Cricket at St Edward's: 1869-2017

PAUL GIBB CONSIDERED 'THE BEST WICKET KEEPER EVER SEEN AT THE SCHOOL EVEN STANDING UP TO THE FAST BOWLERS' GIBB ALSO SCORES 630 RUNS FOR THE SEASON IN A STRONG BATTING SIDE WHOSE TOP SEVEN BATSMEN SCORE 2381 RUNS BETWEEN THEM FIRST MATCH VERSUS WREKIN COLLEGE BILL VEITCH CAPTAINS THE TEAM, HIS FOURTH SEASON IN THE XI PETER CRANMER PLAYS ONLY FOUR INNINGS (AVERAGING 40 RUNS) BEFORE BEING INJURED ROBERT BERRY CONSIDERED THE FASTEST BOWLER EVER AT THE SCHOOL TO DATE

O.S.E AND S TRAGGLERS OF A SIA E LEVENS - C RICKET W EEK 1931 I NCLUDED IN THIS GROUP ARE J.H.A. B ARNES ( BACK 3 RD FROM RIGHT ) R.G.H. G REEN , T.S. W ETHERALL , A.G.P. W AY , H.G.C. M ALLABLY (C/R) BACK 2 ND FROM RIGHT ), W.W. I NGE , J. S HOLTO D OUGLAS , N.R.S. S EDDON , E.P. H EWETSON (C/R), S.F. C LAIR ( ON GROUND LEFT ), G.H. S EGAR ( STANDING 4 TH FROM RIGHT , MIDDLE ROW )

P AUL G IBB ( SHOWN HERE WITH L EN H UTTON IN 1938) WAS IN THE S CHOOL XI 1929-31 AND CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FINEST WICKET KEEPER / BATSMEN EVER AT THE S T . E DWARD ’ S . H E LATER WON 8 E NGLAND CAPS AND PLAYED 287 FIRST CLASS COUNTY CRICKET GAMES FOR Y ORKSHIRE AND E SSEX