Sunday May 22 v Bradfield Waifs at Minley Manor - Won by 132 runs
Sherborne Pilgrims 212-5 dec (B D C Shields 76*, K M L Porter 53); Bradfield Waifs 80 (S P Tindall 5-20, A D Pickering 4-32)

Sunday June 5 v Esher at Esher - Drawn
Esher 196-7 dec (A C Hewett 57, P G Wreford 56); Sherborne Pilgrims 168-8 (F M Anderton 76; G Morgan 5-65)
Saturday June 25 v The School at Sherborne - Drawn
Sherborne Pilgrims 227-3 dec (M S Glennie 61, G P Gent 54*); Sherborne School 134-8 (P H Wakely 4-51)
Saturday July 30 v Canford Cygnets at Sherborne - Won by 79 runs
Sherborne Pilgrims 135 (N I Bradshaw 5-25); Canford Cygnets 56 (D C P R Jowett 4-13, R F S Chignell 4-19)
Sunday July 31 v Sherborne Town at Sherborne (Terrace) - Lost by 4 wickets
Sherborne Pilgrims 142-9 dec (R Rham 4-20, D B Ball 4-41); Sherborne Town 146-6
Monday August 1 v Somerset Stragglers at Sherborne - Won by 39 runs
Sherborne Pilgrims 151-6 dec; Somerset Stragglers 112 (C W Yeldham 6-46, G P Gent 4-41)
Tuesday August 2 v Dorset Rangers at Sherborne - Won by 78 runs
Sherborne Pilgrims 180-9 dec (R F S Chignell 70; W H F Mayo 4-56, W J Pinney 4-59); Dorset Rangers 102 (C W Yeldham 5-43)
Wednesday August 3 and Thursday August 4 v Charterhouse Friars at Winchester - Drawn
Sherborne Pilgrims 191 (B H Lock 74; J P Gabriel 5-43) and 154-8 dec (Gabriel 4-46); Charterhouse Friars 120 (D K Geddes 5-40) and 190-6 (J M Baker 54)
Friday August 5 v Hampshire Hogs at Winchester - Won by 2 wickets
Hampshire Hogs 186-9 dec (I Maclure 79*; C W Yeldham 4-46); Sherborne Pilgrims 187-8 (A R Brown 51)
Saturday August 6 v Old Wykehamists at Winchester - Drawn
Old Wykehamists 41-2 - Rain
Sunday August 7 v Old Tonbridgians at Tonbridge - Lost by 31 runs
Old Tonbridgians 167-5 dec (S J B Langdale 56*); Sherborne Pilgrims 136 (A B E Hudson 5-84, M H Foster 4-31)

The early matches of the season were blessed with fine weather. The first game was on May 22 against the Bradfield Waifs. We made rather a slow start, but followed this with brighter cricket after lunch with Porter (53), Shields (76*), Deshon (24) and Beeney (25*) all going well so that we were able to declare at 212-5. Against Tindall, who was bowling really well and turning it a lot, the opposition folded up and gave us an easy win. The game against Esher was played on a scorching hot day and ended in a draw. Set to get 197 in three hours, we made a very good start thanks to Anderton (76) and Shields (41), although the scoring rate was never fast. The middle batsmen certainly went for the runs, but nobody was able to stay long enough and we had reached 168-8 at the close.

At Commem we were determined to make up for the beating we took from the School last year. Glennie (61), Lock (39), Gent (54*) and Norris (48) fairly laid about the bowling, with the result that we declared early in the afternoon at 227-3. At the start of the School innings wickets fell quickly against the bowling of Wakely and Porter, but the later batsmen played with sense and determination and we were not quite able to finish them off in time.

We assembled for the tour at Sherborne and three wins and a loss was satisfactory enough, but even so our fast bowling was very thin, and our higher order batsmen disappointing. Against the Cygnets and the Stragglers we had enough runs, as it turned out, after each time looking as if we might be all out for about 100. The Town beat us in an exciting match, in which our bowlers could not control the game supported as they were by peculiarly inept fielding, and watched by one of our more fiercely critical members! Against the Rangers the spinners managed to peg the batsmen down, and this gave us our third win in four games.

At Winchester the Friars game began for once on a wet wicket, to which they at least were not accustomed. We batted first, and before long the ball began to turn quite sharply. In the face of this our later batsmen collapsed and we did well to get to 191, particularly as the Friars could only reach 120, even when the wicket had eased. In our second innings we did not get runs quickly enough, and left ourselves with only 160 minutes to get them out. Thus the Friars ended 35 short with six wickets down in a finish which did not do justice to the play that had preceded it. The Hogs match went well, except for the after-lunch period when they went from 87-6 to 186-9 declared. However, our batting proved equal to this, and after being 106-5 we got home with five minutes to spare.

The Old Wykehamists match was rained off almost completely, and on Sunday, being thin in bowling, we put in the Old Tonbridgians to bat. By lunch they were 140-3 and when play was restarted after heavy rain went to 167-5 before declaring. We then batted badly against their spinners, and although the later batsmen used vigorous methods to get us within sight of winning the game, we eventually lost while attempting to hurry when we might have coasted home.