Cricket at St Edward's: 1869-2017

LAWRENCE BLENCOWE CAPTAINS THE SIDE FOR THE SECOND SUCCESSIVE SEASON AND HIS SIXTH IN THE SIDE BLENCOWE MAKES 85 NOT OUT AGAINST THE OSE - BUT ENDS UP ON THE LOSING SIDE; HE ALSO MAKES 73 AGAINST THE CYGNETS C.C. THREE MEMBERS OF THE BLENCOWE FAMILY IN THE SCHOOL 1ST XI, TWO BROTHERS AND ONE COUSIN CHRISTOPHER DE LABAT (OSE) LEAVES HIS COACHING ROLE WITH THE SCHOOL AFTER SEVERAL YEARS INVOLVEMENT LAWRENCE BLENCOWE CARRYS HIS SCHOOL FORM ONTO THE TUTORS' CUP SCORING TWO IDENTICAL SCORES OF 134 FOR GILLETT'S SET

C HRISTOPHER DE L ABAT , WHO PLAYED IN THE C RICKET XI FROM 1885-1888, CAPTAINING THE SIDE IN HIS LAST YEAR . H E WAS REPUTED TO BE ABLE TO THROW THE CRICKET BALL 100 YARDS . H E RETURNED TO THE S CHOOL AS A TEACHER 1898-1906, DURING WHICH TIME HE COACHED CRICKET THROUGHOUT THE S CHOOL . H E PLAYED FOR THE O.S.E. TEAMS UP TO THE G REAT W AR

L AWRENCE B LENCOWE , PLAYED FOR THE C RICKET XI 1902-1907, CAPTAINING IN 1906 AND 1907. H E WAS ALSO A RUGBY PLAYER OF NOTE , GAINING TWO O XFORD R UGBY B LUES 1907-8. K ILLED IN THE G REAT W AR