The necessity of moderation in drink is happily a thing which few University cricketers require to be reminded of. There are many opinions as to what is the best drink for men when actually playing. By best we mean that which does least harm to the eye. In hot weather something must be drunk, and the question is, What? Our experience is that beer and stout are both too heady and heavy, gin and ginger beer is too sticky, sweet, &c., to the palate. In our opinion, shandy-gaff, sherry, or claret, and soda are the most thirst-quenching, the lightest, and the cleanest to the palate. The latter consideration is a great one on a hot day at cricket. In a long innings the heat and the dust are apt to make the mouth very dry and parched, and a clean drink is especially desirable. As a rule a ’Varsity captain has not much difficulty in selecting the first eight or nine of his team--there are usually that number that stand out as far and away better than all the others--but the last two or three places often cause him the greatest difficulty. There may be two or three men of the same merit fighting for the last place, inflicting sleepless nights and anxious thoughts on the captain. He cannot make up his mind, and possibly remains undecided till the very week before the big match. A ’Varsity team owes half its strength to playing so much together. Every man knows and has confidence in the others, and every man’s full merits and the use he may be to the side are understood by the captain; consequently, the sooner the whole team is chosen the better. [Illustration: A. E. STODDART]