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O.S.E
AND
S
TRAGGLERS OF
A
SIA
E
LEVENS
- C
RICKET
W
EEK
1931
I
NCLUDED IN THIS GROUP ARE
J.H.A. B
ARNES
(
BACK
3
RD FROM RIGHT
)
R.G.H. G
REEN
, T.S. W
ETHERALL
, A.G.P. W
AY
, H.G.C. M
ALLABLY
(C/R)
BACK
2
ND
FROM RIGHT
), W.W.
I
NGE
,
J. S
HOLTO
D
OUGLAS
, N.R.S. S
EDDON
, E.P. H
EWETSON
(C/R), S.F. C
LAIR
(
ON GROUND LEFT
), G.H. S
EGAR
(
STANDING
4
TH FROM RIGHT
)
T
HE
S
TRAGGLERS WON BY
27
RUNS
PAUL GIBB CONSIDERED 'THE BEST
WICKET KEEPER EVER SEEN AT THE
SCHOOL EVEN STANDING UP TO THE
FAST BOWLERS'
GIBB ALSO SCORES 630 RUNS FOR THE
SEASON IN A STRONG BATTING SIDE
WHOSE TOP SEVEN BATSMEN SCORE
2381 RUNS BETWEEN THEM
FIRST MATCH VERSUS WREKIN
COLLEGE
BILL VEITCH CAPTAINS THE TEAM, HIS
FOURTH SEASON IN THE XI
PETER CRANMER PLAYS ONLY FOUR
INNINGS (AVERAGING 40 RUNS) BEFORE
BEING INJURED
ROBERT BERRY CONSIDERED THE
FASTEST BOWLER EVER AT THE SCHOOL
TO DATE
P
AUL
G
IBB
(
SHOWN HERE WITH
L
EN
H
UTTON
IN
1938)
WAS IN THE
S
CHOOL
XI 1929-31
AND
CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FINEST WICKET KEEPER
/
BATSMEN EVER AT THE
S
T
. E
DWARD
’
S
. H
E LATER
WON
8 E
NGLAND CAPS AND PLAYED
287
FIRST CLASS
C
OUNTY
C
RICKET GAMES
. H
E DIED PENNILESS
&
DESTITUTE