Cricket at St Edward's: 1869-2017

FIRST MATCH AGAINST THE IMPERIAL SERVICES COLLEGE, WINDSOR THE OSE DEFEAT THE SCHOOL AT THE JUBILEE EVENT - WITH SEVEN EX CAPTAINS IN THE SIDE. BEVERLEY USSHER SCORES 120,AN INNINGS DESCRIBED BY THE WARDEN AS 'BREATH-TAKING' THOMAS SNOW (AGED 15) TAKES 7 WICKETS FOR 31 RUNS AGAINST NORTH OXFORD C.C. AND SCORES 94 AGAINST LORD JERSEY'S XI ALMERIC SEYMOUR SCORES 111 AND HAROLD WILLIAMSON MAKES 66 AGAINST ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE TO HELP THE SCHOOL TO AN INNINGS TOTAL OF 315 AND AN EASY WIN SEYMOUR (84) AND SNOW (60) COMBINE TO ALLOW THE SCHOOL TO DECLARE AT 186-1 AGAINST THER REVEREND CHRISTOPHER DE LABAT'S XI AND A CONVINCING WIN JAMES HYDE TAKES 7 WICKETS FOR 26 RUNS AGAINST IMPERIAL SERVICE COLLEGE DURING THE OSE TOUR KENNETH HARDING SCORES 150 AGAINST THE HITTITES - THE HIGHEST SCORE TO DATE FOR THIS TEAM IN THE SENIOR TUTORS CUP HAROLD WILLIAMSON SCORES 136 FOR HIS SET BUT ENDS UP ON THE LOSING SIDE FOR WHOM CLIVE MARTYN HIT 168

T HE 1913 O.S.E. C RICKET T OUR . P ICTURE TAKEN AT “T HE O LD S CHOOL H OUSE , H OLT , N ORFOLK ” BEFORE THE HIGH SCORING DRAWN MATCH VERSUS THE H OLT H ITTITES IN A UGUST . L TO R (B ACK ) G.P. H ARDING , R.W. N EALE , Q.E.M.A. K ING , G.H. B ICKLEY L TO R ( SEATED ) A.S.. W ETHERALL , A. G REAVES , J. S ING (W ARDEN ), C.R. W ETHERALL , C DE L ABAT L TO R ( ON GROUND ) A.G. S HERWELL , J.S. D OUGLAS , K. H ARDING