Cricket.

On the second day of the match 'Varsity v. Midland, the First Eleven, with two wickets down for 82, required 112 runs to pass their opponents first innings score. The remaining batsmen failed dismal.

In the first day's play Blandford compiled a useful 51 in his usual bright scoring style before being caught by O'Neill off the bowling or Cutts Connell and Simpson were content to but out time.

The innings resumed to the bowling of Bryant and O'Neill Connell was the more aggressive of the two batsmen, and runs came fairly smartly. When 117 was on the board Simpson patted a ball to O'Neill. 117-3-26. Harpur was the next batsman, but was clean bowled by O'Neill when attempting a hit 121-4-2. A rot then set in, and with the exception of a brightly compiled innings by Paetz, the remaining batsmen failed to make any substantial addition to the score Tricklebank followed Harpur, but after a single fell a victim to Tindill behind the stumps. Connell at 33 gave two chances, but other than these slips, was batting very steadily. Paetz and Connell brought the score up to 152 before the former playing forward to a short ball, was caught and bowled by Randall Randall at this stage of the match had three for 45 Stevens, the next batsman, was clean bowled by Randall without scoring Edgley opened his innings wish a 2 to leg, but be also was destined for a short innings, being caught in the slips off Randall's bowling 154-8-2. The hope of averting defeat now depended on the last [unclear: to a] batsmen, but they failed to shoulder the responsibility, and a deplorable innings was brought to an end by Bryant clean bowling Dean and Connell ending his splendid innings in attempting a short run.

With yet two and a half hours' play. 'Varsity had a fighting chance of gaining an eight-pointer, but a seventh wicket partnership by Midland destroyed this hope

There was no excuse for the 'Varsity batting [unclear: callous] which was one of the most disappointing displays that the [unclear: has figured] in this season. As a result we are now fifth in the Club Championship.