After a communication by letter of some duration between the KS of Westminster and the Etonians, concerning a rowing match, it was finally determined to be rowed on Election Thursday May 12th (1831) at Maidenhead. Accordingly after the Election breakfast, the crew of the boat started for Maidenhead in a barouche and four, and arrived…
A dispute arising between the TB and KS as to the length of time, which was had a right to stay in the cloisters, (the KS claiming an equal division, whereas the TB always previously had a ¼ of an hour more than the KS) Williamson, to prevent any bad consequences, took the matter into…
On the following Tuesday, the annual match between the T.B. and K.S. took place in Tothill fields, when the latter were beat by 92 runs. The score of the Town boys in both innings was – 175-62 = 237 that of the Kings-scholars 102-43 = 145. The following were the players Town-boys Borradaile Cubitt Robinson…
On Tuesday the 20th of July the annual Cricket Match was played between the T.B. and K.S. which was won by the latter by 172 runs. The following were the Players Town Boys Williams Bainbridge Borradaile Markham Jesson Cubitt Keating Marten Senr Robinson Marten Junr Moore R. Colborne Scorer King’s Scholars Mayne Wrottesly Day Smith…
Williamson, having learnt from Preston that some of the K.S. came back from Putney, after the race, quite drunk, thought proper to punish two of the worst; namely, Hussey and Croke; the former of whom he put down in his election and gave the latter the choice either of being flogged or expelled; but he…
It is intended henceforward that no King Scholar should stay over the election, it is declared that interest is to have no effect, that it is to be decided by merit alone, and that every one is to have an equal chance whether that will be the case is to be seen hereafter. E.H. Greathed…
The annual match was played between the TB & KS as usual in Tothill Fields which was won by the latter by 16 runs; we being unlucky in being deprived of one of our best players, who was laid up by illness. Those who played were as follows T.B. Wrottesley Senr Mure Lendon Hudson Duberly…
The Right Honourable Charles William Wynne having generously given a writership to be contended for by any Boy in the Sixth Form at Westminster, who chose to enter into competition, on Wednesday February 7th and Thursday the 8th. Six Candidates, Davis, Escombe, Bailey and Findlater T.B. but Home Boarders and Froude and Allen K.S. were…
The annual match between the TB and KS was played as usual in Tothill Fields which was won by the latter by 8 Wickets. Dr Goodenough as he had before frequently intimated forbid the customary dinner and would only allow a luncheon between the Innings. The following were the players. Rainback Vincent Abel Lendon Burrell…
A dispute having arisen between the TB and KS whether the latter is protected by being in the Sixth form from fighting a TB in a lower form was decided in the affirmative. J. Mitchell Head Boarder