A History of Cricket At St Edward's School

FIRST MATCH AGAINST OUNDLE SCHOOL MICHAEL THORNE CAPTAINS THE SIDE IN HIS FOURTH SEASON IN THE XI MUCH DEPENDS ON THE HARD HITTING BATTING OF JAMES BEARD WHO TOPS THE AVERAGES MAKING 459 AT AN AVERAGE OF 30 CHRISTOPHER SHAW SCORES 91 NOT OUT AGAINST RADLEY BUT STILL ENDS UP ON THE LOSING SIDE A LONG SEASON FOR THE BOWLERS - THE CAPTAIN USES JUST FIVE WHO BOWL 795 OVERS, WITH ONLY 112 WICKETS TO SHOW FOR THEIR EFFORTS! DEREK HENDERSON TAKES OVER AS COACH

A RTHUR T ILLY M EMORIAL P AVILION OPENED IN 1952 BY D OUGLAS B ADER (O.S.E.). I T OVERLOOKS THE LOWER CRICKET FIELDS .

S ING ’ S , WINNERS OF THE S ENIOR C RICKET H OUSE T ROPHY 1952.

D EREK H ENDERSON (O.S.E. AND C/R) COACHED THE C RICKET XI 1952-61. H E HAD PLAYED FOR THE S CHOOL 1941-1944, CAPTAINING IN 1944. H E WON A C RICKET B LUE AT O XFORD IN 1950