No. 355

Cricket  July 6 Westminster School v. Old Westminsters Westminster School 176. C.V. Wilks 25, W. Sandwith 21 Old Westminsters, 102 and 60. W.H.C 38 + 13. R.W. Eastwick 30.   Westminster v. M.C.C. and Ground July 10 M.C.C. 140 – H. Ross 62. G.G. Hearne 21. Westminster 55 and 71. In 2nd run. Hemsley 37…

No. 349

Cricket Eleven v. Twenty Two Eleven – 57 and 36 for 6 wickets Twenty two – 32 “ 58. For the Eleven Hemsley (capt) made 25 + 10, both not out. Westminster v. W.B. Hervey’s Eleven May 4. Westminster 77 — J. Dale 29 W. Hervey’s XI. 81 — H. Blackett 20 Westminster v. Old…

No. 321

The Town Boy & Queen’s Scholar Match Monday 8th August 1877 T.B.B. 1st inning 2nd inning D. Patrick, l.b.w., b. Sandwith 16 c. Benbow, b. Robinson 18 xB.M. Rogers, b. Owen 3 b. Robinson 9 xA.M. Hemsley, lbw, b. Owen 27 c. Mead, b. Robinson 9 xH.W. Abernethy, c. Reece, b. Owen 36 b. Owen…

No. 316

Westminster v. Charterhouse July 14th 1877 This match was played at Vincent Square this year on, as usual, a wretchedly wet day. The full scores are below. Gamble’s bowling was very effective against the Carthusians. Westminster won on the first innings by 20 runs. Charterhouse E.S. Colebrooke b. Gamble 20 H. Somers-Cocks b. Gamble 12…

No. 315

Cricket Westminster v. M.C.C. + ground July 11 1877 Westminster – 1st inn. 38. 2nd inn. 155. 9 wkts. M.C.C. ———-   “  “   199 For Westminster in the second innings W.F.G. Sandwith scored 46 not out, Hemsley 32. For the M.C.C., J.N. Tuck 66, C. Hall 35, F.J. Randolph 31. M.C.C. won on the first…

No. 313

Cricket The Eleven v. the twenty-two The Eleven 1st inn.                  94                                           Gamble 21 not out, H Abernethy 22. 2nd inn.                 45 for 5 wickets                H. Abernethy 18 not out 139   The Twenty-two 1st inn.                  56           Caiger 18 2nd inn.                 82           Patrick 13. Jansen 15. 138   The Eleven won by…

No. 292

Westminster & Charterhouse 1876 For Cricket matches considered from a Cricket or scientific point of view, the Cricket ledger is undoubtedly the proper place. Other views of the game, the social aspects, & such matters find more fitting place here. On Saturday July 22 1876, The Eleven left Waterloo by the 8.10 train am, but…

No. 291

Lamprobatics resulted this term in an easy victory for town boys, this being generally the case. Some disappointed QSS writes to the Elizabethan & says ‘it isn’t fair’. We don’t see why not. For particulars of this match & other matches played this term vis. MCC, I Zingari, Lords & Commons, Charterhouse, etc vide Cricket…

No. 289

Owning to the Pigheadedness of the Captain of Water, the Richmond day, when a Cricket Eight, 2 boating eights, & an Old Westminster eight go up to Richmond & dine was not observed this year. It is needless to add the Captain of Water was a Queen’s Scholar anxious to let everybody know that he…