A History of Cricket At St Edward's School

F IXTURE L IST P LAYED 8 W ON 2 D RAWN 4 L OST 2 V S T . E DMUND H ALL - MATCH DRAWN (A WAY ) V S T . M ARY ’ S H ALL - MATCH DRAWN (H OME ) V C HAMBERS ’ XI - WON BY AN INNINGS & 2 RUNS (H OME ) V S T . M ARY ’ S H ALL - LOST BY 50 RUNS (A WAY ) V A.H. L EGAT ’ S XI - WON BY 11 RUNS (H OME ) V O.S.E. XI - MATCH DRAWN (H OME ) V S T . P AUL ’ S S CHOOL , S’ Y S TRATFORD - LOST BY 164 RUNS (A WAY ) V S T . P AUL ’ S S CHOOL , S’ Y STRATFORD - MATCH DRAWN (H OME )

C RICKET XI 1876

L - R BACK ROW

E.E. S COTT , W.G.D. S EWELL , M ERRETT (T HE P ROFESSIONAL ), H.P. C ROFT , P.J.B.W. F FOULKES

L - R SEATED

R.H. T ALBOT , E.O. O WEN , E.A.A. S TRADLING (C APTAIN ), G.T. C ORNISH , J.R.S. R OBERTSON

L - R ON GROUND F.W. T ERRY , W.R.W. T YLER , R.A.B. S TRADLING T HE BLAZERS WERE BLUE , BLACK AND GOLD STRIPED . T HE PROFESSIONAL WAS THE FIRST OUTSIDER TO BE SO INVOLVED PAID £2 PER WEEK . T HIS YEAR THE FIRST S CHOOL C RICKET P AVILION WAS BUILT IN THE FAR SOUTH - EASTERN CORNER OF THE K EBLE G ROUNDS