The Cricket Match between the Town Boys and Kings Scholars took place this year (1823) on Tuesday August 5th – The former however were beaten by 27 Runs. The following are the names of the players on each side:
Town Boys:
Emmet
Wyld
Amherst Jnr
Dowdswell
Dasent
Lendon
Waddilove
Tollemache
Mitchell
Bigge
De Brugh
Kings Scholars:
Brown
Amherst Snr
Sanders
Markham
Knight
Dunlop
Wood
Bentall
Page
Robinson
Biscoe
The dinner usual on the Match Day & the arrangements respecting it were different Mrs Lick having provided it on all preceeding occasions
It was, however, this year furnished by Wand of Bond St. Goodenough also intimated his resolution of imposing some restrictions & materially lessening the expense of all succeeding that.
JR Wood
Prin Opp