A History of Cricket at St Edward's School

RICHARD GEORGE IS THE NEW CAPTAIN IN HIS THIRD SEASON IN THE SIDE. HE TOPS THE BATTING AVERAGES WITH 435 RUNS (AVERAGING 40) MICHAEL HENDERSON AND RICHARD WALKER ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BOWLERS TAKING 72 WICKETS BETWEEN THEM IN THE SEASON ERIC DIXON WINS HIS THIRD OXFORD CRICKET BLUE AND CAPTAINS THE VARSITY SIDE

C RICKET XI V M ARTYRS G AUDY 1939 L TO R BACK ROW G. H OLLIS , M.W. P ITT , A BRAHAMSEN , R.M.A. L AWSON , B.R. E NSOR P.S. T HURSFIELD , D.A. R OGERS , R.B. W ALKER L TO R SEATED H.J. P ICKLES , M.W.E. P ARKER , P.C. P HILLIPS , R. G EORGE R.J. N ORTHCOTE -G REEN , J.S. D OUGLAS , A.G. L ANGDON , M.B. C RICKMAY , T.C. H ENDERSON L TO R ON GROUND J.G. C RANMER , B.T. T ATHAM , D.H.Y. D AWSON , C.F. D EACON M.W. H ENDERSON

E RIC ‘B UDGE ’ D IXON BATTING FOR O XFORD IN THE 1939 V ARSITY M ATCH AT L ORDS