A History of Cricket At St Edward's School

EDWARD WYNYARD (LATER FIRST OSE TO WIN INTERNATIONAL CAP) CAPTAINS THE SIDE, HE HEADS BOTH BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES SCORING 773 RUNS WITH A HIGHEST SCORE OF 95 - HE MAKES SEVEN FIFTIES IN TOTAL AND TAKES 34 WICKETS FOR 184 RUNS FIRST MATCHES AGAINST READING SCHOOL AND THE OXFORD CITY C.C. THE BOWLING ATTACK IS PARTICULARLY STRONG WITH WYNYARD’S CONTRIBUTION ALSO PHILIP HUTCHINSON’S 80 WICKETS (FOR 6 RUNS AVERAGE),AND FRANCIS TERRY 65 WICKETS (FOR 8 RUNS AVERAGE) BARKER THE PROFESSIONAL WAS PRAISED FOR HIS ‘UNFLAGGING IN THE GROUND, AND HAS WORKED THE ELEVEN WELL’ PHILIP HUTCHINSON LATER PLAYS TWO TESTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA AGAINST ENGLAND IN 1889