A History of Cricket At St Edward's School

FIRST VICTORY OVER THE M.C.C. IN THE MATCH VERSUS BRADFIELD COLLEGE DAVID DAVIES (118 NOT OUT) AND ROBIN HOWELL (87) PUT ON 181 RUNS FOR THE FIRST WICKET DAVID DAVIES CAPTAINS THE SIDE IN HIS THIRD SEASON IN THE XI A RARE TOURING TEAM MATCH SEES A VICTORY FOR THE SCHOOL BY 4 WICKETS OVER THE CANADIAN SCHOOLS XI 'WHO PLAYED THE GAME WITH REFRESHING VIGOUR' 'OUR CAPS NO LONGER FITTED OUR HEADS, WE CONTRAVENED BASIC PRINCIPLES OF BATSMANSHIP, WE DROPPED 24 CATCHES IN 4 MATCHES AND ENDED UP BEING OUT FOR 71 BEFORE LUNCH AT HOME' (CHRONICLE) DEREK HENDERSON LATER STATES THAT RICHARD BEST WAS THE MOST OUTSTANDING OF ALL TEDDIES CRICKETERS OF HIS KNOWLEDGE, PLAYING FOUR SEASONS - TWO AS CAPTAIN ‘LET US HOPE THE CRICKETERS OF TOMORROW SHOW MORE SPIRIT AND ENTERPRISE THAN WE ACHIEVED THIS YEAR. LET THEM REMEMBER ALSO THAT WE HAVE A GOOD FIXTURE LIST AND WANT TO KEEP IT' (CHRONICLE) ‘THE STATE OF TEDDIES CRICKET IS ALARMINGLY LOPSIDED WITH THE TOP SIDE NOT CUTTING THE MUSTARD, YET LOWER TEAMS SHOWING EXCELLENT RESULTS' (CHRONICLE) VICTORY OVER M.C.C. ESPECIALLY MERITABLE WITH SCHOOL SCORING 222 RUNS NEEDED IN JUST UNDER 3 HOURS