King Edward's School, Birminbgham - List of Matches

8 *KES v Mr Mason’s XI Eastern Road 24 June D *KES v Allesley Park College Eastern Road 30 June W *KES v Wolverhampton GS Eastern Road 4 July L 1886 (P10 W6 L4 D0) On Cricket Archive: KES v Warwick Eastern Road 15 May W(D) KES v Tettenhall Eastern Road 19 May W KES v Newcastle HS Newcastle 29 May L(D) KES v Warwick Warwick 5 June W(D) # KES v Trinity College Stratford Stratford 5 June(?) W(D) KES v Warwickshire Club & Ground Eastern Road 9 June L(D) 34 KES v Trinity College Stratford Eastern Road 19 June W(D) KES v Newcastle HS Eastern Road 22 June L KES v Tettenhall Tettenhall 26 June W Not on Cricket Archive: # KES v Warwickshire Club & Ground Eastern Road 3 July L 1887 (P14 W4 L6 D4) On Cricket Archive: KES v WB Vince’s XI Eastern Road 20 April D KES v Suburban CC Sir Harry’s Rd 14 May L KES v Trinity College Stratford Stratford 25 May L(D) KES v Warwick Eastern Road 4 June W(D) KES v Bromsgrove Eastern Road 7 June W KES v Tettenhall Eastern Road 11 June L(D) KES v Trinity College Stratford Eastern Road 18 June W(D) KES v Oratory Eastern Road 25 June L KES v Tettenhall Tettenhall 29 June W(D) *KES v Suburban CC Eastern Road 2 July L(D) KES v WD Ludlow’s XI Eastern Road 7 July D KES v Warwick Warwick 9 July D KES v Old Edwardians Eastern Road 16 July L *KES v Borough Police CC Eastern Road 21 July D 1888 (P15 W4 L9 D1?) 35 On Cricket Archive: *KES v WB Vince’s XI Eastern Road 3 May W *# KES v Kings Norton CC Eastern Road 5 May L *KES v HE Mason’s XI Eastern Road 12 May W KES v Tettenhall Eastern Road 16 May W(D) KES v Trinity College Stratford Stratford 31 May L(D) KES v Edgbaston CC Edgbaston CC 2 June L KES v Bromsgrove Eastern Road 5 June L KES v Warwick Warwick 7 June L KES v Oratory Ravenhurst 9 June D 34 WC & G side included Allen Hill, former Yorkshire fast bowler, a player in the first ever Test Match in 1877, engaged by Warwickshire as a coach and practice bowler in 1886. Harry Watton comments: “Few more distinguished players can have played at Eastern Road.” 35 W4 L8 D3 according to Chronicle No 52(1888) p 197.