The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-09 00:00:00

CRICKET.

THE GENTLEMEN OF KENT v. THE GENTLE-
MEN OF ENGLAND.
This match was renewed on Friday. The play on
Thursday brought the match to the end of the first Inn-
ings of England, who having made 108, headed Kent up
to that point by 12 runs. Kent now went in for their
second innings, and commenced operations with Mr.
W. Mynn and Mr. Whittaker. England took.down two
slow. bowlers, Mr. Denison overhand, and Mr. Jones
Nash, from Hertfordshire, underhand ; and it was the
desire of the.manager of the game on the part of Eng-
land to ascertain which of the two deliveries would be
the better played by the Kent eleven. Accordingly, Mr.
„Denison was put on to bowl with Mr. Fellows upon the
first day of the match. The latter was not successful on
this occasion, and was, therefore, relieved by Captain
Lautour, whilst the former was released for three overs
by Mr. Nash—(it was during one of these overs that
Mr. Felix made the long hit alluded to in our previous
account)--in consequence of the severe pain he was suf-
fering from an accident received the day before. The
respective results of the bowling in this innings stood
thus :

Denison
Fellows * 14 overs
Lautour
Nish

48 overs 192 balls 96 runs.
Off the slow bowlers several chances were, as usual,
not taken advantage of. On the other hand, Kent had
all fast bowling, and these are the results in this first
innings.

Mynri
A. Harenc
C. Harenc
Randolph

57 overs 228 balls 108 runs.
It will thus be seen that there were fewer balls by nine
overs bowled by England than by Kent.
Well, on this (second) day, Mr. Nash went on as the
slow bowler, but he evidently bowled under a feeling of
nervousness. -His opponents were, nevertheless, much
puzzled with his bowling, and some of them played very
badly at it; whilst several chances were given from biro,
only one of which was safely grasped, and that by Mr.
R. Grimston, who ran in some distance, and caught Mr.
Felix, from a hit straight back over the bowler. It was
a very good catch. Mr. Nash bowled two wickets, and
had one caught from him. Mr. Fellowes was to day in
killing bowling. He levelled five wickets, and had one
caught from him. Mr. W. Mynn ran a long course of
success on this occasion, and was not displaced until he
had scored 24, by a five, a three, four twos, and ten
singles. Mr. Whittaker made 11, in a three,
two twos, and four ones. This gentleman, in
turning round quickly to recover his wicket had the
misfortune to slip his knee out, but it was in a couple of
minutes pulled in again by Caldecourt and Martingell,
the umpires, with the assistance of some of the gentle-
men who were engaged in the match. The knee having
been bound up with a handkerchief, Mr. Whittaker re•
sumed his batting, Mr. L. Bayley being his sub in the
running department. When the former had been bowled
by Mr. Fellows, the latter took his wicket, but he was
soon bowled by Mr. Nash, without having added to the
score. Mr. Felix then succeeded, but to our fancy did
not bat in his accustomed masterly manner. He was a
good deal bothered by the underhand slow, and was
uldmately caught off it for nineteen runs, in which num•
ber were a three, four twos, and eight singles. Mr. A.
Mynn was bowled by Mr Nash, when his score did not
exceed three ones, and Mr. Randolph shared the like
fate at the hands of Mr. Fellows. Mr. Deacon, of the
Eton Eleven, was the next to take the bat. He played
very well, and was not got rid of till his score had
run up to 16, consisting of a four, two threes, a two,
and tour singles. He was succeeded by Mr. Taswell,
Mr. C. Harenc having already joined him. The former
was bowled by Mr. Fellows for a single, and Mr. A.
Harenc who supplied the vacancy, •was soon sent to
the right about by the same treatment. Mr. Frede-
ricks then went in, but ere he had obtained a run was
admirably caught by Mr. Nicholson off Mr. Denison,
who had shortly before that eventrelieved Mr. Nash. The
innings amounted to 99, and thus England had to go in
for 88 runs to win, an end they accomplished with the
loss of three wickets only. Of the number the Hon. R.
Grimston obtained 31 by four threes, and two, and
seventeen singles. The Hon. F. Grimston ran out
without a single run, and was succeeded by Mr. Nichol-
son, who, as is his wont, played well. He was caught at
the second or long stop for thirteen, in which were two
twos and nine ones. Mr. E. Iloare was the next, and,
contrary to his usual custom, made twelve runs in singles
only. Captain Lauteur joined him, and both played
away most excellently until the announcement was " pro-
mulgated" that the victory had been gained. The gallant
Captain told up ten by a four, a three, and three singles.
The final state of the score was as follows:

Kent—lat innings, 96; 2d innings, 99.-
England-Ist innings, 108; 2d inaings, 88.
England therefore won by seven wickets.
ETON v. HARROW.—The score at the conclusion of the
gime was as follows:
Harrow—lst innings, 27; 2d innings, 103.
Eton—lst innings, 119; 2d innings, 12.
Eton won by nine wickets.

CORN•EXCIIANGE, HtLL.—During the past four-
teen days we have taken considerable pains to collect in-
formation as to the growing crops of corn in different
parts of the. country, and we have now a mass of letters
before us from the most intelligent factors and agricul-
turists, with whom an extensive correspondence during
a long period of years has brought us acquainted. They
all agree in this, that there was- the prospect of a very
great crop of wheat; most of them attach importance to
theinjury it has sustained from blight, rust, and maggot,
and we think we may assert the aggregate of their im-
pressions to be that, even now, with ordinary weather
up to and during reaping time, we may fairly calculate
upon a full average yield of good useful wheat. Barley
presents a prospect of a great crop and fine quality.
Oats are thinon the ground, and the quantity sown less
than that of other grain. Beans and Pens
.have suffered
from fly and filth, in some places most seriously ; they
are to prove deficient, but not to the extent contemplated
a fortnight back. Though the potato disease has been
more general than we imagined, we hope and believe it
will be less serious than was at one time expected, but
even yet we deem it too early to say the extent of mis-
chief.— Taylor and Bright's Circular.
ROYAL COMPLIMENT TO TUE POET TENNYSON.--
It was but the other day that her Majesty and Prince
Albert evinced their contempt for the fashionable anti
dissipated of fools of Esher in a very marked manner, for
their deadness to the value of the society of a man of
hiL,ll intellect and accomplished mind. Alfred Tenny-
son, the poet, had been sojourning at Esher in bad
health. No one thought it worth his while to call on
him or to solicit his acquaintance. The Queen and
Prince hearing of it, paid their respects to him without
delay. No sooner was this known, than Tennyson
was inundated with cards and invita'ions. The ard
he returned, the invitations he declined.—cork consti-
tution.