A History of Cricket At St Edward's School

BIGGEST WIN AGAINST ANOTHER SCHOOL SIDE - BY 9 WICKETS AT BEDFORD HIGHEST NUMBER OF AWAY FIXTURES IN A SEASON - 5 OUT OF 13 MATCHES GEORGE RISIEN SCORES 72 AGAINST ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, OXFORD HENRY HOPKINSON MAKES 85 VERSUS THE OSE, IN THE SAME MATCH FRANCIS HARDING-NEWMAN TAKES 6 WICKETS FOR 56 RUNS THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR SINCE 1912 THAT THE SCHOOL IS VICTORIOUS OVER THE OSE DEATH OF ANDREW DE LABAT AGED 53 - PLAYED FOR THE SCHOOL XI FOR 5 YEARS STARTING OUT AT AS A 14 YEAR OLD THE TRADITIONAL LORD JERSEY/ MIDDLETON PARK FIXTURE REVIVED AS THE HEYTHROP HUNT C.C. - AND MAINTAIN A VERY HIGH REPUTATION AS A HARD SIDE TO BEAT THE 2ND XI PLAY THREE FIXTURES THE THIRD CRICKET PAVILION OPENED

A NDREW DE L ABAT (O.S.E.) DIED THIS YEAR . H E WAS A MEMBER OF THE S CHOOL C RICKET XI 1886-1887, CAPTAIN IN 1887. H E RETURNED TO HIS NATIVE N EW Z EALAND AFTER THE G REAT W AR AND PLAYED CRICKET FOR HIS COUNTRY 1890-1897.