MONTHLY ROUND-UP: APRIL 1865
Every team has now played six games in the Metropolitan League's inaugural season, and against many expectations it is Clapham Common leading the way. Having won their first three games, Clapham suffered a first defeat at the hands of the Old Westminsters but recovered to end the month with two wins and sit on five victories and just one defeat. They lead the standings but only by a fraction as the Old Westminsters sit on four wins, having achieved victories in every game they played in April. Their visit to Angel was postponed because of the poor state of Angel’s home field, and the two teams will attempt to make up the game the next time the Westminsters are due to visit Angel in June.
Angel are another team in fine form, as having lost their first two games they have responded by winning the next three. Kensington’s form is going the other way, as they won their first two but have now lost four successive games to sit in the lower half of the standings. They are level with the City of London Club, while to the surprise of many it is The Regent’s Park who sit in last place. The Regents were well backed to have a good season and indeed they have score more runs than any other team in the league so far, but their pitching is unexpectedly poor meaning that they have managed just one victory from their six games.
