Sunday June 9 v Esher at Esher - Lost by 17 runs
Esher 200-7 dec (P G Wreford 75); Sherborne Pilgrims 183 (J Renwick 54; G Morgan 5-57)

Saturday June 29 v The School at Sherborne - Won by 103 runs
Sherborne Pilgrims 226-9 dec (C R Dawnay 76; C W Yeldham 5-58); Sherborne School 123 (G M Hughes-Games 4-40, A D Pickering 4-42)
Saturday August 3 v Canford Cygnets at Canford - Won by 139 runs
Sherborne Pilgrims 264-7 dec (J R Norris 70; P M C Hare 4-76); Canford Cygnets 125 (J M Carter 5-30)
Sunday August 4 v Sherborne Town at Sherborne (Terrace) - Won by 2 wickets
Sherborne Town 218-7 dec (M R G Earls-Davis 104, M W Pailthorpe 50*); Sherborne Pilgrims 219-8
Monday August 5 v Somerset Stragglers at Sherborne - Won by 73 runs
Sherborne Pilgrims 209-4 dec (J R Norris 100, B D C Shields 67); Somerset Stragglers 136 (J A D Curtis 5-30)
Tuesday August 6 v Dorset Rangers at Sherborne - Lost by 5 runs
Dorset Rangers 207 (H M Harbottle 89; J M Carter 4-57); Sherborne Pilgrims 202 (C R Dawnay 67; M J W Tingey 5-71, W H F Mayo 5-84)
Wednesday August 7 and Thursday August 8 v Charterhouse Friars at Winchester - Drawn
Sherborne Pilgrims 141 (E O Jackson 6-52, G R W Carter 4-42) and 246-6 dec (W M Elderton 58, M C Brookes 50, H F G Carey 50); Charterhouse Friars 261 and 43-4
Friday August 9 v Hampshire Hogs at St Cross - Abandoned
Saturday August 10 v Old Wykehamists at Winchester - Drawn
Old Wykehamists 198-4 (I Maclure 89, D E D Campbell 54) - Rain
Sunday August 11 v Old Tonbridgians at Tonbridge - Drawn
Sherborne Pilgrims 171-6 dec (J M S Broadley 56*); Old Tonbridgians 128-6

Pilgrims cricket on this summer's tour seemed as variable as the weather. At the start of the week, we won the first three matches, in which Canford and the Stragglers succumbed in fair fight, while the Town went down with flying colours after a very generous declaration. The course of this match was turned, incidentally, by a very friendly over from the manager of the Pilgrims who was representing the opposition! Against the Rangers we crashed yet again, going for the runs. This was a disappointment as at one moment we had been in front of the clock: the sudden collapse may have been partly due to the aftermath of one of our members' birthday party, which left several of us in rather doubtful fettle. Thus the four days at Sherborne were complete.

And so to Winchester, where our two days with the Friars proved most agreeable. The first day we were dismissed cheaply by fast leg breaks, but when our opponents tried to crush us by an innings we managed to save the game by much improved batting. The Hogs match, as is almost usual nowadays, was rained off completely, and the Wykehamists, who were lucky enough to win the toss, had a little batting before rain brought the proceedings of yet another day to an early close. At Tonbridge the game had again to be abandoned when it was, if anything, slightly in our favour.

It was heartening to see some good performances by members of this year's XI in Curtis, Brookes and Whitehurst, and we hope that they will be able to play again in the future. In spite of a circular early in the summer, the raising of sides, particularly in mid-week, proved a difficulty. It is barely credible that a club of our prestige should actually have to take the field one man short on one occasion. Members are again urged to give match managers all the support they can.

This year's tour has differed from those of former years in one respect - that Ted Freeman has been unable to umpire for us. He has toured with the Club in early August for many years, and his help and advice will be greatly missed by us all. At least, however, he will still be able to come to the Upper when we are there, and we hope he knows how much pleasure it will give us to see him.

We inflicted a crushing defeat on the School at Commem. Batting first, we scored at a fast rate, thanks largely to a splendid innings by Christopher Dawnay, and declared at 226-9. Against bowling that was no more than reasonably steady, the School put up a most inept display of batting and the match was over at an indecently early hour when they were all out for 123.