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THE XI HAS THE BENEFIT OF 'INDOOR
NETS' FOR THE FIRST TIME
CAPTAINED BY JAMES DRAKE-
BROCKMAN IN HIS THIRD SEASON IN
THE TEAM
TWO YOUNG PLAYERS ARE DRAFTED IN
EARLY ON - 14 YEAR OLD GILES PEDDY
AND 15 YEAR OLD NICHOLAS
OBOLENSKY
OBOLENSKY IMMEDIATELY TAKES 7
WICKETS IN HIS FIRST MATCH AGAINST
THE CRYPTICS
SLIPPER TAKES PART IN SEVERAL
NOTABLE PARTNERSHIPS, 104 AGAINST
OUNDLE (1ST WICKET), 96 FOR THE 5TH
WICKET V HARROW AND 72 FOR THE
1ST WICKET AGAINST STOWE
GILES PEDDY, DESPITE BEING THE
YOUNGEST PLAYER IN THE SCHOOL
SIDE FOR MANY YEARS, BOWLS FOR
ONE THREE HOUR CONTINUOUS SPELL
AGAINST BRADFIELD COLLEGE
ONLY MAJOR DEFEAT IS AGAINST
CHELTENHAM COLLEGE, FELT TO BE
THE BEST PUBLIC SCHOOL CRICKET
SIDE THAT YEAR
1st XI v the Martyrs at Gaudy : Ed Montague, the
1922 Captain, is dismissed lbw by Slipper