aid*. Mr. timpbsli threw his
beet energies into the game, and succeeded in carrying
uut his bat for 27. During the time he and Captain New-
bolt were together, there was some very indifferent fielding
on the part of !he old club. Captain Newbolt put on 33, and
Mr. Denison was "whipper in," but did not score. The total of
the Innings, which terminated at 4.23, was 171—or 140 "on."
The wicket, fell thus—one for I, two fur 8, three fur 49, four and
five tor .4, ell fur 95, seven fur 101, eight for 110, nine for ISO,
teu for 171. The changes in the how mg were lie. Sutton for
Jigging at Si, Mr. Buller for h ice at 10, and Price for Buller at
103 ; at 127 Mr. Sutton for Awns, and at 147 Mr. Buller vice
Pries again ; Ur. Hardy for Bailer at 160, Mr. Dove with slows
at 156. The bowling in this innings resulted as follows :—Price,
151 oVerS, 19 maidens, for M runs and 4 wickets ; Miens, 2t;
oven, 12 maidens, for 3i runs, and 2 wicket.; Ward, 3 overs for
O runs; Sutton, 10 oven, 4 maidens, for 24 runs and a
wicket ; Hardy, 8 oven (1 initiating, for 7 rune and 1 wicket ;
Buller, 6 oven, 1 maiden. 13 runs, 1 w.cket, 2 wide ; and
D re. oven for 1 wicket. .

The N. C. C. began their second Innings et 4.20, with Molars.
Ella and Dove, the R. A. bowlers being Mr. tAmpbell and ?Ser-
geant lidahaut. Mr. Dove was bowled by Mr. Campbell for 4,
and Mr. holler succeeded : he hit away bravely again, a., did
Mr. Mutton, who began with a splendid off drive for 5. Mr.
Seller was nlthnately caught In the slip high right hand; by
Mr, (kmpbell--a splendid catch—after making 19. Mr A. W.
I•e—rald added 11, and was again in capital foam. The run.
gg was rapid, 86 being booked iu an boor and ten minutes.
Mr. button's 40 may be bristly described as an excellent dis-
play of all sound hitting; be was ultimately caught In the slip.
At half-part ale the score was at 119,, with six wickets.
down. The stumps weredrewn, hut to the great satisfaction of
the public, who like of all things to see a match completed where
practicable, it was determined to play on : so Price and Mr.
Kendall returned to the wickets, and the Notts. colt made the
.4 hit of the match," driving, a ball of Colonel lithium's Into the
sheep pen, fur which 6 were credited to him. Mr. Kendall
made the winning hit by a drive to long on, and so at ten
minutes to seven the M.C.C. became the winners of the Orel
match In 1868 by four wickets. The fall of the wickets was as
under :--One fur P, two for 44, three for 69, four f r 86, five for
114, and six for 119. The changes of bowling were ea under :
Colonel Milusun for Lecisham, at SO ; Ledshazu for Mitten, at
70; Denison for Campbell, at 110. The howling resulted as
under: Campbell, 31 overs, 11 maidens, 44 runs, and I wicket ;
Ledsham, 13 oven, 1 maiden, 35 runs, 1 wicket; Milman, 18
oven, 3 maidens, 51 Dins, fi wickets : Denison, S oven, 1 maiden,
1.5 runs, 2 wickets. The following is the score:—Artillery, tint
tuning', 104: second Innings, 171. M.C.C., first innings, 1.26:
second innings six wickets' duwn,, 151.