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as5680 · 02-25-2021, 12:42 PM

MONTHLY ROUND-UP: MARCH 1865

There's very little news to report at the end of March with only one round of games having been played, but those games were the first in the history of the Metropolitan League so they are well worth mentioning.

The first run to be scored in the new league came at Angel Islington, but it was the visiting City of London Club who scored it. With a runner at second base and two out in the second inning, a base hit from left fielder Henry Clarke gave the City Club a lead which they never relinquished. Further runs in the fourth and fifth extended the advantage to 3-0, while Angel could only respond with one in the sixth as the City Club took a 3-1 victory.

There was also a strong start from the visiting team at The Regent’s Park, as the Regents failed to live up to their status as pre-season favourites. Clapham scored three in the third inning and they too held the advantage throughout, scoring two more in the seventh and going on to take the victory by a score of 6-1. The game at Kensington was hard fought and remained scoreless until the sixth inning. The home team found the first run there and added one more in each of the seventh and eighth, to defeat the Old Westminsters 3-0.

After one game then we can say that Clapham, Kensington and the City Club share the lead in the standings with one win each, but there is still a very long way to go in this season. With five Saturdays in April this year, by the time we reach the end of that month the picture will really be starting to take shape as the season will have reached the one-fifth mark.

02-25-2021, 12:42 PM	#7
as5680 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Didcot, England Posts: 1,426	MONTHLY ROUND-UP: MARCH 1865 There's very little news to report at the end of March with only one round of games having been played, but those games were the first in the history of the Metropolitan League so they are well worth mentioning. The first run to be scored in the new league came at Angel Islington, but it was the visiting City of London Club who scored it. With a runner at second base and two out in the second inning, a base hit from left fielder Henry Clarke gave the City Club a lead which they never relinquished. Further runs in the fourth and fifth extended the advantage to 3-0, while Angel could only respond with one in the sixth as the City Club took a 3-1 victory. There was also a strong start from the visiting team at The Regent’s Park, as the Regents failed to live up to their status as pre-season favourites. Clapham scored three in the third inning and they too held the advantage throughout, scoring two more in the seventh and going on to take the victory by a score of 6-1. The game at Kensington was hard fought and remained scoreless until the sixth inning. The home team found the first run there and added one more in each of the seventh and eighth, to defeat the Old Westminsters 3-0. After one game then we can say that Clapham, Kensington and the City Club share the lead in the standings with one win each, but there is still a very long way to go in this season. With five Saturdays in April this year, by the time we reach the end of that month the picture will really be starting to take shape as the season will have reached the one-fifth mark. Last edited by as5680; 03-01-2021 at 07:36 PM.