Sunday May 24 v Bradfield Waifs at Bordon - Lost by 60 runs
Bradfield Waifs 131 (P H Wakely 4-31); Sherborne Pilgrims 71 (R S Kingsford 4-13)

Sunday June 7 v Esher at Esher - Won by 40 runs
Sherborne Pilgrims 201 (C R J Eglington 82; J A Fulford 5-41, A J W Davis 4-41); Esher 161 (D J W Bridge 6-31)
Saturday June 27 v The School at Sherborne - Lost by 6 wickets
Sherborne Pilgrims 122 (M C Brookes 64); Sherborne School 125-4 (S C Nicholas 52*)
Saturday August 1 v Canford Cygnets at Canford - Drawn
Sherborne Pilgrims 219-9 dec (J R Norris 85, J C Alan Smith 56*; R D French 4-56); Canford Cygnets 163-7
Sunday August 2 v Sherborne Town at Sherborne (Terrace) - Tied
Sherborne Pilgrims 183-9 dec (D C P R Jowett 52; D B Ball 4-55); Sherborne Town 183 (M Maley 4-57)
Monday August 3 v Somerset Stragglers at Sherborne - Won by 2 wickets
Somerset Stragglers 188-8 dec (G P Gent 6-40); Sherborne Pilgrims 190-8 (R M Morgan 59)
Tuesday August 4 v Dorset Rangers at Sherborne - Lost by 7 wickets
Sherborne Pilgrims 137; Dorset Rangers 141-3 (N R Rose 51*)
Wednesday August 5 and Thursday August 6 v Charterhouse Friars at Winchester - Lost by an innings and 51 runs
Sherborne Pilgrims 151 (T R Jakobson 5-52, A T C Allom 4-54) and 202 (B H Lock 59; J J Ullman 6-46); Charterhouse Friars 404-7 dec (Jakobson 123, Allom 114)
Friday August 7 v Hampshire Hogs at Northington - Lost by 45 runs
Hampshire Hogs 240-7 dec (I Maclure 77*, P R le Cras 65, D E Blake 53); Sherborne Pilgrims 195 (R W Beeney 74; F G Irving 6-59)
Saturday August 8 v Old Wykehamists at Winchester - Won by 5 wickets
Old Wykehamists 220 (I McNutt 83, I Maclure 63; K M L Porter 5-56, P H Wakely 4-82); Sherborne Pilgrims 223-5 (H R J Walker 95)
Sunday August 9 v Old Tonbridgians at Tonbridge - Drawn
Old Tonbridgians 254-5 dec (R F Crang 65, S J B Langdale 58*); Sherborne Pilgrims 219-6 (B H Lock 74*, A T Whitehead 52)

The season started earlier than usual on May 24 with a match against the Bradfield Waifs on the ground of the Officers' Club at Bordon. Peter Deshon captained the Pilgrims, who lost a low-scoring match by 60 runs. Peter Wakely, John Carter and Mike Skinner got the opposition out for 131, but only Simon Tindall, batting in the unusually lofty spheres of number nine, achieved double figures when it came to our turn. At Esher we recorded our first win. Charles Eglington's 82 was the backbone of our innings and Derek Bridge with 6-31 demolished Esher.

Commem was a disaster, and saw the first defeat of the Club by the School for six years. On a good wicket only Mark Brookes shaped at all, the remaining "class" batsmen being airy-fairy in the extreme, and, in spite of the bowling efforts of Wakely, Paul Barber and Tindall, it was quite obvious that we had nothing like enough runs on the board. In fact, at one time it was doubtful if the match would last until tea. Eventually it did - just.

This year's August cricket came in for its full share of the exceptional weather, and we assembled on a bright Saturday at Canford. Before lunch the game went disastrously for us, and at one moment we were 19-5, but we were rescued by John Norris and Jamie Alan Smith, and eventually declared at 219-9. Any hopes we may have had, however, of getting them out were lost in a shower which extended the tea interval to 40 minutes, and although seven bowlers, including the captain, were tried, no result could be obtained.

The match on the Terrace is still a matter of dispute: the scorers made our score 183, and the Town's last wicket fell at this score amid considerable excitement. However, after the players had left the field, on a recount the Town claimed a win by one wicket (or one run), but we prefer a tie! The Stragglers batted slowly but surely, leaving us two hours. After a good start by Evans and Morgan we made great efforts, and we got the runs with five balls to spare in an exciting finish. Against the Rangers we disappointed ourselves as we failed to make anything like enough runs; two run-outs and several other wickets thrown away gave our bowlers no chance, and the match was over with an hour to go.

Against the Charterhouse Friars we chose to bat first on what proved to be a very lively wicket, and it seemed that 150 might prove a good score. But the wicket eased, our bowling lacked penetration, and our opponents compiled a vast total. We batted better in the second innings, but, in spite of prolonged resistance by Lock, never looked like saving the game against a very strong side. Our match with the Hogs might have been drawn, but we continued to go for a win after the departure of Deshon and Beeney and an unusually long tea interval had left us little hope of victory.

It was a refreshing experience to dismiss all our opponents in the match with the Old Wykehamists, Porter and Wakely both bowling very steadily; nevertheless, the task of scoring the necessary runs in two and half hours looked formidable; but Walker batted brilliantly and we coasted home. At Tonbridge we made a late start after rain, and found that our team, full of batting but without a bowler of any pace or a wicket-keeper, was not well equipped to dismiss an equally strong batting side. When our turn came we might have gone for the runs if any of the quicker scorers had stayed long enough, but eventually we had to fight a rearguard action.