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AN EXPERIENCED SIDE CONTAINING

NO LESS THAN 5 GOOD ALL-ROUNDERS

- THE LACK OF A GENUINE OPENING

FAST BOWLER IS THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN A GOOD RATHER THAN A

GREAT SIDE

EDWARD THOM IN HIS THIRD SEASON

'DID WONDERS IN MOULDING A SIDE

WHO WERE ALL GREAT TRIERS'

THE YOUNGER BROTHER THOM, PETER,

WOULD LATER CAPTAIN BOTH THE 1976

AND 1977 SIDES; TOGETHER THE TWO

BROTHERS WOULD PLAY SIX SEASONS

FOR THE SCHOOL XI

16 YEAR OLD ANDREW MURTON,

ADDED TO THE SIDE IN THE HOPE OF

ADDING PACE TO THE ATTACK, BUT

INSTEAD HEADS THE BATTING

AVERAGES WITH 87 RUNS PER INNINGS!

BENJAMIN HUGHES JUST MAKES THE

AWAY RADLEY MATCH AFTER A 3 HOUR

EXAMINATION, HE THEN BOWLS 19

OVERS AND FIELDS FOR 4 HOURS

IN THE VICTORY OVER THE MARTYRS

JAMES SEARS HAS THE SATISFACTION OF

REMOVING HIS ELDER BROTHER

RICHARD (OSE)!

THE FIRST MATCH AGAINST ABINGDON

SCHOOL FOR MANY YEARS RESULTS IN

A DRAW