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13 chronicler, to state emphatically, that small as this innings sums up, it is not to be supposed that there was no good play on the part of those who made no runs. In justice to these players, it should be borne in mind that many balls were hit away by them, which with ordinary fielding, were sure runs for one at least; while the singles might have scored for two, perhaps, in many instances, but for the extraordinary activity, and as it were, ubiquity in the field of the All England Eleven. Wherever a ball was sent, there was sure to be some one ready to pick it up and throw it in in a moment. Thus whilst we freely admit the eminent and marked superiority of one side, let us not forget to render unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar's, by allowing much to the other. They

did much to make for each other a worthy name. Let us then willingly award to both a !

We will now give the score at the conclusion of the match: