crisis it's _scoring_ that's wanted, Dashes the 'gazers, this downing the wickets like nine-pins in swamp with muck-moisture afloat all, And then ninety-two for a tall-scoring team like our Notts, you must own's a contemptible total, Middlesex plays in and out; lots of scorers like WEBBE, STODDART, LUCAS, O'BRIEN, and VERNON. But ROBERTSON, BURTON, and WEST want assistance as bowlers, and bowling's a thing wins will turn on. Gloucester's slap out of it. Pity poor GRACE with a team he can seldom bring up to the scratch, Sir, So that, in spite of his own startling scores, the, at one time, "Invincibles" scarce win a match, Sir, Sussex,--well, QUAIFE is a promising bat, and you always may look for some notches from NEWHAM, Whilst J. and A. HIDE are a host in themselves; but good fortune this season has failed to pursue 'em. Kent, with Lord HARRIS, the family of HEARNES, and RASHLEIGH, with credit should carry field matters on, But this year they'll not be at top of the tree, 'spite the bowling of WOOTON, the smiting of PATTERSON. Leicester has got a good trundler in POUGHER, but one bowler won't make a good (Cricket) summer, Whilst Derbyshire's CHATTERTON, CROPPER, and RATCLIFF don't make her, at present, the new (Cricket) comer. As for game Essex,--well, evergreen GREEN, who has done in his day some redoubtable cricket, Will own he will not have a look in _this_ year, e'en with BUXTON, and BISHOP, and BRYAN, and PICKETT. No, we must still look to one of the four; and oh, what a lot hope that one will be Surrey, Fancy the spirits of GRIFFITH and SOUTHERTON--(chums of that "barn-door" whom no one could flurry, Stout little JUPP)--must just now haunt the Oval, or hold ghostly confabulations at Mitcham, Discussing the way in which SHUTER'S lot cut 'em and drive 'em, and swipe 'em, and place 'em, and pitch 'em. And oh! _if_ smart SHUTER, crack READ, steady LOHMANN, and swift-footed MAURICE, and cat-like young ABEL _Should_ once more put Surrey at top of the tree, won't the Oval just be a tumultuous Babel? [Illustration: Woo "Ton."] [Illustration: "Baa low!"] [Illustration: "'Ull yet?"] [Illustration: "Hide!"] [Illustration: The Family "Urn."] [Illustration: Puffer.] * * * * * [Illustration] NOTICE.--Rejected Communications or Contributions, whether MS., Printed Matter, Drawings, or Pictures of any description, will in no case be returned, not even when accompanied by a Stamped and Addressed Envelope, Cover, or Wrapper. To this rule there will be no exception. * * * * *