The captain wrote to the Archbishop [Loughley?] the newly made [Private?], an Old Westminster, asking him to come down & beg for an early play for us. He wrote to say that Saturday (29th) was the only day he could come & as Scott had done away with early plays he did not come till…
On Saturday May 17 a match was played with the Peripatetics which ended in Westminster winning in the first innings by 20 runs. Westminster commended a second innings getting 70 for 5 wickets, when time being called prevented it being finished. See Cricket Ledger. W. Winters Prin. Opp.
The subjects for the Whitsuntide Exam are this time: Thucydides – Bk VI Aeschylus – Eumenides Homer Iliad VII – XII Epistle to the Romans Livy – Bk VI Juvenal Sat: I.III.IV.V.VIII Virgil – Georgics Gibbon’s Roman Text to page 397 Davison on Prophecy Page 169 to end W. Winters Prin. Opp.
On Saturday, May 10th, we played a match with the Houses. They got 38 and 77 and we 83 and 17 without the loss of a wicket when time was called and prevented us winning by ten wickets which in all probability should’ve been done. W. Winters Prin. Opp.
The Dean & Chapters have had built a gymnasium for the use of the school, adjoining the cloisters. It is not however, as yet, fitted up. W. Winters Prin. Opp.
Another room has this term been added to the house “up fields” to be for a dressing room for the Eleven; that the only room in the house, which they could otherwise use, might be left for the keeper of the place. W. Winters Prin. Opp.
On Wednesday April 24 a cricket match was played between the present Westminsters and an Eleven of Old Westminsters, brought down by Hatching. The day was cloudy early but eventually turned out fine – the present Westminsters headed their opponents by 35 runs in their four innings and had taken 8 wickets for 24 runs…
The “fours” were rowed on Wednesday afternoon April 16th from Hammersmith to Putney. Four boats had been made up but owing to O’Brien spraining his leg his boat scratched. Thomas’ boat won by barely a length, the second boat making a very good race of it. The final boat was some way behind. The crews…
Revd T.W. Weare having kindly sent a “Badge” to be fenced for each year and held by the winners till the following […], the first holder was decided today, April 7 1862. There were twelve entries but owing to the short time allowed this year for practice, the good fencing was confined to a few…
The Wooden was won this year by J.M. Yates Q.S. The silver by C.M. Barkers Q.S. W. Winters Prin. Opp.