On Saturday July 31st (1830) the fourth annual match between the Old Westminster Cricket Club and the present Westminsters was played in Tothill fields, when, in consequence of three of our best players being absent, they beat us singlehanded by one run. This match had been already played in the previous week, when we won…
Sir John de Beauvoir having given eight gold medals to be contended for by the two best Town-boys eight-oareds, on Saturday 17th of July (1830), the match was rowed from Vauxhall to Putney bridge, the winning boat coming in about a ¼ of a mile ahead; It was as follows, Jones Osborn Dean Blackall Hall…
On Thursday the 15 of July the annual Cricket match was played between the T.B. who had not played in the Grand Match, and the Lamprobaticks; in which the former beat single-handed by 15 runs. The following were the players Town Boys Blackall Colborne Harrison Templer Mackinnon Howard Warren Pearson Palmer Lamb Barnett T. Blackall…
A challenge was sent us this year by the Charter-House to a match at cricket; which was refused, both, because on a former occasion a rule had been made by the Westminsters not to play them again, as well as on account of the distinction between the two schools – J.T. Ludlow H.B.
A great number of fellows being out of school with the scarlet fever, and one of the name of Russell having died in consequence of it, it was thought prudent by Williamson, after a consultation with the medical attendants, to break up school for six weeks, and consequently a fortnight was taken off the Whitsuntide…
It must be remarked that this was changed again by Williamson in 1832 when the Revd WC Totton resigned the place of usher, and the Under and Upper Shell were again joined under one Usher and the other forms again sat in their proper places. Added Dec 13th 1832 by Rob Hy Hurst H.B.
This year Williamson, in order to make a more equal distribution of the forms among the ushers, placed the lower division of the shell sole under the usher of the fifth form, appointing the other ushers to the remaining forms, and thus placing the fourth form below the bar. J.T. Ludlow H.B.
The following is a list of the Sixth at Christmas, 1829 – Frere * Frere * White * Ludlow Coote * Milman * Blackall R. Colborne Clinton * Harrison Osborn Gage Greensill * Jones Renaud Capes Borradaile Wingfield Cornish Milman * Templer Lascelles * (22) J.T. Ludlow H.B. Those marked with an asterisk are Home…
There was a Sixth dinner this year, held at Gingers (late Needhams, Bridge St.) to which the Home-Boarders as usual were invited. It was served up in excellent style, and the utmost conviviality prevailed. J.T. Ludlow, President, C. Frere Home Boarder, Vice President. J.T. Ludlow H.B.
This year Williamson instituted an examination on paper of both T.B. and K.S. to take place half yearly in the Museum, in the work done in the form the preceding half year; and according to the answers given, altering the respective places of each T.B. J.T. Ludlow H.B. Note. This Williamson has now increased, so…