A History of Cricket At St Edward's School

THE TWO DE LABAT BROTHERS TAKE 102 WICKETS BETWEEN THEM, BOWLING 77% OF THE TOTAL OVERS WALTER MARSHAM (OSE) PLAYING FOR ST. CATHERINE'S COLLEGE AGAINST THE XI TAKES 5 WICKETS FOR 4 RUNS INCLUDING A 'HAT TRICK' IN A WIN OVER THE SCHOOL BY 4 RUNS ANDREW DE LABAT SCORES 89 THEN TAKES 7 WICKETS FOR 34 RUNS IN AN EASY VICTORY OVER LEAMINGTON COLLEGE, HE THEN TAKES 7 WICKETS FOR 45 RUNS VERSUS W.B. HAWKIN'S XI. PLAYING IN A THIRD MATCH IN 4 DAYS. HE TAKES 8 WICKETS FOR 49 RUNS AGAINST H. PACKE'S XI AGAINST THE OSE XI DE LABAT TAKES 8 WICKETS IN THE FIRST INNINGS THEN IN THE SECOND DONS THE WICKET KEEPER'S GLOVES AND ACHIEVES TWO STUMPINGS! AS WELL AS WALTER MARSHAM, HIS BROTHER KEITH ALSO IN THE SIDE - IN ALL THERE WERE FOUR MARSHAM BROTHERS WHO, IN THEIR TIME, ALL PLAYED FOR THE SCHOOL XI

BETWEEN 1886 AND 1896 FIVE NEALE BROTHERS PLAYED CRICKET FOR THE SCHOOL