Cricket at St Edward's: 1869-2017

FIRST EVER ST. EDWARD'S CRICKET XI TO GO THROUGH A SEASON UNDEFEATED CAPTAIN PETER THACKERAY SCORES 128 RUNS AGAINST THE M.C.C. ANDREW MACLACHLAN SCORES 103 FOR THE MARTYRS AGAINST THE SCHOOL TO WHICH ROBIN DRAKE RESPONDS WITH AN INNINGS OF 112 GARFIELD SOBERS, FORMERLY CAPTAIN OF THE WEST INDIES TEST TEAM, SCORES A MAJESTIC CENTURY IN 57 MINUTES IN A MATCH PLAYED ON THE SCHOOL CRICKET SQUARE NOW TWO YEARS SINCE ANY OTHER SCHOOL HAS BEATEN ST. EDWARD'S THE BATTING CONSIDERED THE BEST EVER FROM THE SCHOOL, THE FIELDING WAS OF A VERY HIGH STANDARD WITH THE CAPTAIN TAKING NO LESS THAN 10 CATCHES THE CAPTAIN SCORES MORE THAN 300 RUNS INCLUDING ONE OF THE FINEST SCHOOLBOY HUNDREDS EVER SEEN AT THE SCHOOL - VERSUS M.C.C. ROBIN DRAKE SCORES 112 VERSUS THE MARTYRS WHEN THE LAST SCHOOL PAIR HOLD OUT FOR A DRAW ANTHONY SYKES, 'A HIGHLY TALENTED ALL-ROUNDER' TOPS THE BOWLING AVERAGES AND SCORES 227 RUNS FOR THE SEASON PETER THACKERAY, NOW AN OSE, MAKES 145, 126 AND 80 FOR THE MARTYRS DURING THE MARTYRS CRICKET WEEK IN AUGUST

G. G ARFIELD S OBERS THE WORLD RENOWNED W EST I NDIAN BATSMAN PLAYED A MEMORABLE INNINGS DURING THE MATCH BETWEEN T HE I NTERNATIONAL C AVALIERS AND O XFORD U NIVERSITY P AST AND P RESENT ON THE S CHOOL ’ S U PPER 1 IN M AY 1968. I N FRONT OF 3000 SPECTATORS . S OBERS ’ S CONTRIBUTION WAS A CENTURY MADE IN 57 MINUTES .