Lamprobatics resulted this term in an easy victory for town boys, this being generally the case. Some disappointed QSS writes to the Elizabethan & says ‘it isn’t fair’. We don’t see why not. For particulars of this match & other matches played this term vis. MCC, I Zingari, Lords & Commons, Charterhouse, etc vide Cricket Ledger
The Lamprobatick Match was played last week in which the TB were victorious as usual by 1 inning and several runs.
C.G. Lane
Prin. Opp.
The annual Lamprobatic match took place as usual. The town boys beating the Q.SS. by 30 runs (for particular see cricket ledg.)
Macready
Prin. Opp.
The annual Lamprobatic Cricket Match took place as usual, on Thursday the 21st of June, in which the Queen Scholars were beaten by the Town Boys the Town boys having three wickets to go down.
William Charles Macready
Prin. Opp.
The annual TB & QS cricket match was won this year by QS by 5 runs see Cricket Ledger__
The Lamprobatick between QS and TB was won by the later in one innings & 17 runs to spare
See also Cricket Ledger
C.F.L West
On Friday & Monday July 23rd & July 26th the annual Lamprobatick match took place. To which TB were defeated in one innings. On the TB side one of the best men was absent from illness. For particulars see Cricket Ledger.
N.G. Smart
Prin. Opp.
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 several years, and they considered it quite a matter of course to be victorious. The following were the players:
T.B.s
*Colquhoun
*Deacon
Glyn
Goodenough
*Hallett
Karslake
Merewether
Marshall Sen
Marshall Jun
*Preston
Smart
K.S.
Cooper
Glyn
Goolden
Haggard
King
Milkshake
Ogle
Roberts
Simpson
Smith
Smythe
This marked with an asterisk are Home Boarders
For particulars of the score &c vide Cricket Ledger
On Monday July the annual lamprobatic match took place between the TB and QS in which the latter were victorious by 100 runs.
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.
The annual match between the T.B. who had not played in the match, and the Lamprobaticks was played at the fields and the T.B. were beat by __
V. Cricket Ledger
Somerton H.B.