The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-05 00:00:00

CRICKE TING.

THE COUNTY ELEVEN OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE T. FIF-
TEEN COLTS (WITH J. GRUN'DY AS CAFTAIN.—This match,
which commenced on Monday on the Trent-bridge
Ground, Nottingham, was continued yesterday. We now
give the result of the game :
Yesterday (Tuesday), in finer and pleasanter weather,
play was resumed at half-past eleven, the company present
at ono time numbering close on 2,000. Parr and Bignall
continued their innings to the bowling of J. Oscroft and
Nixon, the latter bowled with great truth and steadiness ;
but J. Oscroft got the first wicket, bowling Bignall with a
fine bailer, the score at 94. Biddulph played tamely at a
ball from Nixon that took the middle stump of his wicket,
and with the score of 97 for six wickets, Paling joined
Parr, who was playing in his best form. These two stayed
Burrows was tried for four overs at Nixon's end ; he gave
up to a fresh bowler, Parker, and Howitt was tried again
at the other end, and from two consecutively bowled balls
in his fourth over, he bowled first Paling and his succes-
sor Tinley—the seventh and eighth wickets both falling at
126 ; making the second time in his innings. Howitt had
two wickets with consecutively bowled balls, but more
luck was in store for Howitt, as in his sixth ooer, Parr got
too much under a log ball and was easily caught out by
the long stop, for a fine leg-hitting innings of 45 runs,
made up by six 3's, three 2's, and 21 singles. Parr went
in with the score at 39, and out at 129. The two Shams
went in to finish the innings ; they were not long there, as
Shaw was easily caught out by mid wicket on, and the in-
nings finished at one o'clock for 132 runs. There had
been 123 overs bowled in this innings as follows :
Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wides. No balls. Wickets.
Nixon... 32 21 23 ... 0 ... 1 ... 1
Howitt 28 ... 15 21 ... 0 ... 0 ... 5

J. Oscroft 26 ... 17 28 ... 1 ... 1 2
Burrows 14 ... 6 ... 17 ... 4 ... 0 ... 0
Grundy 8 6 2 0 ... 0 1
Parker 8 ... 5 11 0 .. 0 1
Scottom 5 ... 1 ... 1 13 0 ... 0
Slack 2 0 6 „, 1 0 0
The Colts innings was opened by J. Oscroft and Mellor,
to the bowling of Wootton and Alfred Shaw. A very clever
catch at mid-on, by W. Oscroft, settled Mellor before arun
was scored ; Slack hit freely, and scored 10 by two 3's, a
2, and two singles, when " How's that ?" asked by Alfred
Shaw, was answered against Slack, and a brace of Colts
had gone for 11 runs. Sears played in very good form for
9, including two 3's, one a good en-drive from Alfred
Shaw. Burrows was in some time for his 4, exhibiting

good cricket during his stay, but the bowling at both ends
was of that very high character as would have rendered
the innings of any eleven a short one. Wootton bowled

at one end all through—at one time he bowled ten succes-
sive maiden overs ; and Alfred Shaw and J. C. Shaw at the
other. The fielding too was very good. Biddulph kept
wicket so well that out of the 339 balls bowled not more
than six balls went to the long-stop. The bowling of the
Eleven was as follows :
Evers. Maidens. Runs. Wides. Wickets.
Wootton 42 and 3 balls... 33 16 ... 2
Alfred Shaw 27 18 ... 22 0 , 4
J. C. Shaw 15 10 7 ... 0 4
The second innings of the Colts was opened by Mellor
and llowitt, to the bowling of William Shaw and J. C.
Shaw. From William Shaw's second over, Howitt
made a fine leg hit-hit for 4, and then was well caught at
short square leg by J. C. Shaw, who had to stretch his
legs well to get to it. J. Oscroft again played some
good cricket for his 5, but on Wootton going
on he bowled him with the first ball he delivered,
and at six p.m. the stumps were finally drawn.
The result of the score was as follows :
THE ELEVEN.
W. Oscroft, b Grundy 33

A. Shaw, C Mellor, lillowitt 0
G. Wootton, c Grundy, b Howitt 0
R. Daft, c Wheeler, b Oscroft
G. Parr, c Burrows, b Howitt 45
T. Biguall, b J. Oscroft
S. Biddulph, b Nixon 0
G. Paling, b Howitt .. lO
R. C. Tinley, b Howitt 0
J. C. Shaw, not out 2
W. Shaw, c Burrows, b Pallor .. 1
Byes, &c.

Total.— 132
THE SIXTEEN.
E. Mellor, c Oscroft, b A. Shaw . 0
J. Oscroft, b A. Shaw 5
H. Slack, I bw, b A. Shaw .....
A. Sears, b A. Shaw
G. Martin, b Wootton 3
H. Nixon, run out
T. Burrows, c A. Shaw, b J. C. Shaw 4
J. Wheeler, b Wootton
H. Scottorn, b Wootton 0
W. Clements, b Wootton
C. Bandon, b Wootton
F. Thornton, b J. C. Shaw
S. Wightman, c Oscroft, b Wootton
H. Parker, b J. C. Shaw
G. Howitt, b J. C. Shaw
J. Grundy, not out 2
w.

Total 47

PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR
ISM—At Eton, Grundy and R. C. Tinley ; Dawes, of
Yorkshire, is also engaged ; at Harrow, J. Heartfield ; at
Winchester, W. Goodhew (Kent); at Rugby, during half
of April and the earlier half of May, Thomas Hayward
will assist Diver; at Marlborough, Brampton, Willsher
awl. Griffith are engaged for April, and Slinn for May ; at
Cheltenham, James Lillywhite will be assisted by young
James Lillywhite ; at Westminster, T. Mantle will be as-
sisted in June by M. Armstrong, of Surrey ; at Charter-
house, It. Bush, of Surrey.

AQUATICS.

WEST LONDON ROWING CLUB.

A meeting of this great club was held at the Club
Rooms, Wandsworth, on Saturday, whenthe follow-
ing candidate were elected :—Messrs. C. Foxton,
H. A. Lowe, S. Bull, F. Grave, A. Day, C. Bosisto,
and W. H. Kempster, making 21 members elected
during the month. The crews selected for the eight
oar race of the 14th inst. were as follows :
Mr. Smith's Crew—Gurney, Bosisto, Foxton, W. Frost,
Drake, Roberts, W. Smith, and Present.
The Captain's Crew—Dixon, E. Bright, Gouldsmith, H.
Bright, Walsh, Shephard, Kirridge, jun., and Houseman.
The Deputy-Captain's Crew—S. Frost, Kerridge son.,
Nelson, Lee, Donaldson, Thompson, Howard, and A.
Mares.
Coxswains not yet chosen.

The committee have issued a reprint of their rules
and list of members, which is very tastefully got up
and contains a variety of interesting information as
to the foundation of the club and its gradual pro-
gress during successive seasons.