On Tuesday the 4th of August 1840 the annual grand match between the Town Boys & King’s Scholars was played in which the Town Boys were victorious by 45 runs. Thomas our best fielder was taken ill after dinner, and we were obliged to take in a fellow by chance & out him at a…
On Friday and Monday, July the 24th & 27th 1840 the annual match was played between the Lamprobaticks & the T.B.s who had not played in the Grand Match, in which the Town Boys were victorious by 4 Runs. This triumph was the greater as we had not beaten them in the Lamprobatic match for…
During the Summer Half (1840) the King’s Scholars challenged us to Play them at Rackets which we of course accepted and selected two from the T.B.s as they did on the part of themselves. Their Players were “Somerset” (Captain); “Merewether”. Ours were “Curteis” & “Osborn”. We played a Rubber & beat them, winning the 1st…
On Monday July the annual lamprobatic match took place between the TB and QS in which the latter were victorious by 100 runs.
The Head of the KS. Water having challenged the Head of the TB water to produce a four (the said four not being in the 6th or upper Shell) to equal the under election four, the following were chosen and went on to practice – Town boys (Stroke) Beasley (Scott’s) Hughes (Grant’s) Thomas (Bentall’s) Burton…
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.
A sculling match took place between the following TB and QS from Westminster to Putney for which vide Water Ledger Pollock H.B. -1 Cocks Q.S. -2 Green Q.S. -3 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…
The annual match between the T.B. and K.S. was played in which the T.B. were beat by upwards of 100 runs. For the particulars of this match v. Cricket Ledger. Somerton H.B.