For the past few years the cricket eleven has been the subject of numerous and varied attacks, owing to the miserable record which it was sending down to posterity; but we are happy to say that these complaints have entirely ceased, and that words of praise and congratulation have replaced them.

The record of the eleven for this spring has been excellent and deserves a high amount of commendation. An examination of the account published this morning, will show that in almost every game the victory was gained in one innings. Longwood, which used to retire Harvard without effort, fell a victim to the good play of our eleven this spring, while other clubs of almost equal strength were easily worsted. These successes are the more praiseworthy and satisfactory, since they come from a source quite unexpected and fill up the gap made by our defeat in track athletics.