After the inter club match on 21 May 1859, the rules were further changed by the committee in regards to tripping. These amended rules were sent to the printers. The 1859 rules, drawn up three days after the Melbourne club was officially reformed, do not include some elements that soon became important to the game, such as the requirement to bounce the ball while running. On the public holiday on 24 May a game was played again with Melbourne members and others who turned up played a game using these new rules. T. W. Wills was playing cricket in Richmond and did not attend the match.