The cricket this year seems to be a sad falling off notwithstanding the immense sum laid out in improving, or rather attempting to improve the condition of Tothill Fields. A match was got up by young Buckland and some others, but is not of sufficient note to give at large. Cook Q.S. made a good…
* The eleven elated with their success in the last cricket match accepted a challenge from the I Zingarees (and the school an early play for the match from Lord Paget) The I Zingarees beat us easily – for particulars see cricket ledger. The match took place on the fourth of July. *After this match…
A cricket match took place up fields between our eleven and an eleven got up by Williams our last Captain Q.S. among whom were mostly Oxford men including R.W. Davies and J. Chitty the brother of the wicket keeper. Our eleven one the day by a considerable number of runs. W.C. Macready Prin. Opp.
The annual Lamprobatic Cricket Match took place as usual, on Thursday the 21st of June, in which the Queen Scholars were beaten by the Town Boys the Town boys having three wickets to go down. William Charles Macready Prin. Opp.
On Thursday, August 3rd, the annual match between the T.Bs and Q.Ss in which the former were victorious by 41 runs. The elevens scores were as follows. Town Boys D. Stewart 6 – 1 = 7 J. Goodrick 5 -1 = 6 E. P. Repton 0 – 20 = 20 F. Hallett 2 – 0…
On the following Thursday the T.B & Q.S’ match was played in which the former were beaten by 27 runs. On the same day the silver sculls were given up to Goodenough. J. Preston O.P.
Altho’ I was taken in the examination by Speerway, yet having been first when the ledger was handed over to me in August I of course continued to call myself head of the Town Boys, independant of any changes in the School, which rule holds good with respect to Cricket & Water – W.G. Andrewes…
On Tuesday August 3rd the annual match between TBs and KSs was played in Vincent Square in which the TBs were defeated by 51 runs. Eight of the QS eleven however were in the eleven & therefore had much the advantage over us. Besides we were deprived of the services of Deacon one of our…
On Monday July 12th & following days a match at cricket was played between the first and last half of the alphabet i.e. First A-M, last the rest. The first half was beaten with 6 wickets to go down. A return match was begun but owing to a good many fellows not being able to…
On Friday & Monday July 23rd & July 26th the annual Lamprobatick match took place. To which TB were defeated in one innings. On the TB side one of the best men was absent from illness. For particulars see Cricket Ledger. N.G. Smart Prin. Opp.