A History of Cricket At St Edward's School

EDWARD WYNYARD (OSE) AGED 66 PLAYS FOR A SCRATCH SIDE VERSUS THE SCHOOL AND MAKES 45 (RETIRED) AND TAKES 2 WICKETS FOR 21 RUNS WITH HIS 'CRAFTY LOBS' ARTHUR TILLY NOW THE MAIN COACH HELPED BY EDWARD HEWETSON, ALLEGEDLY 'THE FASTEST BOWLER IN THE COUNTRY' (FORMERLY AN OXFORD BLUE AND WARWICKSHIRE PLAYER) DOUGLAS BADER CANNOT PLAY THE ENTIRE SEASON AFTER INJURING HIMSELF - HE ONLY MANAGES 6 GAMES. IN HIS FINAL GAME, WHEN FIT, HE TAKES 8 WICKETS FOR 41 RUNS AGAINST U.C.S. EADWARD LANGHORNE SCORES 120 NOT OUT AGAINST UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE SCHOOL, LONDON INCLUDING 14 BOUNDARIES

IN THE ABSENCE OF BADER, JAMES BENISON AND GERALD FOX BOWL 975 OVERS BETWEEN THEM TAKING 72 WICKETS AT AN AVERAGE OF 17 RUNS EACH

O.S.E. V W.S. D INGWALL ’ S XI PLAYED DURING THE C RICKET W EEK 1926 L TO R (B ACK ) H.S. R OGERS , L.C. W ETHERLEY , J. M AC M ICHAEL (C/R), A. C ORNAH , E.T. J AMES , D.G. L EADLEY , P. B LUNT L TO R ( STANDING ) C DE L ABAT , W.H.A. C OWELL (C/R) W.H. F ERGUSON ( FORMER W ARDEN ), H.E. K ENDALL (W ARDEN ), J.M. S ING ( FORMER W ARDEN ), J.C. O’D WYER R.C. L AWSON , I. R ICHTER L TO R ( SEATED ) C.R. W ETHERALL , W.S. DES F ORGES J.W.M. F LETCHER , J.S. D OUGLAS (O.S.E.C APT ), C.P.B. S OUTH A.D. H AMILTON , L.H. B UCHANAN L TO R ( ON GROUND ) W.T.H. R UTTER , S.F. C LAIR , P. H OPKINSON , R.H. G RIFFITHS , R.D. H UDSON , K. R EDPATH D INGWALL ’ S SIDE WON BY 17 RUNS