A History of Cricket at St Edward's School

BILL VEITCH SCORES 635 RUNS IN A SEASON (THEN A RECORD) INCLUDED ARE TWO CENTURIES (139 AND 134) AND A 92 NOT OUT - HE ALSO TAKES 28 WICKETS IN THE SEASON FIRST MATCH VERSUS CAMPBELL COLLEGE, BELFAST JOHN BARNES CAPTAINS THE SIDE FOR THE SECOND SUCCESSIVE SEASON, HIS FOURTH IN THE SIDE IN A JUNIOR MATCH AGAINST OXFORD BOYS - THE TWO SIDES SCORE 447 RUNS IN 4 HOURS - WITH THE SCHOOL WINNING, THANKS TO CENTURIES FROM ARTHUR PATON (112) AND PAUL COOKE (109) PETER CRANMER PLAYS HIS FIRST SEASON FOR THE SCHOOL XI (AGED 15) - HE WILL LATER PLAY COUNTY CRICKET FOR WARWICKSHIRE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WAR

O.S.E AND O XFORD C ITY C.C. E LEVENS - C RICKET W EEK 1930 T HE O.S.E WON BY 4 WICKETS

R OBERT B ERRY MEMBER OF THE C RICKET XI 1930-1933 AND THOUGHT BY A RTHUR T ILLY TO HAVE BEEN THE FASTEST BOWLER EVER TO THAT DATE , IN THE S CHOOL ’ S HISTORY