A History of Cricket at St Edward's School

THE XI HAS THE BENEFIT OF 'INDOOR NETS' FOR THE FIRST TIME CAPTAINED BY JAMES DRAKE- BROCKMAN IN HIS THIRD SEASON IN THE TEAM TWO YOUNG PLAYERS ARE DRAFTED IN EARLY ON - 14 YEAR OLD GILES PEDDY AND 15 YEAR OLD NICHOLAS OBOLENSKY OBOLENSKY IMMEDIATELY TAKES 7 WICKETS IN HIS FIRST MATCH AGAINST THE CRYPTICS SLIPPER TAKES PART IN SEVERAL NOTABLE PARTNERSHIPS, 104 AGAINST OUNDLE (1ST WICKET), 96 FOR THE 5TH WICKET V HARROW AND 72 FOR THE 1ST WICKET AGAINST STOWE GILES PEDDY, DESPITE BEING THE YOUNGEST PLAYER IN THE SCHOOL SIDE FOR MANY YEARS, BOWLS FOR ONE THREE HOUR CONTINUOUS SPELL AGAINST BRADFIELD COLLEGE ONLY MAJOR DEFEAT IS AGAINST CHELTENHAM COLLEGE, FELT TO BE THE BEST PUBLIC SCHOOL CRICKET SIDE THAT YEAR

1st XI v the Martyrs at Gaudy : Ed Montague, the 1922 Captain, is dismissed lbw by Slipper