Cricket at St Edward's: 1869-2017

LOWER 1 FIELD LEVELLED FOR CRICKET PURPOSES READ, THE LONGTIME PROFESSIONAL, NOW LEAVES HIS JOB DUE TO ILL HEALTH AND IS REPLACED BY PARTON A SLOW MEDIUM BOWLER WHO HAS PLAYED FOR OXFORDSHIRE THE NEW PROFESSIONAL IS GIVEN CREDIT FOR 'FINER WICKETS AND A BETTER OUTFIELD' DOUGLAS BADER AT LAST TAKES THE CAPTAIN'S ROLE AFTER RECOVERING FROM INJURY RICHARD BROOKE, A KEY ALL ROUNDER, IS INJURED MID SEASON AND DOES NOT PLAY AGAIN. HE STILL HEADS THE BATTING WITH A REMARKABLE 138 AVERAGE FOR THE INNINGS PLAYED! BILL VEITCH (AGED 16) IN HIS FIRST SEASON IN THE SIDE ALSO BADLY DAMAGES HIS HAND TAKING A RETURN CATCH AND IS OUT OF THE SIDE FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON! THREE CENTURIES ARE SCORED DURING THE SEASON , BY BADER, ANDREW WAY AND VERNON DENNE THE OSE ARE TROUNCED BY AN INNINGS WITH THE SCHOOL MAKING 341 - THE HIGHEST EVER SCORE EVER ALSO THE BIGGEST DEFEAT OF THE OLD BOYS TO DATE

R ICHARD B ROOKE PLAYED FOR THE C RICKET XI 1926-1928. F IRST O.S.E. TO GAIN A C RICKET B LUE AT O XFORD IN 1931/2. H E ALSO PLAYED FOR SEVERAL M INOR C RICKET CLUBS AND THE F REE F ORESTERS .