Played at "Upper Meadow", Sept 2,3, 1791.

On Monday and  Tuesday  last  was  played  in  our  Upper Meadow,
a  Grand Cricket Match for One Thousand Guineas, between the Gen-
tlemen of the Mary-le-bone Club  and  the  Nottingham   Club.   A
large  space  of ground was marked out for their reception, round
which many stands were erected and, the day  proving   remarkably
fine,   contributed  greatly  to  the accomodation of the company
present.

The spectators attending were supposed to  be   upwards   of  ten
thousand,  such  curiosity  seemeed  to prevail with all ranks of
people.  The extra-ordinary skill displayed  by  Mary-le-bone  in
all the many aspects of the game was unequalled and justly excit-
ed the astonishment of the beholders by their superior agility.

Source :: The Times, 6th September 1791.
<END> Contributed by John Evans (en92jrfe@exeter.ac.uk)