These then morphed into "banks for bankers" - clearing houses which would mop up liquidity among the middle and upper classes and spread it through the private banking system (in the lobby of the Bank of England there is a nice painting of the English bourgeoisie queuing up at Threadneedle Street on Dividend Day by George Elgar Hicks).
However, it is nice to see the traditions of the English game continuing: the wearing of whites, the reluctance of the batsman to walk and the impending rain.