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... SURREY CRICKET. THE way Sarrey cricketers have pulled themselves together this season after losing the services of the great Hobbs is rather remarkable. Up to that point all the experts were agreed that if anything untoward happened to Hobbs's wicket ...

... SHAKESPEARE ON CRICKET. Drawn by S. T. Dadd. ...

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... THE CANTERBURY CRICKET WEEK. SPLENDID weather throughout, a big victory by Kent over the Australians, and a good win by Middlesex over Kent, some capital music on the ground and in the ball-rooms, and some very moderate theatricals-- these made up the ...

... CRICKET, ATHLETICS, &c. CONSTANT rain and a biting wind quite spoilt cricket last week, and the only important match that was played out was that between Surrey and Derbyshire. The latter eleven would doubtless have given a good deal to have been able ...

... should encourage the growth of cricket in the younger counties by playing home and home matches with one at least of them every year. A telegram from Melbourne announces that the proposed visit of an Australian team of cricketers next year will probably not ...

... CRICKETERS OF TO-DAY. IT is said that Macdonald, the brilliant Australian fast bowler, has arranged to stay behind when his comrades sail away home, in order to play for a Lancashire League Club; so that the best genuine fast bowler seen for many years ...

... CRICKET, ATHLETICS, AQUATICS. BOTH at Lord's and at the Oval the cricket season has been opened with matches against untried youngsters, but the Middle sex county executive cannot be much encouraged at the display made by their Colts against a very moderate ...

... CRICKET, ATHLETICS, tftc. THE Australian cricketers arrived in Liverpool at about eleven p.m. on Monday night in the Inman Company's steamer, the City of Berlin, which sailed from New York on Saturday, the 4th. They wisely stayed on board all night, and ...

... CRICKET, ATHLETICS, &c. RAIN interfered very seriously with the cricket during the second half of last week, Surrey and Lancashire being the chief sufferers in this respect. Under such unfavourable circumstances as to weather it was a very great advantage ...

... CRICKET, ATHLETICS, &c TWO matches lost by Surrey last week have materially altered the aspect of the contest for the county championship, and any chance of that county retaining her position at the head of affairs has now finally disappeared. The recent ...