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Cricket

Source: The Illustrated London News, July 23, 1864

A match between eleven of Surrey and fourteen of Hampshire, played on the Oval, which began on Thursday week, was finished on Saturday, Hampshire winning by 86 runs. The following is the score :—Hampshire, 198 and 277; Surrey, 233 and 156.

At Lord's, on Friday and Saturday last week, the Marylebone Club and Ground played the County of Norfolk, beating them by 171 runs. Score :— Marylebone Club, 85 and 202; Norfolk, 96 and 20.

At Vincent-square, Westminster, on Saturday, a match was played between Westminster School and the House of Commons. The School won in one innings, with 83 runs over. Score :—Westminster School, 180; House of Commons, 47 and 50.

Ashton-under-Lyne beat by 130 the Eleven of All England in a match played on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday last week—Ashton scoring 136 and 165; All England, 95 and 76.

A well-played and closely-contested match between Notts and Cambridgeshire was played at Lord's on Monday and Tuesday, the latter winning by eighteen runs. Score :—Cambridgeshire, 122 and 113; Notts, 59 and 158.

A match between Surrey and Sussex was played on the grounds of the latter at Brighton, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Surrey won in one innings with fifty-four runs over. Score :—Surrey, 419; Sussex, 213 and 152.