For the second match in 1891, Cambridge approached Oxford with a view to playing that year in London in order to "avoid another long and tedious journey to Oxford".
In 1969 an unexpected and generous suggestion came from Billy Griffith (Dulwich & Pembroke), the secretary of the MCC who wanted some events so that he could test out new staff at Lord's prior to the start of the new cricket season with its important list of ﬁxtures.