Cricket Album 1970 - 1994

A DISAPPOINTING SEASON AFTER THE RECENT IMPROVEMENTS - WINNING 2 AND LOSING 9 OF 14 FIXTURES MOST OF THE 'BIG GUNS' OF 1989 HAVE LEFT THE SCHOOL AND AGAIN THE SIDE IS INEXPERIENCED AND YOUNG DUNCAN WETHEY THE NEW CAPTAIN HAS TO GET USED TO A LOWER STANDARD THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND PROVES HIMSELF 'A PHILOSOPHICAL CAPTAIN' (CHRONICLE) HENRY VARNEY MAKES A NUMBER OF GOOD INDIVIDUAL SCORES AND AMASSES 430 RUNS FOR THE SEASON THE DISASTER OF THE SEASON IS THE COLLAPSE AGAINST ETON COLLEGE FOR WHOM ONE OF THEIR BOWLERS TAKES 8 WICKETS FOR 3 RUNS IN 7 OVERS CHRISTOPHER PITCHER TAKES 28 WICKETS IN THE SEASON, BEING A THIRD OF ALL THE WICKETS CAPTURED BY THE WHOLE SIDE - HE WOULD GO ON TO WIN THREE CRICKET BLUES AT CAMBRIDGE

W ATERING THE PITCH 1990