"C'rickkt is more than agame — it is an institution," says a writer iv a late number of the Temple Bar Magazine. An institution, because it is so thoroughly English, has been no long established. It conies down to us from even before the time when England was "Metric England," the time of May-poles, popin-jay-shooting. and bringing-in of yule logs anil Christmas tide boars' heads. There is in the Bod leian Library of Oxford an ancient drawing, temp. 1344, which delineates a female bowling to a man, who holds an uplifted bat. We may thus consider that era as the one from which our most popular and national spoit takes its origin. That the fair Rex were in those days the sharers of our amusements in the field, as they were of our domestic joys, is almost a reproach upon these. Yet no — we are mistaken — did not within the past year the fair ladies of Kent play a most excellent match at cricket, and field and. bat right well? They were evidently mentally above their modern sisters, and in their taste for antiquaiian lore, had made out the Bodleian MS. with emulative purposes. There are no Kentish damsels here ; the Dunedin Cricket Club and gentlemen of the Theatres yesterday played out their match, unaided by the Amazonian arm". 4nd strange to say, ungallant though it be, not the less w ell. It will be seen from a previous icport, that Saturday's play resulted thus — Theatie and Victo rians, Ist innings, 50 ; 2nd, 2.0. Total, 70. Clul> — Ist innings, 49. The Dunedin Ciicket Club eleven took the field first ; it was raining sharp at the time, which ren dered it most difficult to hold the bat. To this may be attiibuted the number of byes scored in this innings. The bowling of Ryder and Boiton was good, as was also the tin ee oveis bowled by Smith. On the pait of tho Pi inccss.' eleven, the bowling of Andrews was much admired— it was steady and very true ; but Careys swift underhanders wore the most effective. The wickets were pitched yesterday at 2*30 p m., and the game began at 3 o'clock with the Club's 2nd innings. 