St Edward's Cricket History Album

XI WIN BY 6 WICKETS IS ALSO THANKS TO 98 NOT OUT BY GIDEON HUDSON HUDSON MAKES 'A TOWERING 113' AGAINST CHELTENHAM COLLEGE TWO TOURING SIDES, THE CANADIAN COLTS XI AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN NUFFIELD TOURING XI ARE DEFEATED AND DRAWN WITH RESPECTIVELY BRADFIELD COLLEGE ARE BEATEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 14 YEARS THANKS TO A SEVEN WICKET HAUL FROM NICHOLAS KANE JOHN HODSON SCORES A CENTURY AGAINST THE CRYPTICS SEASONTHE SEASON

FIRST MATCH AGAINST CRANLEIGH SCHOOL EXCELLENT SEASON WITH ONLY ONE LOSS IN SIXTEEN MATCHES PLAYED - SADLY THE ONLY DEFEAT IS AGAINST RADLEY COLLEGE! MICHAEL HODSON, GIDEON HUDSON AND HUGH DRAKE ACCUMULATE OVER 1000 RUNS BETWEEN THEM CENTENARY MATCH AGAINST THE MARTYRS ENDS IN A DRAW WITH THE OLD BOYS 16 SHORT OF VICTORY WHEN NIGHT FALLS! STOWE SCHOOL 126-1 AT LUNCH ARE DISMISSED FOR 172 WITH CHRISTOPHER BUTTERWORTH TAKING 6 WICKETS FOR 23 RUNS. THE

S CHOOL XI VERSUS THE M ARTYRS AT THE C ENTENARY OF THE S CHOOL 1963 L TO R ( BACK ) P.J. M ILLER , C. S CHNARDHORST , R.B. P ICKFORD E.T. G REAVES , T. B RETT , J.E. B ISHOP , C.J. D RAKE , A. M ACHLACLAN L TO R ( STANDING ) N.J.A. K ANE , N.R. P HELPS , G.M. T OWNLEY R.L. W HITE , J.N.C. E ASTER , C.F. D OBSON , M.J. H ODSON , U MPIRE L TO R ( SEATED ) C.F. D EACON , G.D. H UDSON , R.H.M.A. A RKELL , R.L. B EST , B.K. B ELL , H.C. D RAKE , D.H ENDERSON

T HE XI ABOUT TO TAKE THE FIELD 1963

C.J. B UTTERWORTH M ATCH WAS DRAWN