THE CRICKETER CUP YEAR BOOK 2018 THE CRICKETER CUP 1967- 2017 ORDER OF MERIT Rank School From To Seasons Matches Won Lost % Won Winners Runners-up 1 Old Tonbridgians 1967 2017 51 164 128 36 78.05% 15 6 2 Old Malvernians 1967 2017 51 157 116 41 73.89% 10 5 3 Old Cranleighans 2007 2017 11 30 20 10 66.67% 1 3 4 Oundle Rovers 1969 2017 49 132 86 46 65.15% 3 5 5 Charterhouse Friars 1967 2017 51 137 89 48 64.96% 3 3 6 Bradfield Waifs 1967 2017 51 123 75 48 60.98% 3 3 7 Shrewsbury Saracens 1967 2017 51 120 72 48 60.00% 3 2 8 Old Wellingtonians 1967 2017 51 119 70 49 58.82% 2 1 9 Repton Pilgrims 1967 2017 51 115 66 49 57.39% 2 3 10 Eton Ramblers 1967 2017 51 109 60 49 55.05% 2 2 11 Harrow Wanderers 1967 2017 51 112 61 51 54.46% 5 12 Old Wykehamists 1967 2017 51 99 51 48 51.52% 3 1 13= Old Bedfordians 2011 2017 7 14 7 7 50.00% 13= Old Eastbournians 2011 2017 7 14 7 7 50.00% 1 13= Old Hurstjohnians 2017 2017 1 2 1 1 50.00% 16 Old Cliftonians 1969 2017 49 93 45 48 48.39% 1 2 17 Uppingham Rovers 1967 2017 51 97 46 51 47.42% 2 18 Old Alleynians 1969 2017 49 93 44 49 47.31% 1 19 Old Brightonians 1969 2017 49 91 43 48 47.25% 1 20 Radley Rangers 1967 2017 51 93 42 51 45.16% 1 21 Old Merchant Taylors 1969 2017 49 89 40 49 44.94% 22 Marlborough Blues 1967 2017 51 89 39 50 43.82% 1 23 Rugby Meteors 1967 2017 51 86 36 50 41.86% 1 1 24 Felsted Robins 1969 2017 49 84 35 49 41.67% 25 Sherborne Pilgrims 1967 2017 51 85 34 51 40.00% 26 Haileybury Hermits 1969 2017 49 80 31 49 38.75% 1 27 Old Blundellians 1969 2006 38 61 23 38 37.70% 1 28= Downside Wanderers 1969 2017 49 77 28 49 36.36% 1 28= St Edward’s Martyrs 1969 2017 49 77 28 49 36.36% 28= Stowe Templars 1969 2017 49 77 28 49 36.36% 1 31 Lancing Rovers 1969 2010 42 61 19 42 31.15% 32 Old Cheltonians 1969 2017 49 71 22 49 30.99% 33 Old Amplefordians 1969 2017 49 68 19 49 27.94% 34= Old Cholmeleians 1969 2017 49 65 16 49 24.62% 34= Old Whitgiftians 1969 2017 49 65 16 49 24.62% 36 Old Westminsters 1967 2010 44 51 7 44 13.73% CRICKETER CUP YEARBOOK 2018 LIST OF CONTENTS 1 Old Tonbridgians 1967 2017 51 164 128 36 78.05% 15 6 2 Old Malvernians 1967 2017 51 157 116 41 73.89% 10 5 3 Old Cranleighans 2007 2017 11 30 20 10 66.67% 1 3 Order of Merit Inside Front Cover 4 Oundle Rovers 1969 2017 49 132 86 46 65.15% 3 5 Officers of the Cricketer Cup 2 5 Charterhouse Friars 1967 2017 51 137 89 48 64.96% 3 3 Nick Syrett 3 6 Bradfield Waifs 1967 2017 51 123 75 48 60.98% 3 3 Editorial Introduction 4 7 Shrewsbury Saracens 1967 2017 51 120 72 48 60.00% 3 2 Cricketer Cup Finals 1967 - 2017 6 8 Old Wellingtonians 1967 2017 51 119 70 49 58.82% 2 1 9 Repton Pilgrims 1967 2017 51 115 66 49 57.39% 2 3 Fifty Years On - 1968 Final 8 10 Eton Ramblers 1967 2017 51 109 60 49 55.05% 2 2 Twenty-Five Years On - 1993 Final 10 11 Harrow Wanderers 1967 2017 51 112 61 51 54.46% 5 2016 Final 12 12 Old Wykehamists 1967 2017 51 99 51 48 51.52% 3 1 2017 Competition 14 13= Old Bedfordians 2011 2017 7 14 7 7 50.00% 2017 Final 18 13= Old Eastbournians 2011 2017 7 14 7 7 50.00% 1 Individual Cricketer Cup Statistics 20 13= Old Hurstjohnians 2017 2017 1 2 1 1 50.00% Test Cricketers in the Cricketer Cup 25 16 Old Cliftonians 1969 2017 49 93 45 48 48.39% 1 2 Cricketer Cup Fantasy XI 26 17 Uppingham Rovers 1967 2017 51 97 46 51 47.42% 2 Club Contacts 28 18 Old Alleynians 1969 2017 49 93 44 49 47.31% 1 2018 Draw Back Cover 19 Old Brightonians 1969 2017 49 91 43 48 47.25% 1 20 Radley Rangers 1967 2017 51 93 42 51 45.16% 1 21 Old Merchant Taylors 1969 2017 49 89 40 49 44.94% 22 Marlborough Blues 1967 2017 51 89 39 50 43.82% 1 23 Rugby Meteors 1967 2017 51 86 36 50 41.86% 1 1 24 Felsted Robins 1969 2017 49 84 35 49 41.67% 25 Sherborne Pilgrims 1967 2017 51 85 34 51 40.00% 26 Haileybury Hermits 1969 2017 49 80 31 49 38.75% 1 27 Old Blundellians 1969 2006 38 61 23 38 37.70% 1 28= Downside Wanderers 1969 2017 49 77 28 49 36.36% 1 28= St Edward’s Martyrs 1969 2017 49 77 28 49 36.36% 28= Stowe Templars 1969 2017 49 77 28 49 36.36% 1 31 Lancing Rovers 1969 2010 42 61 19 42 31.15% 32 Old Cheltonians 1969 2017 49 71 22 49 30.99% 33 Old Amplefordians 1969 2017 49 68 19 49 27.94% 34= Old Cholmeleians 1969 2017 49 65 16 49 24.62% 34= Old Whitgiftians 1969 2017 49 65 16 49 24.62% 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 D.S. Kemp (Old Tonbridgians) N.C. Williams (Shrewsbury Saracens) F.W.S. Russell (Repton Pilgrims) B.A. Richardson (Old Malvernians) T.B. Brocklehurst (Radley Rangers) Chairman A.H.V. Monteuuis (Old Tonbridgians) Secretary D.R. Walsh (Marlborough Blues) Treasurer A.J. Pollock (Shrewsbury Saracens) Contact David Walsh, Secretary / [email protected] / 07710 712092 Website www.thecricketercup.com 2 NICHOLAS SYRETT (1933-2017) We were saddened to hear of the death of Nick magazine in 2003, and later became its President. Syrett on Boxing Day 2017. Despite his lifelong passion for cricket, Nick’s first Nick served for many years on the Cricketer Cup love was motor racing. Following National Service Committee and as Editor of the annual Yearbook in the RAF, Nick moved to the British Racing was responsible for the dutiful recording and and Sports Car Club in 1957, initially as Club compilation of much of the statistical material Secretary and later as Executive Director. During that appears in this publication. He was a friendly this period, he oversaw the first British Formula 1 point of contact for many of the individual Club Grand Prix at Brands Hatch and the introduction Secretaries and was always approachable, of the spectacular Formula 5000 into the UK and courteous and helpful. Europe. In 1972 he was invited to become the Nick had been at Bradfield from 1946-51 and Secretary of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association maintained a lifelong association with his old by its President, Jackie Stewart. school and the Bradfield Waifs. He was also In later life Nick ran a restaurant in Surrey before instrumental in the revival of the previously mor- taking on the management of the Winchester ibund Wanderers CC who he guided with vigour House Club in Putney in 1982. He remained there and enthusiasm from the 1980s until his death. for the next 35 years, happily chatting to guests Nick became the first Chairman of the Cricketer about motor racing and cricket. He will be greatly Cup, when it detached itself from The Cricketer missed. 3 THE CRICKETER CUP Old Hurstjohnians. The success of the Cricketer Trophy competition, won in 2017 AN EDITORIAL by Old Millfieldians, ensures that other schools are pushing for a place and INTRODUCTION underpins generally the health of old boy cricket clubs. In that inaugural year of 1967, the two Welcome to our Cricketer Cup Yearbook finalists at Burton Court in Chelsea were 2018. We must apologise for there being no both led by England players. Repton such booklet in 2017, but we have taken the Pilgrims, captained by Donald Carr, opportunity of the break to refresh the prevailed over Radley Rangers, captained concept and hope that it engages your by Ted Dexter, who was then a current Test interest. We include details of the 2016 and cricketer but captained Radley in every 2017 finals, along with reports on those of round. Those were the days indeed! The 1968 and 1993, fifty and twenty-five years roll call of famous players in 1967 on. We also record an appreciation of Nick included a former England captain in Peter Syrett, who contributed so much to the May (Charterhouse Friars), Hubert Doggart Cricketer Cup. (Old Wykehamists), Henry Blofeld and Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie (Eton Ramblers) and The Cricketer Cup was conceived by Tony fifty-five year old Jack Davies (Old Winlaw, now our President, and Henry Tonbridgians), who had bowled Bradman for Lewis in 1966. Together they persuaded a duck at Fenners in 1934.