The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-24 00:00:00

CRICKET.

Tat IJNITIMRITT92I or OXFORD AND CAXRIUDOR
Yesterday the weather being wean and bright, Wee was • eery
%bong un at Lord's before play commenced, at a few minutes
past noon.- Unfortunately • heavy thunder shown shortly after
Melted the metropolis, end bad the sleet of preventing many
from attending to witness the program of the game, but n
and the at 5 o'clock...Frits the sun &one out brilliantly and tbe
attendance was "mtR the time could not have imesi
than trom seven Pt sight thourand epotatots, in carriaginton
bonelsek, and on toot. The quaint) mind edam! Int% Wed to
repletion, pen: genially sri& ladies. Ae will Du rum the Waitide
n,
the match ins not sentineled, 'but will be played
out
dia. The " nut nun" of the previews night, anal Daill
nod Revile, went en with that,. innings, Ileum Kenney and
Vellewie bong the howler. TV more was argue:Mei hum *tie
:90, when Mr. litiviisite wicket gave way, be being eauglit in the
ehp. Yellowy Rave earlysveltwee of en artisans defense,
and at 44 Mr. Mks went au bowlieg. Mr. Dale was had at
short leg, and Ifr. H. A. Iteliardeon (whom everybody
would seem this thane(, after making a tine cut far S. was
bawled
by a superlative ball. It WA at this point of the game that the
rain cone on, and it mined a retention of hostilities for about an
hour sad • quarter. Afterwarde Mr. Stow • el Mr. Mosey, the
wickets being dipper, and the light wretoMWg bad. Mr. Fel-
(ewes resumed the bowline at 119, and at dinner time the score
*tend at 71. Immediately after the repaid Mr. Stow wee bolded,
and Mr. Omen went in. Them wen anther alight shower, but
play was manned at 3.14. Mr. Green was menu m Imenendoes
Inning form, sad erns had Mr. Dale to run for him. Re re-
ceived as ugly blow on the Mend from • " popper."
Mr. Mathews toted an over of slows at fie, but domite
the frequent changes, at twenty minutes ,psiet foer a clapping
of handle announced the elevation of three drum) on the tele-
graph. So rapid wee magicMW. " pace" that he got 26, whilst
him partner only got a. With the score at 107, Matthews
gave way to Lipeoulabe, and at 120 Mr. Dirteseue was tried. At
134 Mr. Fellows resumed, and during his rOgime Mr. Money
(who had played a splendid defensive innings of 37) had to sur-
render, after being two hours and a half at the wickets. Mr.
Warner followed; but his off stump was bowled win after.
Mr. J. M. Itiebardtais joined Mr. linen, and Mr. Fellows again
emayed to bowl; this time off him Mr. Orion was finely
caught between point and mid-off, low down, by liertholoinew.
Mr..Ateolom "suffered no gram to grow under his feet," but
made 10 in three hits. This brought on Mr. Miles again, at 174.
Aft. r bowling, he mimed catch Mr. Abooken, as in the
previous innings, at mid-off. Then the same gentle-
man gave two fair thermos at long-on to Mr. &litho-
loniew, both of which he let down. The wicket-keeper she
nigh dte dto avail hinuelf of two opportunities of daimising Mr.
Aleolom, who appeared to enjoy a " charmed life,"kuitil at 196 Mr.
Kt envy clean bowled him, alter putting on 33 in an incredibly
abort time, which included three fours, four threee, one two, he.
At d. 30 loud cheering announced 200 .on the tablet, and the
Oxford bowling wee in a complete "knot." At 213 Mr. Forteocue
was tried, Mee Kenney, and Mr. lipnombe at 1:21. Milt no sepa-
ration could be effeeted, and at the hell of "time" Mr. J. M.
Richardson was (not out) 14, and Mr. WanThell (not COO 17, the
total being 226, the Cantab.) having kept pormenion of the wickets
the whole day, and still having two wickets "to the rod," and
lit runs "on."
The match will be concluded this day.