Harvard vs Shamrock.

The cricket club began the season yesterday by playing a practice game with the Shamrock club of East Cambridge. Shamrock won after a most exciting finish by the narrow margin of three runs, the score being 70 to 73 in their favor. Ellis's bowling was sadly missed. There were four or five new men most of whom had played little or no cricket in the eleven that did duty for the college yesterday. For Harvard Brown did the best work at the bat, though the other men as a rule kept up their wickets pretty well. The fielding of the team was good, especially that of Austrian, who made some very good returns. Henry also played well behind the stumps. After the match was over, the local team took their visitors to the Town Hall and gave them some refreshments. The time of the game was three hours and a half. Appended is the score:

HARVARD 1ST INNINGS.T. W. Balch, b. O' Hair. 3

A. C. Garrett, b. Bolger. 8

H. F. Hewes, c. Brett, b. O' Hair. 0

R. W. Frost, c. McCarthy, b. O'Hair. 0

R. D. Brown, c. Curtin, b. Myler. 27

L. Sullivan, c. Bolger, b. O'Hair. 3

M. S. Henry, c, Brett, b. O'Hair. 9

S. A. Bayer. b. Myler. 6

S. Van Rensselaer, b, Myler. 0

H. A. Davis, not out. 2

S. W. Nicolls, b. O'Hair. 0

A. Austrian, st. McCarthy, b. O'Hair 0

Extras. 12

Total, 70

SHAMROCK 1ST INNINGS.Sheehan, c. Garret, b. Brown. 1

Brett, c. Austrian, b. Brown. 2

Curtin, b. Brown. 1

Myler, c. Austrian, b. Brown. 5

Bolger, run out. 18

McCarthy, c. Brown, b. Garrett. 14

Morrissy, run out. 6

O'Hair, b. Brown. 10

Darcy, run out. 0

Doyle, b. Brown. 2

Baxter, not out. 0

Extras. 6

Total, 73