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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Cricket has not been flourishing this term. Almost all the matches played have been lost and it becomes more & more manifest day by day that Cricket & Boating cannot both live at Westminster. From the small number of 200 there are not sufficient fellows for both. One must go to the wall. That Cricket…
Two cricket matches have been played this term against foreign clubs. On Wednesday Curteis brought down a team. & On Wednesday Mantle got up a scratch Eleven. For particulars see T.B. Cricket Ledger. G.A. Hicks Prin. Opp
Queen’s Scholars v. Town Boys Score – T.B.B. – 1st Innings 2nd Innings O.R. Borradaile, run out 8 b. Watson 0 C.A. Leggatt, b. Williams 1 c. & b. Alington 8 C.J. Fox, b. Williams 3 do. do. 50 A.N. Jackson, c. Waddington, b. Williams 8 b. Williams 20 F.L. Rawson, c. Watson, b. Alington…
Cricket Westminster School vs Lords & Commons This match was revived after being discontinued for three seasons – Our opponents scored 152, & we 254, thus remaining victorious by 102 runs. Waddington made for us the large score of 118. Westminster School v. I Zingari This match had also been discontinued for three years…