THE CRICKETER CUP YEAR BOOK 2019 Michael Burgess batting for Old Cranleighans in the final THE CRICKETER CUP 1967- 2018 ORDER OF MERIT Rank School From To Seasons Matches Won Lost % Won Winners Runners-up 1 Old Tonbridgians 1967 2018 52 166 129 37 77.71% 15 6 2 Old Malvernians 1967 2018 52 162 120 42 74.07% 10 6 3 Old Cranleighans 2007 2018 12 35 25 10 71.43% 2 3 4 Oundle Rovers 1969 2018 50 135 88 47 65.19% 3 5 5 Charterhouse Friars 1967 2018 52 138 89 49 64.49% 3 3 6 Bradfield Waifs 1967 2018 52 125 76 49 60.80% 3 3 7 Shrewsbury Saracens 1967 2018 52 122 73 49 59.84% 3 2 8 Old Wellingtonians 1967 2018 52 122 72 50 59.02% 2 1 9 Repton Pilgrims 1967 2018 52 116 66 50 56.90% 2 3 10 Old Bedfordians 2011 2018 8 18 10 8 55.56% 11 Eton Ramblers 1967 2018 52 112 62 50 55.36% 2 2 12 Harrow Wanderers 1967 2018 52 114 62 52 54.39% 5 13 Old Wykehamists 1967 2018 52 100 51 49 51.00% 3 1 14 Uppingham Rovers 1967 2018 52 101 49 52 48.51% 2 15 Old Cliftonians 1969 2018 50 94 45 49 47.87% 1 2 16 Old Alleynians 1969 2018 50 94 44 50 46.81% 1 17 Old Brightonians 1969 2018 50 92 43 49 46.74% 1 18 Old Eastbournians 2011 2018 8 15 7 8 46.67% 1 19 Radley Rangers 1967 2018 52 95 43 52 45.26% 1 20 Old Merchant Taylors 1969 2018 50 90 40 50 44.44% 21 Marlborough Blues 1967 2018 52 90 39 51 43.33% 1 22 Rugby Meteors 1967 2018 52 88 37 51 42.05% 1 1 23 Felsted Robins 1969 2018 50 86 36 50 41.86% 24 Sherborne Pilgrims 1967 2018 52 87 35 52 40.23% 25 Haileybury Hermits 1969 2018 50 81 31 50 38.27% 1 26 Old Blundellians 1969 2006 38 61 23 38 37.70% 1 27 St Edward’s Martyrs 1969 2018 50 80 30 50 37.50% 28= Downside Wanderers 1969 2018 50 78 28 50 35.90% 1 28= Stowe Templars 1969 2018 50 78 28 50 35.90% 1 30 Old Hurstjohnians 2017 2018 2 3 1 2 33.33% 31 Lancing Rovers 1969 2010 42 61 19 42 31.15% 32 Old Cheltonians 1969 2018 50 72 22 50 30.56% 33 Old Amplefordians 1969 2018 50 69 19 50 27.54% 34 Old Whitgiftians 1969 2017 49 65 16 49 24.62% 35 Old Cholmeleians 1969 2018 50 66 16 50 24.24% 36 Old Westminsters 1967 2010 44 51 7 44 13.73% CRICKETER CUP YEARBOOK 2019 LIST OF CONTENTS 1 Old Tonbridgians 1967 2018 52 166 129 37 77.71% 15 6 2 Old Malvernians 1967 2018 52 162 120 42 74.07% 10 6 3 Old Cranleighans 2007 2018 12 35 25 10 71.43% 2 3 Order of Merit Inside Front Cover 4 Oundle Rovers 1969 2018 50 135 88 47 65.19% 3 5 Officers of the Cricketer Cup 2 5 Charterhouse Friars 1967 2018 52 138 89 49 64.49% 3 3 Message from the Chairman 3 6 Bradfield Waifs 1967 2018 52 125 76 49 60.80% 3 3 Editorial Introduction 4 7 Shrewsbury Saracens 1967 2018 52 122 73 49 59.84% 3 2 Cricketer Cup Finals 1967 - 2018 6 8 Old Wellingtonians 1967 2018 52 122 72 50 59.02% 2 1 9 Repton Pilgrims 1967 2018 52 116 66 50 56.90% 2 3 Fifty Years On - 1969 Final 8 10 Old Bedfordians 2011 2018 8 18 10 8 55.56% Twenty-Five Years On - 1994 Final 10 11 Eton Ramblers 1967 2018 52 112 62 50 55.36% 2 2 Cricketer Cup First and Second Rounds 2018 12 12 Harrow Wanderers 1967 2018 52 114 62 52 54.39% 5 Cricketer Cup Quarter and Semi Final 2018 14 13 Old Wykehamists 1967 2018 52 100 51 49 51.00% 3 1 2018 Final 16 14 Uppingham Rovers 1967 2018 52 101 49 52 48.51% 2 Individual Cricketer Cup Statistics 18 15 Old Cliftonians 1969 2018 50 94 45 49 47.87% 1 2 The Cricketer Cup and County Cricket 2019 24 16 Old Alleynians 1969 2018 50 94 44 50 46.81% 1 The Cricketer Trophy Report 2018 and Draw 2019 26 17 Old Brightonians 1969 2018 50 92 43 49 46.74% 1 Club Contacts 28 18 Old Eastbournians 2011 2018 8 15 7 8 46.67% 1 2019 Draw Back Cover 19 Radley Rangers 1967 2018 52 95 43 52 45.26% 1 20 Old Merchant Taylors 1969 2018 50 90 40 50 44.44% 21 Marlborough Blues 1967 2018 52 90 39 51 43.33% 1 22 Rugby Meteors 1967 2018 52 88 37 51 42.05% 1 1 23 Felsted Robins 1969 2018 50 86 36 50 41.86% 24 Sherborne Pilgrims 1967 2018 52 87 35 52 40.23% 25 Haileybury Hermits 1969 2018 50 81 31 50 38.27% 1 26 Old Blundellians 1969 2006 38 61 23 38 37.70% 1 27 St Edward’s Martyrs 1969 2018 50 80 30 50 37.50% 28= Downside Wanderers 1969 2018 50 78 28 50 35.90% 1 28= Stowe Templars 1969 2018 50 78 28 50 35.90% 1 30 Old Hurstjohnians 2017 2018 2 3 1 2 33.33% 31 Lancing Rovers 1969 2010 42 61 19 42 31.15% 32 Old Cheltonians 1969 2018 50 72 22 50 30.56% 33 Old Amplefordians 1969 2018 50 69 19 50 27.54% 34 Old Whitgiftians 1969 2017 49 65 16 49 24.62% 35 Old Cholmeleians 1969 2018 50 66 16 50 24.24% 36 Old Westminsters 1967 2010 44 51 7 44 13.73% Old Alleynians v Eton Ramblers at Dulwich 2016 OFFICERS OF THE CRICKETER CUP President A.S.R Winlaw (Harrow Wanderers) Past Presidents E.W. Swanton (Old Cranleighans) B.G. Brocklehurst (Bradfield Waifs) N. Syrett (Bradfield Waifs) G.H. Chesterton (Old Malvernians) J.J. Ullman (Charterhouse Friars) Vice Presidents T.B. Brocklehurst (Radley Rangers) D.S. Kemp (Old Tonbridgians) A.H.V. Monteuuis (Old Tonbridgians) B.A. Richardson (Old Malvernians) F.W.S. Russell (Repton Pilgrims) N.C. Williams (Shrewsbury Saracens) Chairman T.R. Elliott (Oundle Rovers) Secretary D.R. Walsh (Marlborough Blues) Treasurer A.J. Pollock (Shrewsbury Saracens) Committee J.J. Dewes (Old Wellingtonians), W.M. Gifford (Old Malvernians), C. Griffith-Jones (Old Cheltonians),. P Newfield (Old Merchant Taylors) together with representatives of Old Cholmelians, Old Cheltonians, Old Wellingtonians, Old Wykehamists, Harrow Wanderers and Repton Pilgrims Contact David Walsh, Secretary / [email protected] / 07710 712092 Website www.thecricketercup.com 2 MESSAGE FROM by their cricketing pedigree, to play in a really competitive competition. As, I like to think, a THE CHAIRMAN steady club cricketer, the thrill for me was to test myself against many first-class cricketers including a number with international honours such as Chris Cowdrey, Richard Ellison, Alex Loudon, Nick Knight, Derek Pringle, Graham Roope and Roger Tolchard. It is very pleasing to know that perhaps they were also nervous when facing my limited off spin, as revealed by Andrew Strauss’s remarks for the 50th anniversary dinner brochure that “as a professional cricketer, the pressure to win a Cricketer Cup game for your school is like nothing on earth”. Secondly, and most importantly, the life-long friendships that I have cemented amongst both Oundle Rovers and the wide variety of opponents have made the Cricketer Cup the favourite cricket that I have played. I know that many feel the same way. While stressing that the competition is in rude health, the officers and the committee have strong ambition and indeed one or two nascent ideas as part of our mission. We would like to see even more spectators at the Arundel finals; we would like to further strengthen the competition’s finances, perhaps with a view to helping kick-start a ladies competition in due course, and we wonder whether there is a role for the thirty-three clubs working together to help each other confront some of the challenges facing After nearly forty years of involvement in the amateur club cricket and our clubs in particular. Cricketer Cup, it is a great honour to have succeeded Tony Monteuuis as Chairman of the I would like to thank our sponsors, Alan Lorenz, competition. Firstly may I say thank you to Tony Herbalife, and Nathan Searle of Tiflex, for their for all that he has done over eleven years to leave continued generous support of the competition. the tournament in such excellent health as he Their commitment and contribution are critical in hands over. enabling us to administer the competition professionally, to supply balls and umpires and to The four games that I watched last summer, hold the final at such an outstanding venue. including the final at Arundel, were played to a very high standard. The outstanding contributions I wish you an enjoyable and competitive 2019 that I witnessed came from a mix of currently Cricketer Cup and hope to see many of you established first class cricketers, senior club during the summer. players, the best from the university system and indeed a 2018 school leaver who bowled such high-quality leg spin that he was the outstanding performer in a tight quarter final. Additionally the fact that we are welcome to hold the final at Arundel, arguably the most beautiful first class Tim Elliott ground in the country, is further testament to the Oundle Rovers CC status of the competition.