Repton School Cricket Archive

Repton Cricket Database — Past vs Present 1858

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There was no cricket match to celebrate the Tercentenary (300th) Anniversary of the School (1857) owing to appalling weather. So the Chapel Foundation Stone Laying match was organized the following year in 1858.

NameHouseYear of EntryYears in XI
H. BatemanH1845S1845/46
W.G. CopestakeH1848F18*50/51/52*/53
G. CoxH1854F1854/55c
R. JeffersonH1845S1846
J.G. Copestake †H1847F18*49/50*/51/52/53/54
J.F. Bateman *H1843F1845/46/47
W.J. SmallwoodP1853S1855/56c/57c
G.W.R. MackenzieH1855F1856/57
W.P. HubberstyH1855F1855
S.G.G. CopestakeH1841SPre-1845
M.L. BloxhamP1855S1857/58/59

(in the School at the time of the match)

Bowling Figures & Match Details

Repton School Bowling
1st Innings2nd Innings
J.E.J. Phillips3 wickets7 wickets
J.F. Seymour1 wicket
J.H. Etherington-Smith1 wicket1 wicket
S. Smith5 wickets
Old Reptonian Bowling
1st Innings2nd Innings
W.G. Copestake2 wickets
J.F. Bateman4 wickets2 wickets
W.J. Smallwood1 wicket
W.P. Hubbersty1 wicket
H. Bateman2 wickets
S17 Messiter 1858
  • REPTON PAST vs REPTON PRESENT
  • Date: 27th August 1858
  • Venue: Repton School
  • Balls per over: 4
  • Players per team: 11
  • Match Drawn (Repton Past won on first innings)
S17 Repton School Chapel
Extract from "Repton and its Neighbourhood" by F.C. Hipkins MA, FSA
S17 Hipkins 1858 1
S17 Hipkins 1858 2