Record of the Oxford-Cambridge Matches.

The fifty-fourth annual cricket match between Oxford and Cambridge will be played this year at Lord's on July 2, 3 and 4. The work of the two XI's up to now points to an easy victory for the wearers of the Light Blue.

The result of past matches has been as follows:-

1827. Drawn.

1829. Oxford won by 115 runs.

1836. Oxford won by 121 runs.

1838. Oxford won by 98 runs.

1839. Cambridge won in one inning by 125 runs.

1840. Cambridge won by 63 runs.

1841. Cambridge won by 8 runs.

1842. Cambridge won by 162 runs.

1843. Cambridge won by 54 runs.

1844. Drawn.

1845. Cambridge won by 6 wickets.

1846. Oxford won by 3 wickets.

1847. Cambridge won by 138 runs.

1848. Oxford won by 23 runs.

1849. Cambridge won by 3 wickets.

1850. Oxford won by 127 runs.

1851. Cambridge won in one inning by 4 runs.

1852. Oxford won in one inning by 77 runs.

1853. Oxford won in one inning by 19 runs.

1854. Oxford won in one inning by 8 runs.

1855. Oxford won by 3 wickets.

1856. Cambridge won by 3 wickets.

1857. Oxford won by 81 runs.

1858. Oxford won in one inning by 23 runs.

1859. Cambridge won by 28 runs.

1860. Cambridge won by 3 wickets.

1861. Cambridge won by 133 runs.

1862. Cambridge won by 8 wickets.

1863. Oxford won by 8 wickets.

1864. Oxford won by 4 wickets.

1865. Oxford won by 114 runs.

1866. Oxford won by 13 runs.

1867. Cambridge won by 5 wickets.

1868. Cambridge won by 168 runs.

1869. Cambridge won by 58 runs.

1870. Cambridge won by 2 runs.

1871. Oxford won by 8 wickets.

1872. Cambridge won in one inning by 166 runs.

1873. Oxford won by 3 wickets.

1874. Oxford won in one inning by 92 runs.

1875. Oxford won by 6 runs.

1876. Cambridge won by 9 wickets.

1877. Oxford won by 10 wickets.

1878. Cambridge won by 238.

1879. Cambridge won by 9 wickets.

1880. Cambridge won by 115 runs.

1881. Oxford won by 131 runs.

1882. Cambridge won by 7 wickets.

1883. Cambridge won by 7 wickets.

1884. Oxford won by 7 wickets.

1885. Cambridge won by 7 wickets.

1886. Oxford won by 133 runs.

1887. Oxford won by 7 wickets.