A History of Cricket At St Edward's School

REGINALD BLYTH AND CHARLES WETHERALL BOTH SCORE 125 RUNS IN OPENING PARTNERSHIP OF 216, AGAINST LEAMINGTON COLLEGE ALL IN LESS THAN 3 HOURS (THEN A RECORD) FIRST MATCH AGAINST THE CYGNETS REGINALD NEALE SCORES 77 RUNS AGAINST THE CYGNETS IN JUNE, IT IS HIS FOURTH INNINGS OVER FIFTY RUNS PLAYING FOR THE PAST XI VERSUS THE SCHOOL, WALTER KITCAT (OSE) SCORES 112 AND REGINALD HORTON (OSE) 106 IN A HIGH SCORING DRAW EARDLEY DRAPER TAKES 7 WICKETS FOR 64 RUNS AGAINST MIDDLETON C.C.

W ILLIAM F ERGUSON IN 1896 SOON AFTER JOINING THE S CHOOL AS O RGANIST AND M USIC T EACHER . A KEEN CRICKETER HE TOOK OVER COACHING THE 1 ST XI THE SAME YEAR . H E WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE ORGANISATION OF O.S.E. C RICKET TOURS WHICH BEGAN IN 1898. H E WAS EVENTUALLY APPOINTED AS THE S CHOOL ’ S FIFTH W ARDEN IN 1913.

E DWARD W YNYARD CARICATURED IN 1898 BY “S PY ” (L ESLIE W ARD ) FOR THE ‘V ANITY F AIR ‘ MAGAZINE . I N 1896 HE PLAYED FOR E NGLAND VERSUS A USTRALIA - THE FIRST O.S.E. TO WIN AN INTERNATIONAL CAP . H E PLAYED TWICE MORE FOR HIS COUNTRY AGAINST S OUTH A FRICA IN 1905-6 AND CAPTAINED THE M.C.C. T OUR OF N EW Z EALAND 1906-7

R EGINALD B LYTH , MEMBER OF THE C RICKET XI 1895-1896 CAPTAING THE SIDE IN 1896. H E WAS KILLED IN THE D ARDANELLES 1915.