On Thursday July 2d 1840. The annual Match between the present Westminster and the Mary-le-bone Club was played on our ground when the former were beaten in 1 innings and 61 runs to spare. Hodgson who had left Westminster only a few days played on our side at the request of the Mary-le-bone Club, but…
When we came back after the Whitsuntide holidays, there having been some rain, and as we were going to play the Marylebone Club &c Beatley hired a heavy roller with a couple of horses to improve the ground where we were going to play the match. The expense was defrayed by a voluntary subscription of…
On Monday July the annual lamprobatic match took place between the TB and QS in which the latter were victorious by 100 runs.
Col. Lowther was kind enough to ask Williamson for leave up to Lord’s cricket ground to play a return match with Mary-le-bone which with his accustomed generosity he refused. F Byron Prin. Opp. Vide Cricket Ledger
On Thursday the 11th of July a match was played at the fields between eleven of the Mary-le-bone, and 11 Westminsters, the day was beautiful, and afforded much amusement to the spectators, and after much good play, the match concluded in favour of the Mary-le-bone, who won by 44 runs. Mary-le-bone 1st Innings 171 2nd…
The Annual Match between Q.S. and T.B. took place, Thursday Aug. 2nd in which the Q.S. were defeated by 49 runs for which vide Cricket Ledger G.F. Bentinck Prin: Opp.
On Monday July 23rd the annual Lamprobatic match was played in which the Q.S. won easy in 1 innings for which also vide Cricket Ledger G.F. Bentinck Prin: Opp.
This year a match was played between the North and South in which the former were victorious by 26 runs for which vide Cricket Ledger G.F. Bentinck Prin: Opp.
In consequence of the bad state of the Cricket ground application was made through the means of Ld H Lennox the Commissioner of the Woods and Forrests to have the use of a Government Roller which application being successful a voluntary subscription was made by the T.B. and K.S. to pay the expense of a…
On Tuesday July 17th A Match took place at the ground in Vincent Square between the Marylebone Club and Westminster for which vide Cricket Ledger &c – G.F. Bentinck Prin: Opp.