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NEWLY DESIGNED 1ST XI CRICKET CAP
(RED AND WHITE VELVET)
INTRODUCED
THIS SEASON MARKED THE START OF A
SPELL OF GOOD CONSISTENCY UP TO
1900 - THIS YEAR, THERE WERE
CENTURIES FOR ARTHUR MILLER AND
REGINALD HORTON
BEST SEASON SINCE 1879 - WITH
BIGGEST WIN OVER THE MILITARY
COLLEGE, OXFORD BY AN INNINGS
AND 15 RUNS, WITH HORTON TAKING 10
WICKETS FOR 15 RUNS AND MILLER 9
FOR 18 RUNS
ERNEST READ CAPTAINS THE SIDE FOR
THE SECOND SUCCESSIVE YEAR - IN ALL
HIS FOURTH IN THE SIDE
CHRISTOPHER DE LABAT (OSE) TAKES 7
WICKETS FOR 37 RUNS FOR THE PAST XI
VERSUS THE SCHOOL IN A DRAWN
MATCH
ARTHUR MILLER SCORES 84 AGAINST
BALLIOL COLLEGE, OXFORD AND
TAKES 7 WICKETS FOR 27 RUNS AGAINST
THE DRACONIAN C.C. IN AN EASY WIN
REGINALD HORTON TAKES 61 WICKETS
FOR THE SEASON AT A COST OF 9 RUNS
FOR EACH
A
RTHUR
M
ILLER
WAS ONE OF THE BEST ALL
-
ROUND SPORTSMEN EVER SEEN AT THE
S
CHOOL
.
H
E WAS A MEMBER OF THE
C
RICKET
XI
FOR
FOUR YEARS
,
CAPTAINING TWICE
.
I
N HIS CAREER
HE SCORED
1390
RUNS AND TOOK
152
WICKETS
.
T
WO OF HIS THREE
T
EDDIES BOTHERS ALSO
PLAYED FOR THE
XI