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…
School v. Incogniti In this match we unfortunately suffered a most hollow defeat, as our opponents bought down a very strong team against us. The school succeeded in scoring 116 but the Incogniti reached 318. For us Fox scored 42 and Alington 28, and for our opponents C.H. Ross scored 126, E.H. Stratford 64 (not…
Scott has told us that cricket in Little Dean’s Yard is forbidden by the Dean and Chapter, and that he shall not hesitate to punish severely any boys who transgress this rule. L.S. Bristowe Prin Op
Eleven. V. Twenty Two This match, the first of the season was commenced before Whitsuntide and not ended till the following half. It ended in a victory for the Eleven by ten wickets. Eleven. V. next nine with Mantle and Holmes This resulted in a second victory for the Eleven by one innings and 15…
The T.B & Q.S cricket match was played up fields on Monday, August 4th & to the surprise of all ended in a victory for the Q.S by 5 wickets, the TBs had seven fellows in the first eleven. The following were the elevens T.Bs Q.Ss In the 1st eleven J. B…
On the 23rd of July we played Charterhouse at Vincent Square. They went in first & only obtained 60 runs, Rawson’s bowling proving very effective. We then “handled the willow” & scored 135, of which Alington Q.S obtained 43 in first rate style. Charterhouse in their second innings reached 58, so we won the match…
In consequence of the numerous fogs which hang about Vincent Square in the autumn & winter, the ground is being raised 3ft or more all over so as to make it level with the road, the work is more than half-completed now, & will ultimately be a great advantage though it will take a year…