A History of Cricket at St Edward's School

CHRIS PITCHER WINS THE FIRST OF HIS THREE CAMBRIDGE CRICKET BLUES GARY PALMER (EX SOMERSET) IS APPOINTED PROFESSIONAL EDWARD MONTAGUE CAPTAINS THE SIDE 'WITH GREAT GOOD SENSE' (CHRONICLE) ANOTHER VERY YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED TEAM JAMES DRAKE-BROCKMAN, PART OF A HOSTILE OPENING ATTACK IS INJURED HALF WAY THROUGH THE SEASON AND DOES NOT PLAY AGAIN EDWARD LONSDALE AND JAMES SUMMERS CONTRIBUTE 40 WICKETS JOINTLY GILES MALEC PLAYS ONLY 3 INNINGS BUT HEADS THE BATTING STATISTICS WITH AN AVERAGE OF 92 RUNS INCLUDING 75 NOT OUT AGAINST MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE OLIVER SLIPPER MAKES HIS DEBUT IN THE SIDE BEING PROMOTED DIRECTLY FROM THE COLTS AGED 15 - HE SCORES A CENTURY AGAINST STOWE SCHOOL AND 84 VERSUS OUNDLE SCHOOL SEASON ENDS ON A HIGH NOTE WITH BACK-TO-BACK WINS VERSUS OUNDLE SCHOOL AND RADLEY COLLEGE

T IM H ANCOCK , MEMBER OF THE C RICKET XI 1987 & 1988. L ATER PLAYED COUNTY CRICKET FOR G LOUCESTERSHIRE 1991-2005 TAKING PART IN 185 FIRST CLASS MATCHES . H E LATER TURNED OUT FOR S HROPSHIRE 2006-2007

C RICKET 1992