A History of Cricket At St Edward's School

THREE MEMBERS OF THE GILLETT FAMILY IN THE SIDE INCLUDING GEORGE GILLETT (AGED 15) FIRST OSE CRICKET TOUR ORGANISED BY WILLIAM FERGUSON ( A FUTURE WARDEN) WHO SCORES THE FIRST EVER CENTURY FOR THE SIDE - 100 NOT OUT AGAINST F.W. STOCK'S XI BEVERLEY USSHER CAPTAINS THE TEAM IN HIS FOURTH YEAR IN THE XI AND SCORES 91 NOT OUT AGAINST WADHAM COLLEGE, OXFORD - WON BY 6 WICKETS USSHER SCORES 108 AGAINST UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, OXFORD THEN TAKES 7 WICKETS FOR 28 RUNS IN A CONVINCING VICTORY, HE TAKES 7 FOR 39 AGAINST KEBLE COLLEGE ARTHUR WETHERALL SCORES 103 NOT OUT VERSUS EXETER COLLEGE, OXFORD HAROLD DICKSON SCORES 120 NOT OUT FOR KERRY'S SET AGAINST SING'S SET

O.S.E. XI - W HIT M ONDAY 1898 L TO R ( BACK ) P.E. M ILLARD , H.S. R OGERS , J.W. N EALE , B. N UNN L TO R ( STANDING ) L.Q. T OLLEMACHE , B.V.V. E DWARDS , A.N. M EDD F.A.G. M EDD , H.E. G OAD L TO R ( SEATED ) B. U SSHER , C.V. E DWARDS , R.E. N EALE R.A. B ARTHOLOMEW , H.A. N EALE , L.B. W ELDON L TO R ( ON GROUND ) C.V. R AWLENCE , B. T URNER , W. P LATTS , R.W. N EALE

F IRST O.S.E. C RICKET T OUR XI 1898 L TO R ( BACK ) C.R. W ETHERALL , D. W YNNE -W ILSON (CR). J. W ILLSON (G UEST ), W. S TOCKS (CR) L TO R ( SEATED ) B. U SSHER , W.H. F ERGUSON (CR), J.R. N EALE , C.P.F. B ARTHOLOMEW , J.W. N EALE O N GROUND H.R.P. D ICKSON ( LEFT ), A.S. W ETHERALL ( RIGHT )