Cricket at St Edward's: 1869-2017

RICHARD BEST CAPTAINS THE SIDE, HIS FIFTH IN THE XI - A RECORD ONLY MATCHED BY 3 OTHERS AT THE SCHOOL IN 99 YEARS! FOLLOWING A SERIES OF DISAPPOINTING SEASONS, THIS YEAR 'THE NUMBER OF SPECTATORS HAS BEEN ALMOST NEGLIGIBLE' (CHRONICLE) A STRONGER BATTING SIDE SEES HUGH DRAKE’S 96 AGAINST STOWE SCHOOL AND 84 VERSUS THE FREE FORESTERS AS WELL AS GIDEON HUDSON'S 95 NOT OUT AGAINST OUNDLE SCHOOL FOR A RARE AWAY WIN NICHOLAS KANE AND JOHN EASTER (IN HIS FIRST SEASON OF THREE) WADE IN WITH 60 WICKETS BETWEEN THEM AT A COST OF 18 RUNS EACH NIGEL PHELPS PROVIDES A LASTING MEMORY KNOCKING THREE ENORMOUS SIXES AGAINST BROMSGROVE - ONE OVER THE WOODSTOCK ROAD AND ANOTHER INTO THE QUAD - HE WAS OUT FOR 47 MYLES ARKELL TAKES OVER AS COACH

M YLES A RKELL (C/R) COACHED THE C RICKET XI 1962-1973.

M ICHAEL H ODSON , MEMBER OF THE C RICKET XI 1962 & 1963