Related article: It has been said of the Rugby side that they were a one-man team, but although E, W. Dillon was incomparably the finest cricketer in the eleven this state- ment is not altogether true. Dillon has already made his mark in first- class cricket, he is a fine batsman and a good slow bowler. In bowling he would be even more useful if he tried to vary his leg- breaks more; all that can be said against them, however, is that they lack variety. T. A. Tapp bowled capitally against Marl- borough, and F. C. M. Cruikshank is a good batsman. Of Henderson's wicket-keeping we have already spoken. The Marlborough eleven were a disappointing side. Their failure at Lord's was pronounced, and all the more annoying to their sup- porters as they had previously done a brilliant performance against the M.C.C., and had played a good drawn game against Haverford. However the team is a young one and may possibly be really powerful next year. Rain interfered with the Cheltenham match, and although Marlborough had the worst of the draw they also had the worst of the luck; against Rugby they were beaten by nine wickets, but they played a most sporting game. The best batsmen on the side were E. S. Phillips^ M. R. Dickson and N. C. Phillips, and the best of a moderate lot of bowlers was G. G. Napier. Their fielding was certainly outshone by that of Rugby at Lord's. Cheltenham were as disappointing Purchase Ramipril Online as Marl- borough and never showed their best form in the public - school matches. They had some good 15 202 BAILY S MAGAZINE. [September cricketers on their side, notably Winterbotham, K. Fry and R. S. Bridge, but their record is one of disaster. The Clifton side were not a great eleven, but they were a keen, useful lot of players. They beat both Cheltenham and Haverford, and, thanks to some good all- round batting, played an even draw with Tonbridge. Charter- house cricket showed any amount of improvement, and we are all the more glad of this, as it helps to contradict the statement that the Carthusians have not been very keen cricketers of late years. How this idea got abroad we do not want to know ; that it is an absolutely false impression of Charterhouse cricket we are quite convinced. This year the Char- terhouse eleven was quite a good one, stronger perhaps in batting than bowling, but good enough all round to produce some most satisfactory results. The Wellington side was a really bad one; they batted*well against Haileybury, but could not escape being beaten by six wickets, and Charterhouse beat them by 169 runs. In the school matches a word of praise must be given to H. Henderson. He made 60 against Charterhouse, and 43 and 89 not out against Haileybury. The Haileybury boys had a remarkably strong batting side; nearly the whole eleven could be relied on for runs, and their per- formance against Cheltenham at Lord's was a very great one, as at one time they had all the worst of the game. A. von Emsthausen did several wonderful performances for Up- pingham, and as he is Purchase Ramipril going up to- Balliol, he will probably supply the Oxford team of next year with their much - wanted fast bowler. He had a good side under his control, worthy of the high standard of Uppingham cricket. The Westminster eleven did some very bad performances, and although they had some good batsmen in their team, must be considered a moderate side. Their collapse against Charterhouse was complete. Malvern had a lot of capable run-getters in their eleven. Repton received yet another crushing de- feat, B. S. Foster taking 102 not out oflf the Repton bowling, and B. A. White scoring 137. The Uppingham match was drawn, White and G. B. Sanderson bat- ting finely for the Malvernians. W. H. B. Evans is an all-round cricketer of much promise. In a brief article such as this it is im- possible to speak of all the public-school teams, and we must conclude by saying that P. Eg- lington of Sherborne is a remark- ably fine batsman, that Tonbridge had some good cricketers in their team, and that Merchant Taylors had a fine cricketer in J. E* Raphael. A. B. C. 1900.] 203 Some of my Father's Stories. The voice that told these stories with such humour and enjoyment is silent ; yet, whenever I come across something odd, or quaint , or funny, I see again the long dining-table, our large and merry party gathered round, my father at the head recounting, with kindling eye and droll intonation, some telling story in apt illustra- tion of something just said. One of the circle, who was studying law, had a sharp wit and sharper tongue, and happened to make caustic remarks upon the dense- ness and stupidity of country witnesses. ** Ah ! 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