Cricket at St Edward's: 1869-2017

SCHOOL ACQUIRES OPTION TO PURCHASE LAND, PREVIOUSLY RENTED, FROM DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH'S ESTATE GEORGE BICKLEY AMASSES A TOTAL OF 526 RUNS FOR THE SEASON AT AN AVERAGE OF 35 PER INNINGS AND TAKES 53 WICKETS FOR 11 RUNS EACH HE SCORES 76 AGAINST CUDDESDON COLLEGE, 80 AGAINST BRASENOSE COLLEGE HORNETS AND 60 VERSUS THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE BICKLEY ALSO SHOWS HIS BOWLING PROWESS BY TAKING 7 WICKETS FOR 40 RUNS AGAINST EXETER COLLEGE AND 6 WICKETS FOR 43 RUNS AGAINST THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE. HIS BEST BOWLING PERFORMANCES ARE HOWEVER 8 WICKETS FOR 70 RUNS AGAINST J.G. FAWCUS'S XI & 8 FOR 120 VERSUS THE REVEREND CHRISTOPHER DE LABAT'S XI ARNOLD SHERWELL TAKES 6 WICKETS FOR 53 RUNS AGAINST THE OSE XI

O.S.E. C RICKET TOURING XI 1910 L TO R ( BACK ) A.G. S HERWELL , G.M.G. G ILLETT , U NKNOWN , T.H. H UDSON , H.C. B ROOKE J OHNSON L TO R ( SEATED ) W.P. K ITCAT , J.W. N EALE , C. DE L ABAT , R.W. N EALE , R.G. B ARRETT O N GROUND F.W.P. H OLTON ( LEFT ), C.R. G ILLETT ( RIGHT )

T OUR AVERAGES 1910