Dear Captain Statham,--In answer to your inquiries _re_ my visit to the _Britannia_ in 1889. My son, H. E. Grace, was not then on the _Britannia_, as he did not join until January, 1890. It was through Lieutenant Abdy, who had played with me at Lord's, that I promised to play. Gloucestershire were playing the Gentlemen of Philadelphia at Bristol on the first day, and it was arranged that I should get down for the second day if I could not go for the first. As the match at Bristol was not over, I did not get to Dartmouth until late in the evening of the first day's play. My friend Abdy was just leaving the _Britannia_, as he had been ordered off to the manoeuvres, so took no part in the second day's cricket. Lieutenant de Robeck was deputed to look after me, which I need not say he did right well. You will see by the enclosed score that I was absent the first innings. After the match was over another was started, in which I took part. It ended in a draw. I remember the best form was shown by Abdy, de Robeck, Taylor, and Royds. Underwood, the professional coach, took the greatest interest in the cadets' cricket, and did wonders for them, considering he had only had them under his charge for two years. I am sorry I do not recollect more details, but to go back fourteen years is a long time. Believe me, yours truly, W. G. Grace. As will be seen by the score, _Britannia_ had to follow on, scoring only 61 against 156. They did better in their "second venture" (as the "daily" cricket reporter hath it), but M.C.C. won easily by seven wickets. [Illustration: CRICKET, FOOTBALL, AND ROWING TROPHIES, AND THE RUSHWORTH SEAL. _Photo: Cassell & Co., Ltd._] M.C.C. AND G. _v._ H.M.S. "BRITANNIA." _Played at Dartmouth, July 17th and 18th, 1889._ M.C.C. _First Innings._ _Second Innings._ L. F. B. Dykes, c and b Underwood 18 Chatterton, c Abdy, b Taylor 47 c De Robeck, b Taylor 6 G. Crake, b Taylor 0 not out 0 Rev. N. Copleston, b Underwood 42 West, J. E., not out 33 Rev. G. T. Warner, b Underwood 2 Mycroft, W., b Abdy 0 R. T. Warner, b Underwood 3 W. G. Grace, absent 0 not out 30 P. Steele, absent 0 run out 2 C. Crowdy, absent 0 c Underwood, b Taylor 6 Byes, 8; wides, 3 11 l b, 1; w, 3; n b, 1 5 --- --- Total 156 Total 49 H.M.S. "BRITANNIA." _First Innings._ _Second Innings._