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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