THE

PET -141R IT FVoL . IX .

JULY, I888 .

No . 75 .

SLOPERIANA.

PLEASE, please don't think I am going to refer in any way to a

certain individual,— Ile bestia,—that famous beast whose personwill doubtless suggest itself to many readers when they see the title of

this article . Me genoito . The most salient points about that mythical,

though exceedingly popular character, seem to me to be a vinous nose,and a battered white hat bound with black, together with unlimited

stores of bibulous hilarity, and a frequently vulgar and generally

unsuccessful craftiness . His name is, I presume, Alexander ; but it isinvariably shortened with a familiarity which, contrary to the precepts

of a most excellent proverb, does not appear to breed contempt . His

popularity is vast ; and it is a silent comment on the mind of the

schoolboy of the present day, that when he buys a newspaper hehesitates between this person 's organ, which chronicles the res gestce

of his weekly half-holiday, and two other fearsome periodicals, T— B—and S—. It will be seen, however, that if he has become of suchimportance that a newspaper is necessary to report his movements, no

wonder if to a large section of the populace the heading of this article

suggest his personality . Yet I am not going to speak of him but

of the genus Sloper.

For there are many "slopers" with you, but they are not of the typedescribed above . I can call to mind no vinous noses, and I don'tremember anyone who wears a white hat . I trust no one is bibulous,

and I am sure none of you are vulgar : so then in no way does the

school sloper correspond to that fine creation of the brain of whom wehave been speaking.

No ; the sloper in question is he who resists the entreaties of thecricket captain, and, when he thinks he can do so with a whole skin,

his commands to play cricket. The sloper is he who, on the mostperfect of summer days, prefers to remain sub tegnziue fagi prone on theground ;extended long and large, murmuring to himself, "Blessed be

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the man that invented sleep," to playing at the crickets, or exertinghimself in the bireme. The sloper is he who counteth it of more

honour and delight to swim in the baths, and behold his form in the

translucent waves (though ofttimes grieved to see his manly limbs sadlyforeshortened in the water), than to strive to get into the eleven or four,

or even to encourage those struggling and deserving institutions with

his presence and moral support whensoever they perform in public.The sloper is he who devoureth much flesh, or rather tuck ; for theflesh of beeves is to him less grateful than the crisp jam tart, the

cloying chocolate, or the succulent cherry . The sloper is he that

bangeth on the head all such as are less of stature than himself, unless

peradventure their muscles be more exceeding great, when verilyhe bangeth them not . The sloper is he that in school doeth no work,so long as he can escape notice leaving it undone . He ever arrivethlate, and ofttimes attendeth the Jacobean leve on half-holiday after-noons. The sloper is aischisfas anerin every public respect, and is not

likely to improve in his private capacity.

Now, everything in this sublunary sphere can be put to some use.With all due respect to tradition, this truth is not very patent in the case

of the genus sloper. Whereunto is he useful who plays at no games;who is great in his own eyes when, having refused to pay any subscrip-

tion, he waxeth cheeky to the various publicans who stand daily at the

receipt of custom ; who beats his smaller brethren ; who ever comeslate ; who counts himself a funny man if at a cricket match he should

ask, whether wittingly or not, whether 'Rugby' or `Socker'is being played?To what end serves he who cannot discriminate betwixt long-hop and

half-volley, and who not infrequently speaks of cuts to leg ? What shall

be said of him who sees no difference between football and freefighting ?—who cannot be brought to perceive that it is a gently

invigorating and scientific pastime—to whom the expression "touch"

is as much a sealed book as " drop," or " punt," or " line out ?"How shall he be praised who, when the school rows the Old boys, or

when the boat races are on, remains at home reading the Vita Ludens,or peradventure the Roseate one, instead of doing as patriotism, if not

duty, call upon him to do—rushing swift of foot and hoarse of voice,para Mina polollrloisboio Molasses Neither is he ornamental : hematches the school buildings, insomuch as his architecture, (i lua; isdebased Gothic . Let us couple him with Falstaff : "Wherein is hevillainous but in all things ?—wherein worthy but in nothing ? "

SLOPERIANA .

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The only use or excuse that can be suggested for the existenceof such an one is negative—that of example. He is permitted to slope

in order that he may be a terrible warning to all who see him ; that

monitors may say to virtuous little boys—" There 's a sloper, and thatis what you will come to if you don't take care ; " and that all who playgames, work in school, or do vigorously something useful, may thank

goodness that, like Owen Glendower, the thoroughgoing specimen, isnot in the roll of common men.

A little while, and we shall find him in another sphere, in common

with all of us, when the cuttlefish of the Oxford and Cambridge Schools

Examination Board, having lured us into school, sucks our brains withits leech-like tentacles . We all suffer, some of us more than others,

and so, perhaps, it seems hard that the sloper, who has, we know, spent

his term parmula non bone relic/a, whereas we have done all our

composition, looked out every word of our translations, and toiled

conscientiously at all our props and riders,—hard that the generalNemesis should afflict such an one less grievously than ourselves . Yet

so it is ; he knows nothing,—how should he ?—and so, with utter

recklessness as to examiners ' reports, and indifference to averages per

cent ., he either does nothing, or sets himself—funny wag !—to give

such witty answers to the questions as his feeble brains supply, andthus turns a period of general mourning into one in which the feast of

reason and the flow of soul enable him to enjoy himself . He it was who,

when an examiner sought to know what was " Lupercalia, " made

answer that " Lupercalia was the wolf that educated Romeo andJuliet, " showing thereby that his classical knowledge was not faultless ;

neither did he carry off the Divinity prize when he informed a

wondering examiner that John the Baptist was beheaded because hewould persist in dancing with the daughter of Herodotus.

So it is ever with him : he is useless indoors, because he has not

formed his mind by making himself useful out of doors . The inscrip-tion in Winchester schoolroom applies to him—Aut disce, aut discede;mane' sors ter/la, c 'di. Truly, it had been for his country's good if hehad been exposed on the mountains when he was young.

What will he finally do with himself ? If he goes to Oxford he will

spend his summer terms in a punt in the Cherwell, and the others

between the Union and the Clarendon, until such time as havingreceived the consilium abeundi, he exchanges Oxford air for that of thecountry . Then, having finished his " education, " he chooses a career,

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or rather collapses into the first berth that offers, in obedience to

the call crclaeo nun supheonde met allon le so hetairon . It may be

the Stock Exchange ; it generally is a bank or office ; it not infre-

quently is a mastership in a school . Let us pursue him no farther,

trusting that he will amend.The sloper exists,—'tis true, ' tis pity, and pity 'tis ' tis true,—but

creatures such as he must be in each well ordered company. It is,

therefore, incumbent on the well ordered portion of the community not

to slope themselves, and to repress, quell, scalp all who do.

lllacte virtute ! 0 well ordered company !

SCHOOL LETTER.

O H di parvique Pisces ! Here we are, pen in hand, with orders

to scribble something about the community, and no chance of

evading the task, or handing on to some worthier scribe the office

imposed upon us . Yet complain we must not, for there is no lack of

material to select our quota of news from.

We have to record the approaching loss the School will sustain

in the removal of Mr . Freeman and Mr. Woolsey from the staff o f

Assistant Masters . A long acquaintance with Mr . Freeman has not

failed to awaken in us appreciation of his many good qualities.During the long period that he has been connected with the School,

few can be found to criticise unfavourably the work he has done ;

many of those, no doubt, who have won distinction at the 'Varsity, or

met with success in business, have much to thank Mr . Freeman for the

steady interest with which he helped to lay the foundation of their

education. His interest, too, in the games, though latterly, perhaps,

not exhibited by actual participation in them, was none the less

apparent. His familiar presence in the Football and Cricket fieldswill long be missed.

Of Mr. Woolsey, who, during so short a sojourn among us, has so

thoroughly become part and parcel of the state, our recollection will be

none the less pleasant . His advent in the Easter term imparted new

vigour into the body of the School, the effects of which we have no

reason to doubt will continue to animate it after his departure . As it

was understood that he was only filling a temporary post here, we mustnot murmur at his speedy removal : we congratulate Hurstpierpoint

on their acquisition . We only hope that his memory of St . Peter's,York, may be as pleasant as it is of him . Nobis quidem illi, quam-

quam sunt subito erepti, vivunt 'amen semperque vivent .

CRICKET .

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Jupiter Pluvius seeks to console our grief by adding his tears to oursthinking fit to set his stern but watery foot on our attempts to pursue

the fascinating occupation of cricket . Things have not gone so well in

that line that it is of no consequence to us whether we have matcheslikely to end in our favour stopped or no . Of the matches played, a

full account will be found in another page, and there is no need for us

to weary our pen with writing more on the subject . Allan's success

behind the wicket is, perhaps, the most notable event that has takenplace in the cricket field.

We are sorry to see that the tennis-club to all appearances has gone

the way of all flesh . A little energy and its resurrection would be anaccomplished fact . We have heard say that an Old Boy, once a member

of the Club, is anxious to prove our mettle, and will probably bring a

team against us later on in the term . This match, if played, should

awaken more interest in the Club, and though tennis may, to a certaindegree, interfere with cricket, it should assuredly find a place among

the games of every school, and we hope we shall not be behindhand

in recognising the fact .

CRICKET.v . POCKLINGTON.

This match was played at Pocklington, on May 2rst. The School

won the toss and decided to take the innings . Allan and Mitchell

were the only men who made anything like a stand, E . S. D. Carter

being caught almost immediately at long leg After Mitchell the wickets

fell in rapid succession, the innings closing for the small total of 23.

Pocklington's first 4 wickets fell for I I, but when Hatfield and Price

got together after luncheon, a most successful stand was made againstthe School bowlers, Price playing good cricket for 64, the Pocklingtoninnings closing for IJ3 .

S . PETER'S SCHOOL.

FIRST INNINGS .

SECOND INNINGS.H. W. Allan, c Siddall, b Smith . .

6E. S . D. Carter, c and b Hatfield . .

I not out . . . .

12F. Mitchell, b Siddall toG. V . Birks, b Smith

. . . .

r not out . .

. .

. . oC . Lovell, b Siddall

. .

oM . Napier, run out o b Kendall roH. G . Metcalfe, c Price, b Siddall . .

o c Smith, b Kendall

. . oJ. F . Leaf, b Siddall

. .

. .

o b hendall

. .

. . 3H. F . Chadwick, b Siddall . .

oW. Carter, not outF. C . Crowther, b Siddall

2Extras . .

5

Extras I

Total

28

Total (for 3 wkts .) 26

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CRICKET.

POCKLINGTON.

C . Manners, c Napier, b Mitchell

..Rev. W. Griffith, b Lovell W . Smith, b Lovell

..A . Siddall, b Mitchell

0

I0

IIH. Hatfield, c Birks, b Mitchell 19G. Price, b Allan 64H. Kendall, b W . Carter 7G. Ellis, b Lovell 0

H. Cattle, run out

. . SH . Giles, c Allan, b Lovell 14T . Everingham, not out . .

. . 6Extras 3

Total . . 1 33

Ovens.

ANAL \

Runs

Wickets. Maidens.F . Mitchell 13

3 1 5 3C . Lovell 22

4 r 2F. C . Crowther 22

o r I 2

\V . Caater 30

I 5 oH. \V . Allan 11 2 0

v . RIPON.

This match was played on the School ground on May the 26th.Being the first of the home matches of the season, special interest was

attached to it . The School captain winning the toss elected to go in,

taking in D. S. Carter to face with him the Ripon bowling . Off

Bryant's second over Allan was bowled ; he was speedily followed by

Carter . Four more wickets fell in quick succession, the telegraph

announcing that 6 wickets were down for 13 . After this disastrous

start it seemed doubtful whether the School score would reach 20, but

thanks to the careful and good batting of Lovell, that possibility wasput out of the question, After he left, Hudson and Crowther put on

nearly 30 for the last wicket, Crowther carrying out his bat for lo.

After lunch Ripon sent in Danks and Hill against the bowling of

Mitchell and Lovell . One wicket fell quickly, but with only 3 wickets

down for 30 matters did not look promising for the School . However

on W. Carter going on to bowl, the wickets fell rapidly, no one seeming

able to offer any resistance to his bowling . His analysis of 5 wickets

for r 1 runs is worthy of note . The Ripon innings finished for 71, or

14 runs to their advantage.

On the School entering on their second innings, a better performance

seemed likely . Allan and Crowther (the not out of the 1st innings)

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played carefully, and though Crowther left at r4, Lovell again playeda good innings and with Allan raised the score to over 30. The rest,however, collapsed and the innings ended for 6o, leaving Ripon only47 to get.

They did not obtain these, however, without some difficulty, losing5 wickets in obtaining them . At call of time they held an advantageof r with 5 wickets to fall.

The general verdict as to the result of the match was that it was due

to the extreme feebleness of the School in batting . In bowling andfielding they showed an improvement on last year, but as concerns

batting nothing could exceed the poorness of the display. Nervous-ness may account for the new members of the XI ., but what for thoseremaining over from last year's team ?

FIRST INNINGS.

H. W. Allan, b Bryant

E. S . D. Carter, c Bryant, b Rang

F. Mitchell, c Ligart-Wood, b RaggJ . E . Gofton, b Ragg

..

G. V. Birks, b FaggM . Napier, c Heath, b Ragg ..

C . Lovell, b Bryant

W. Carter, run outH. F . Chadwick, c Ragg, b Bryant

A. Hudson, c Hill, b Ragg ..

F . C . Crowther, not out ..

Extras

Total . . 57

Total ..

RIPON GRAMMAR

FIRST INNINGS.

E. Danks, b W . Carter

J . R. Hill, c Gofton, b Mitchell

C . Bryant, b Mitchell

. .

.

W . Wrangham, c and b Crowther ..

R. S . Ragg, c Crowther, b W . CarterJ . Ligart-Wood, b W. Carter ..

M . G . Heath, c Mitchell, b Lovell

S. Swire, b W . Carter

..

A . Hingston, b W . Carter

F . W. Speak, not out

..

H . E . Fenton, b Lovell

Extras . .

. .

S . PETER S SCHOOL .

SECOND INNINGS.

3 b Ragg

• o c Wrangham, b Ragg1 b Hill1 b Hillo b Ragg

2 b Ragg18 b Raggo b Hill

o not out17 b Ragglo b Ragg

5 Extras

SCHOOL.

SECOND INNINGS.

17 b W. Carter

o b W. Carter

8 run outo c Lovell, b Mitchell

14 not out

13 c Crowther, b W. Carter

020

S

424

4

4

• 3

• 0

7

Extras 7

Total

71

Total (for 5 wickets) . . 66

not out .

2

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CRICKET.

ANALYSIS.

F . MitchellRuns.

33

Wickets.2

Overs.

to

Maidens.I

C . Lovell 9 2 9 5F . C . Crowther 5 I 2 0W . Carter I I 5 9 3J . E . Gofton 6 o I o

v . N. R. ASYLUM.This match was played on the Asylum ground on May 3oth . The

School winning the toss put the Asylum in, The first four wickets fell

quickly, the Asylum having only 28 to their credit when Drs . Nicholson

and Smith got together. By dint of some hard hitting they raised the

score to nearly 70 before Dr . Nicholson was out to a good catch by

Birks . His partner soon followed, but another stand was made late in

the innings, Atkinson putting on 21 before he was well caught by

Crowther. The innings closed for 96.

The School were represented first by Allan and Crowther. Neither

seemed quite at home, but after Allan's departure Mitchell showedbetter cricket. Crowther was out to a catch in the long field, and

Birks, who had succeeded him, lbw for I o . Gofton and Mitchell now

made the stand of the day, and raised the score from 18 to 88, when

Mitchell was well caught at cover-point . He had played a capital

innings of 48 without giving a single chance ; he was unfortunate in

not obtaining his " 50 ." Gofton soon after made the winning hit, but

then a remarkable collapse occurred . The last six wickets only added

18, Bingham carrying his bat but without having received a ball.

Gofton had played good defensive cricket for 25 . The innings closed

for ro6, or to in advance of the Asylum innings.

N. R. ASYLUM.

E. Glaisby, lbw, b Mitchell . . 4C . E . Rudd, b Mitchell

. . 5C . Tate, st Allan, b Carter

. .W. R . Nicholson, c Birks, b Carter 3 1J . S. Law, b Carter 0

W. Smith, c Crowther, b Carter . . 13

J . Atkinson, c Crowther, b Carter 2[

J . Rastall, c Mitchell, b Crowther 2NV. H. Hutchinson, b Carter

. . 0

G. Twineham, c Mitchell, b Carter I2

T. Leckenby, not out

Extras

0S

9 6Total ..

CRICKET .

3 2 5

S. PETER ' S SCHOOL.

H. W . Allan, b Atkinson . .

. .F . C . Crowther, c Leckenby, b Atkinson ..F. Mitchell, c Rudd, b NicholsonG. V. I3irks, lbw, b Atkinson

..

J . E . Gofton, b Nicholson ..M. Napier, b TateH. G . Metcalfe, b Nicholson

W . Carter, b Tate

E. S . D . Carter, c and b NicholsonJ . F . Leaf, run out . .

..F. M . Bingham, not out

Extras . .

ANALYSIS.

Runs.

Wickets.

Overs .

Maidens.

W . Carter

42

7

20

6

F . Mitchell

23

2

14

5F . C . Crowther

24

1

8

0

v. LONDESBRO' PARK.

Played on Saturnay, June 9th, at Londesbro '. Owing to a heavy

downpour of rain, a start was not effected till 3-3o, and even then the

game was interrupted for nearly half an hour, owing to tho weather.

The School won the toss and sent in their opponents, who scored

ro6, when time was called ; consequently the School did not get an

innings . Score :

LONDESBRO' PARK.

R. Newbold, b W . CarterE . W. Usher, not out

W . H . Harbour, c Mitchell, b Crowther

H. B. Young, b W . Carter .,,G. Cobb, b W. Carter

Dunning, c D. Carter, b W. Carter

J . Stephenson .b Crowther . . ..Sherwood, c I3irks, b W . Carter ..Johnson, b W . CarterLongbones, run out

..

Pippet (absent)Extras

Total

. .

. 3

Total . . Io6

326

CRICKET.

ANALYSIS.

F. MitchellRuns.

32Wickets.

0

Overs.12

Maidens.I

W . Carter 36 6 22 7F. C . Crowther 24 2 16 4E. S . D . Carter 7 9 3 0J. E . Gofton 5 0 1 . 2 0

v. YORK.The first match against York was played on the School ground on

June the 12th . York won the toss and essayed to go in first. OffW. Carter's third ball Mason was caught from a skier by Bingham.W. K. Procter, on joining his brother, quickly put together his score,and the total was 35 before he was dismissed by a shooter from W.

Carter. Doran did not stay long with J . L. Procter, who in his turn

soon received notice to quit, being caught very well by W . Carter at

slip, off his brother's bowling . Bean and Wisker, on becoming asso-

ciated, made matters lively for the School . Wisker was the first to

leave, being caught at short lag by Napier. Lawson was quickly

despatched by Gofton, but Sowden stayed to see Bean clean bowled byGofton . Burtt and Sowden raised the score to 138, but both were out

then to IV . Carter's bowling . The innings terminated for 147, Lindbergbeing not out 8.

The School opened their innings with Crowther and Hudson against

the bowling of Sowden and Wisker . Both played carefully as the

bowling was too good to be trifled with, and the light exceedingly bad.Crowther was out eventually to a good ball from Sowden . Hudson

was joined by Mitchell, who, however, did not stay long, Sowden again

managing to get a good ball past the batsman. Birks and Hudson

helped matters on a little, each punishing Wisker rather severely and

necessitating his being relieved by J . L. Procter . Birks, after making

9, was well-caught by Wisker . Gofton, who succeeded to the wicket,

played an entirely defensive game, remaining at the wicket over 20

minutes for his couple of runs. J. L. Procter, however, spread-eagledhis wickets by a fast ball . Napier had but a short time in as a heavy

storm of rain interfered with the game, and as there seemed no

immediate probability of its stopping, the match had to be left drawn

in its present state. Hudson was not out 23, and but for him the

School would have made a poor show. He played a capital innings,

and devoid of chances though it must be admitted that he was

repeatedly beaten by the bowling . For the School W. Carter and

Gofton, as will be seen by the analysis, bowled best. The fielding wasgood, but not quite up to the mark.

CRICKET .

3 2 7YORK.

S . Mason, c Bingham, b W. Carter

o

W. K. Procter, b W. Carter,

22

J . L . Procter, c W . Carter, D. Carter

18H . Procter, c and b W. Carter

oJ . Doran, c Gofton, b W. Carter

4

A . Bean, b Gofton

. .

J4J . T. Wisher . c Napier, b Gofton

18

F . Lawson, b Gofton

. .

o

T. K°Bowden, c Metcalfe, b W . Carter

18

G . N . Burn, b W . Carter

. . 12

J . Lindley, not out

8Byes lo leg byes 3 13

Total . . 1 47

S . PETERS SCHOOL.F . C . Crowther, b Sowden

2

A . Hudson, not out . .

23

F. Mitchell, b Sowden

. .

4

G. V. Birks, c Wisher, b Sowden

9

J E. Gofton, b J . L. Procter

. .

2

M . Napier, not out

. .

1H. G. Metcalfe,

E. S . D . Carter,W . Carter,

to batF. M . Bingham,

J. F. Leaf,

Byes 5, leg byes 1, wides r

7

Total for 4 wkts.

4 8

ANALYSIS.

Overs .

Maidens .

Runs.

Wickets.

\V . Carter

18

51

6F . Mitchell

16

3

36

0F . C . Crowther

3

0

11

0

E . S . D . Carter

6

3

11H. G . Metcalfe

2

0

8

0

J . E . Gofton

7

0

19

3

v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN.

Played on the Yorkshire Gentlemens' Cricket Ground, June r4th.The Gentlemen had mustered a very strong team including several

prominent cricketers . The Gentlemen won the toss and put the

School in, Hudson and Crowther representing the School against

the bowling of Gibson and Hine-Haycock . The first wicket fell

quickly, Hudson playing a ball into the hands of point, after giving

a very feeble display of cricket and playing in anything but good

style. Crowther and Mitchell raised the score a little with two or three

boundary hits, but Mitchell soon after fell a prey to a good catch at

point . Birks' life was short but merry ; he was given out lbw to Hine-

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CRICKET.

Haycock. Napier's advent enlivened matters considerably—by dint of

hard hitting he raised the score from 22 to 44, Crowther in the meantime having kept quiet ; Napier ' s 21 included r five and 3 fours.

Allan took the vacant wicket, but did not stay long . During his

innings Crowther ran himself out after playing a thoroughly sounddefensive game. Metcalfe hit two fours, but left with the score at 6o.

W. Carter hit with considerable vigour and freedom, and the score was.

raised to 75 . The brothers Carter added a little to the score, but were

both out at 87. W. Carter made some good hits in his 17 . With the

bowling of Bingham the innings terminated.When the Gentlemen began to bat rain interfered with play for 25

minutes, but they managed to put together a score of 13o for nine wickets

before time was called . Before the stoppage Harrison was out c and bCrowther . After resuming the game the Hon . R. Lawley hit up 36 veryquickly before he had his wickets disturbed by a capital ball from Carter,

whose bowling throughout was admirable . In quick succession he dis-

missed Hughes-Onslow, Gorham, and Capt . Bethell . On Capt . Hine-

Haycock and Gibson getting together matters looked anything butrosy for the School . Aided by some loose fielding runs came apace,

and when Capt . Hine-Haycock succumbed to a good ball fromCrowther, the School score had been passed . Brogden made q when

he was well c and b Mitchell. Gibson was the next to leave, a fast

shooter from D . Carter removing his leg stump. The Rev. E. S.

Carter likewise fell a victim to D . Carter ' s bowling, playing on afterscoring 3 . With the fall of his wicket stumps were drawn leaving the

Gentlemen with 130 to their credit and one wicket to fall.Though playing a losing game, the School never played better. On

a rather difficult wicket the score of 84 was put together, while the

bowling and fielding, with a few exceptions, left little to be desired.W. Carter shewed to special advantage, his runs being compiled in

capital style, and his bowling quite a feature of the Gentlemen's innings.S . PETEK'S SCHOOL.

A. Hudson, c Brogden b Gibson oF . C . Crowther, run out

r8F. Mitchell, c Brogden b Gibson

5G. V . Birks, c Sub . b Hine-Haycock

5M . Napier, lbw b Hine-Haycock . .

21H. W. Allan, b Gibson

. .

4H . G . Metcalfe, b Onslow . .

8W. Carter, c Gibson b Onslow

17E. S . D . Carter, lbw, b Gibson . .

6F. M . ]3ingham, b Onslow . . . .

oJ . F. Leaf, not out

. . .,

o

Total

84

CRICKET .

3 2 9

YORhSHIRE GENTLEMEN'S C.C.

A. Ilughes-Onslow, b W . CarterE . Ilarrison, c and b Crowther

,Hon . R. Lawley, b W. Carter ..

C . Gorham, b IV . Carter

. .

..Capt . Bethel], b W . Carter . .

..Capt . IIine•Haycock, b CrowtherA. E . Gibson, b D . Carter . .

..

J . S . Brogden, c and b Mitchell ..E . S . Cox, not out

. .

..Rev . E . S . Carter, b D. Carter . .

. .

. .

..

Extras

S

o36

16

13

429

113

Total (for 9 wkts.)

130

ANALYSIS.

W . Carter

Runs.

44

Wickets.

4

Overs.

17Maidens.

6F . C . Crowther 39 2 12 2F. Mitchell IS I 4 0E . S . D. Carter 21 2 4'2 0II . G . Metcalfe 7 o r o

2ND XI . V. ST. MARTIN 'S.

This match was played on the School ground and resulted in a win

for the School by 32 runs on the 1st innings . Leaf and Hood played

in good form for the School ; Backhouse for St . Martin ' s . Clarke andDesborough shared the bowling, the former obtaining 5 wickets for 6

runs, and the latter 4 for 19 runs. On going on a second time

Garland and Bingham made a long stand, Garland being not out 20 at

call of time .

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL.

IST INNINGS.

2ND INNINGS.A. C . Clarke, b Robinson 9A. Hudson, c Robinson b Borland

2

E. V. Iloulgate, run out o b Shannon

oH. F. Chadwick, c Fairlamb b Robinson

lI not out . .

9J . F . Leaf, U Shannon

21

F. M. Bingham, b Shannon

. . oN. L. Hood, run out . .

19

J . O. Garland, b Shannon

o not out . .

20J . Desborough . b Robinson

o

G. H . Chilman, U Robinson . .

0S . O . Bingham, not out o b Robinson . .

12Extras

5

3

Total

67

(For 2 wickets)

44

330 CRICKET.

ST. MARTIN ' S.

Williams, c and b DesboroughBurland, b Clarke . .

. .

..Bollans, c Hudson b Clarke ..Mr . Robinson, b DesboroughRev . J . J . Davies, c and b DesboroughMr . J . Shannon, run out

. .

.Backhouse, not out

.Fairlamb, c Leaf b DesboroughCarey, b Clarke

..Hill, b Clarke . . . .

..Burton, c Leaf b Clarke

..

FIRST "XI ." v . NEXT a XXII ."

NEXT _XXII.

W . Spink, b Carter

2A . C . Clarke, c Leaf b Carter . . . .

. .

5N . L . Hood, run out . .

I

T . O . Garland, b Carter

2J . Desbro', b Mitchell . .

..H. F . Chachvick, c Mitchell b Carter

..II . G . Metcalfe, c Crowther b W. Carter . .

. .

5F . M . Bingham, c Crowther b Carter

oC . F . C . Padel, b Mitchell . .

IIi . B . Whitby, b MitchellE . V. Ilowgate, b Mitchell

. .

. .

2S . O . Bingham, b Carter

oJ . A . Fasten, b CarterG. H . Chilman, b Mitchell . .

. .

oA . C . T. Laybourne, b Mitchell . .

oK . E. T. Wilkinson, c Allen b Mitchell

oRev . G. T . IIandford, b Mitchell

oC . Scargill, c Allen b Mitchell . . . .

2C . J . N . Carter . h Mitchell

3E . W. Clarke, c Crowther b Carter

oG. Padel, not out . .

. oS . Gillatt, c Mitchell b Carter . .

. .

oExtras . .

. .

t

Total . .

. 2S

FIRST XI.

H . W . Allan, c Howgate b ChadwickM . Napier, run outT . E . Gofton, c Chadwick b Clarkei . F . Leaf, b ClarkeA. Hudson, b Desborough . .W. Carter, b DesboroughG . V . Birks, b Clarke . .

..F . Mitchell, c Clarke b DesboronghE. S . D. Carter, not out ..F . C. Crowther, b Metcalfe

Extras

Total ..

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NOTES AND ITEMS .

33 1

FIRST "VII ." v. NEXT "XIII .""NIII ."

FIRST INNINGS .

SECOND INNINGS.

II . D . Naylor, c Lovell, U Mitchell

o b W. Carter . .

3

Mr. Woolsey, b Lovell . .

. . to b Mitchell

. .

o

F . C . Crowther, b Mitchell 5 not out 15II . G. Metcalfe, c Birks, b Gofton . .

6

J . F . Leaf, b Mitchell

15 St Mitchell, b Gofton

. . 20II . F . Chadwick, b Mitchell

. . 13 c Birks, b Lovell . .

. . 4N. L. Hood, b Mitchell

o

A . Hudson, b Mitchell

3

C . Spink, b Mitchell

. . 1F. M. Bingham, b Mitchell

3

A . Crosthwaite, U Lovell . .

8

J . O . Garland, b Lovell . .

8

H. B Whitby, not out

6

L . Desborough absent

b Mitchell . . . . oExtras

. .

I

Extras 6

Total . . 79

Total (for 5 wkts.) . . 52

" VII ."C . Lovell, run outE. S . D . Carter, b Crowther

..W. Carter, c Metcalfe, b Crowther

J . E . Gofton, b Mr . WoolseyF. Mitchell, b CrowtherG. V. Birks, not out

M. Napier, b Mr. Woolsey

Extras

NOTES AND ITEMS.The Rev. S . Peel has been preferred to the Chaplaincy of the Bishop

of Bathurst.

L. Hutchings stroked the Selwyn boat in the Cambridge May races.

F. A. Bulman ran second in the 3 miles steeplechase at Durham

University Sports.

F. A. Bulman wtth W . G . Croft won the Kingsford Cup at Durham

University Regatta. Bulman also rowed 2 in University College

Senior Four.

P. L. Newman has passed the Final Actuaries Examination.P. E. Lord scored 1o8 playing for Clare Coll . Cambridge

P. E. Lord has taken a 2nd Class (Division I) in the Cambridge

Classical Tripos.

C. B . Clarke has taken a 3rd Class (Division I) in the same.

W. H. Holmes has taken a 2nd Class in the Durham Classical Tripos.

Total

332

THEATRICAL ACCOUNT.

Owing to the dilatoriness of 'Varsity O .P.'s the Editors have to

apologise for the non-appearance of any Oxford or Cambridge Letter

in this number.

J. E . GOFTON, A . C. CLARKE, and G. H . CHILMAN have been elected

on the Sports Committee.The Editors beg to acknowledge the receipt of the following contem-

poraries : " Lorettonian," " Worcester College Mag .," " Methodist

School Mag ., " " Ulala," " Stamfordian . "

The Missionary letter to be continued from the May number of the

Peterite has been kept over from want of space, and will be con-

cluded in the next number.

THEATRICAL ACCOUNT.1887.

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