Saturday June 10 v The School at Sherborne - Drawn
Sherborne School 242-7 dec (F M Anderton 73, D I Gillespie 71); Sherborne Pilgrims 217-7 (M S Glennie 78)

Sunday July 9 v Esher at Esher - Won by 8 wickets
Esher 194 (R A G Duff 4-58); Sherborne Pilgrims 198-2 (A T Whitehead 81*, P S D Griffin 58)
Saturday August 5 v Canford Cygnets at Sherborne - Drawn
Canford Cygnets 253 (P D R Smith 82, I P Campbell 63; P H Wakely 6-60); Sherborne Pilgrims 212-7 (R F S Chignell 93)
Sunday August 6 v Yeovil at Yeovil - Drawn
Yeovil 201-8 dec (R Wright 80); Sherborne Pilgrims 128-8 (Wright 5-30)
Monday August 7 v Somerset Stragglers at Sherborne - Won by 55 runs
Sherborne Pilgrims 234-6 dec (R N Chignell 78, A T Whitehead 54); Somerset Stragglers 179 (J Luff 62; P H Wakely 5-43)
Tuesday August 8 v Dorset Rangers at Sherborne - Won by 73 runs
Sherborne Pilgrims 246-7 dec (R F S Chignell 110, H E H Newman 50); Dorset Rangers 173 (E J Freeman 54, D R Sloan 51; P H Wakely 5-60)
Wednesday August 9 and Thursday August 10 v Marlborough Blues at Marlborough - Won by 109 runs
Sherborne Pilgrims 223-9 dec (R F S Chignell 67; R W O Venables 4-74) and 218-7 dec (M R G Earls-Davis 72*; A P D Ballance 4-32); Marlborough Blues 184 (J D L Dickson 65, C J Denham-Davis 65) and 148 (P H Wakely 6-31)
Friday August 11 and Saturday August 12 v Old Wykehamists at Winchester - Won by 95 runs
Sherborne Pilgrims 269-5 dec (R F S Chignell 77, J R Norris 75) and 105-7 dec (A L Awdry 5-38); Old Wykehamists 138 and 141
Sunday August 13 v Old Tonbridgians at Tonbridge - Lost by 45 runs
Old Tonbridgians 191 (L N Reynolds 51; F M Anderton 5-90, P H Wakely 4-59); Sherborne Pilgrims 146 (R F S Chignell 57)

1950 may well go down as one of the most successful years that Pilgrims cricket has ever enjoyed. The fixture list was the longest, and certainly the strongest, since the War; the week was favoured by extremely good weather in a wet summer; and the side played better and better and sailed on a wave of victories until the final defeat at Tonbridge in a doggedly fought match. Twenty-seven members played during the season, and the support of what might be termed the "ever-ready nucleus" was as reliable as ever. The match against the School, in glorious weather at Commemoration, played its part in the Quatercentenary celebrations. We turned out a sound and well balanced side against whom the School played very good cricket and a draw was a fair result for the 460 odd runs that were scored. It was encouraging to beat Esher by so large a margin after the defeat of 1949.

On tour, draws were played against the Canford Cygnets and Yeovil, both new fixtures. In the latter game we were at one time in grave danger of defeat. Then from the Monday to the Saturday the side moved from strength to strength. Aided by a captain who won the toss on four consecutive occasions, we were able to assume and hold the initiative throughout the week and notched successive victories over the Somerset Stragglers, Dorset Rangers, Marlborough Blues and Old Wykehamists, the latter two both two-day games. On no day during this week was the side bowled out; in all six innings a declaration was made, on five occasions with the score past 200; and no innings by the opposition reached 200. The final defeat at Tonbridge was no anti-climax, for it was a good game of cricket all through. At lunchtime, with the Old Tonbridgians score at 120-7, we appeared to be in a strong position. After lunch the game gradually slipped, and with the wicket visibly crumbling the task of scoring over 150 was obviously going to be hard.

It was good to see how, as they played more together, the side became essentially a team. Herein lay the main strength. It was in their out cricket, in the way that they supported a very competent attack, that the side generally outplayed their opponents. P H Wakely was the spearhead, and on tour claimed 37 wickets; in Pilgrims cricket he has never been seen to bowl better. The batting, even if it did at times appear rather suspect, failed seriously only twice; at Yeovil, and later, in awkward conditions at Tonbridge. R F S Chignell was the chief run-getter, and he was well supported by several others, of whom A T Whitehead (twice), R N Chignell, M R G Earls-Davis, J R Norris and H E H Newman all made scores of 50 or more. F M Anderton played two very useful innings at Marlborough and his debut in Pilgrims cricket was in every way a worthy one, for he also bowled his off spinners both usefully and accurately.

The thanks of all who played are in great measure due to Mr Hey, and to Mrs Hey, his mother, for their generosity in again offering us the hospitality of The Green. Only those Pilgrims who have stayed there in a Pilgrims week can know how much they both do for us, and how, in their own inimitable ways, they make it appear that they enjoy having us. It gave great pleasure to all when Sam Hey agreed to captain the side against the Canford Cygnets, and many were acutely disappointed that he didn't carry out his threat of having a bowl, or that he did not receive one of those very hard chances, the missing of which he so good-humouredly, yet so insistently, accuses offending Pilgrims each evening.