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Sat 25 July
ELEVEN MEMBERS OF THE WOKINGHAM CRICKET CLUB V. TWENTY-
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This interesting match was played on Thursday, July 16 , for the benefit of Mr.
Rhoades, who has been a well-known cricketer in this part for a number of years, and
who still enters into the game with as much spirit as ever. The day was fine, and there
was a large company on the field to partake of a cold collation provided by Mr.
Rhoades, while good many took tickets who were unable to attend. The eleven scored
115 in the first, and 113 in the second; the Twenty-two scored 77 in the first innings,
and 15 in the second, with four wickets to go down, time not allowing the game to be
entirely played out. Messrs. J. Lane, May, and Baldwin batted in their usual good
style. These gentlemen this season have exhibited an improvement upon last year in
their batting, and their number of runs has averaged about 20 an innings, at present
there are others, however, who do not seem so well up to the mark as last year.
On the side of the Twenty-two, the names of Messrs. Dalley, Beechey, and H. Lane
must be mentioned as being very promising players. Mr. H. Lane particularly
distinguished himself as wicket keeper. At the conclusion of the game, the party
retired to Mr. Rhoades where a very pleasant evening was spent.

CRICKET
The return match between the Wokingham Royal Forest and the Marlow Clubs, was
played on the Wellington Ground, Wokingham, on Wednesday last, and proved a
most interesting game, although time would not allow of its being played out, which
was a subject of much regret. The Marlow gentlemen went first to the wickets, and
succeeded in scoring 59 runs. The Wokingham Club obtained only 39 in their first
innings. The Marlow Club, in their second innings, obtained 125 runs, this leaving the
Wokingham Club 145 runs to obtain.
This, the latter commences doing in fine style until evening coming on, the stumps
were drawn, the Wokingham gentlemen having run up a score of 68 runs, with the
loss of only three wickets, and two of their best players well in; it being the general
opinion at this time that the batting was rapidly getting the mastery of the bowling.
True cricketing feeling was displayed throughout, and a general wish expressed that
they might meet and fight the battle over again.

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Sat 19 Sept
POST OFFICE
It may not be known to many of our readers that, by a very recent alteration in the
conveyance of the mails from this place, a considerable extension of the time for the
posting of London letters in the evening has been granted to the public; a matter to
many of great convenience and importance. The bags for all places included in the
Farnborough mail, close as before at 6 p.m., but the London letters are now taken to
Reading, and the office is open until 7..20 free, and until 7.40 on payment of an extra
penny, and all letters for the reading mail, if posted by the same time as the London
letters mentioned above are despatched with them, and consequently reach their
destination by the first delivery next morning, but those posted later in the evening are
sent as formerly by the next morning’s mail

CRICKET
The closing game of the season of the Wokingham Royal Forest Club is fixed for
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Wednesday, the 30 inst, when the members will play a match between the Town
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