To the confident member of the Racket Court, who said '6 to 4" on the success of is side at the termination of Tuesday's play, we would recommend a contemplation of the innate trath contained in the old proverb "Look before you leap"—for, Hough the Tuck of the Club was consider: able in the first innings, yet_many men, capable of putting together half a hundred, made but few runs; while their bowling ud fielding (the foundation of all success in cricket) was undoubtedly superior to that of their adversaries. A short resume of yes- Cham! terday's play will carry conviction (even if the exconchation" of the merry Mexicans does not) to the obdurate mind of the unlucky Racketist.
Forbes and Duval continued their innings from Tuesday, the former with 16 runs to his credit, the latter with 15. Waller and Souper, both smiling and confident, handled the leather. Forbes'a bat was: painfully straight, and his patience inexhaustible for, though tempted over and over by Souper, and once or twice by Waller, he would not let out at them. Some reilly pretty fielding was shown by the Club, who were evidently determined to make it a close game. At last Duval kita little too far round at one of Waller's, and sent it to Mr. Byes, now of notoriety, who—mirable dictu—chucked it up with an unconcern that would lead an uninitiated spectator to believe that he was accustomed to do this sort of thing every day in the week. At last wily Souper pitched one right up to Forbes, who "went for it," only to hear an ominous rattle at his back, and a wild war-whoop from the more excitable members of the Club Eleven. His 37. was very prettily made, his cutting being especially worthy of praise, and we- doubt whether he has not even a ter power of "putting them where he than the gentleman who at present claims monopoly in that department. He was, however, let off twice during his innings, in the way of catches. Percival evidently was not to be trifled with, for hemadea 2 and 4 to start with, and carried his bat, owing to the speedy retirement of his colleagues Bean and Wade, the latter of whom, with his injured thumb in his mouth, indignantly demanded of the wnpire off what part of his body he was caught. Tnextinguishable laughter arose amongst the immortal "Clubs," and he retired gracefully. The total of the in-ings was 236. Waller bowled (in the 2nd innings) 230 balls for 83 runs, 7 wickets, 9 maidens, 5 wides; Souper, 235 balls for 68 runs, 11 wickets, 12 maidens, no wides Rainbow, 15 balls for 6 runs, no wickets, 2 wides; Chambers 30 balls' for 19 runs, no wickets, 1 maiden, 1 wide; Veitel 90 balls for 22 runs,'1 wicket. In the st innings Waller's analysis showed, 66 balls for 27 runs, 5 wickets, 2 maidens, no wides; and Souper's 65 balls for 14runs, 4 wickets, 3 maidens, no wides.
After the necessary interval, Greig and Reynell appeared at the wickets, to the bowling of Scott and Hickling, and rather a merry time they had of it, for the banker kept the long fields in @ state of perpetual motion. The confident air which the Racketists assumed, when they found the Club had to get 113 to win, gradually wore off, and a savage gloom settled on their faces when Souper and Chambers got together, for in a very short time they ran up the century, and then bya few judicious puts to short leg from the latter, ked up by a pretty square leg 4 from the former, the coveted 113 was reached, and the game was over.
Scott's analysis in the-two innings shows 231 balls for 112 runs, 7 maidens, 7 wickets, 2 wides; Wade's 140 balls, 63 runs, 4 maidens, 3 wickets, 2 wides; Hickling's 162 balls, 98 runs, 5'maidens, 3 wickets, 2 wides; Manson's 5 balls, "11 runs, no maidens, no wickets.
So ended a game which at first seemed, as we said, a "moral" for the Club, then 1 fair chance for the Racketista, and eventually proved a great triumph for the former, who won with 7 wickets to spare.
The following is the complete score
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