At the beginning of term one of our fellows seems to have kicked a small skye(?) on his way down fields, from the awful effects of which the latter fell into a speedy decline being in the graphic language of his mother “all drooped o’ one side”. This mother therefore called a witness, aged somewhere…
In consequence of the numerous fogs which hang about Vincent Square in the autumn & winter, the ground is being raised 3ft or more all over so as to make it level with the road, the work is more than half-completed now, & will ultimately be a great advantage though it will take a year…
On Octr 31st 1844 during the time usually occupied in playing at Football the Ball having bounded repeatedly over the railings of the Green, was at last detained by the assembled ‘scis without; nor was until some sharp blows had been given & received that the Ball was again forcibly restored. After the game was…
On Tuesday August 3rd the annual match between TBs and KSs was played in Vincent Square in which the TBs were defeated by 51 runs. Eight of the QS eleven however were in the eleven & therefore had much the advantage over us. Besides we were deprived of the services of Deacon one of our…
On Tuesday June 29th 1841 the annual match between the present Westminsters and the Mary-le-bone club took place at Vincent Square. The day was showery but notwithstanding the game was kept up with great spirit on both sides. Unfortunately 3 of our best men were unavoidably absent, one however came at the latter part of…
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…
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.