A History of Cricket at St Edward's School

M ICHAEL S PURWAY A MEMBER OF THE C RICKET XI 1925-1926. L ATER PLAYED COUNTY CRICKET FOR S OMERSET IN 1929 AS A WICKET - KEEPER / BATSMAN . A LSO A CONSUMMATE SUPPORTER AND PARTICIPATOR OF O.S.E./ M ARTYR C RICKET IN THE INTER WAR YEARS . H E WAS AFFECTIONATELY CALLED ‘S LOGGER S PURWAY ’

DOUGLAS BADER (AGED 14) SCORES 439 RUNS AND TAKES 41 WICKETS FOR SCHOOL XI. HE PLAYS A SUCCESSION OF NOTABLE INNINGS INCLUDING 63 AGAINST KING EDWARD SCHOOL, BIRMINGHAM AND 83 VERSUS THE OSE MICHAEL SPURWAY MAKES HIS DEBUT IN THE XI - HE WOULD LATER PLAY COUNTY CRICKET FOR SOMERSET BEST SEASON FOR VICTORIES SINCE 1914 GILLESPIE O'DWYER SCORES 344 RUNS IN THE SEASON AND EADWARD LANGHORNE 324 PHILIP JACKSON AND DOUGLAS BADER TAKE 75 WICKETS BETWEEN THEM AT A COST OF 10 RUNS EACH THE REVEREND A. MACNAMARA AND BRUCE GOLDIE RELINQUISHES THEIR CRICKET COACHING DUTIES AFTER SIX YEARS

D ON B RADMAN SIGNING BATS IN 1925. S TANDING BEHIND HIM , SECOND LEFT , IS 10 YEAR OLD E RIC ‘B UDGE ’ D IXON - FUTURE NOTABLE CRICKETER AT THE S CHOOL AND O XFORD U NIVERSITY

D OUGLAS B ADER PLAYED FOR THE C RICKET XI 1925-1928, CAPTAINING IN 1928. S HOWN HERE IN 1936 WITH R ICHARD L AWSON ( LEFT ) AND E DWARD ‘H EWE ’ H EWITSON ( RIGHT ) DURING C RICKET W EEK