Teignbridge are always dangerous opponents, and though the close of their innings was decidedly of a processional character, Sim won easily off his own bat. It will be noticed that Underwood and Mr. Tims made 54 for Britannia, the rest nowhere!
On the return, on July 6th, Teignbridge brought an almost totally different team; perhaps they discounted their adversaries too freely, but it may have been as good an eleven or better. At any rate Britannia administered a good beating:—
| “Britannia.” | |
| Underwood, b Robinson | 21 |
| Cadet Delacombe, b Mapleton | 4 |
| Cadet Watson, b Mapleton | 7 |
| Cadet Evans, c Ellis, b Mapleton | 5 |
| Mr. Tims, c Bearne, b Ellis | 48 |
| Lieut. Shortland, c Denison, b Robinson | 0 |
| Cadet Henslowe, b Ellis | 14 |
| Mr. Taylor, c Rendell, b Ellis | 11 |
| Cadet Gillett, not out | 38 |
| Cadet Carr, c Robinson, b Ellis | 5 |
| Cadet Walter, b Mapleton | 4 |
| Extras | 7 |
| Total | 164 |
| Teignbridge. | |
| H. S. Steele, c and b Underwood | 1 |
| A. Bearne, l b w, b Underwood | 0 |
| J. B. Denison, c Underwood, b Tims | 7 |
| J. T. Warner, c Tims, b Taylor | 38 |
| A. Robinson, b Taylor | 20 |
| H. B. Mapleton, c Gillett, b Underwood | 33 |
| Rev. G. Warner, c Evans, b Underwood | 1 |
| W. R. Rendell, st, b Underwood | 18 |
| G. Shrubb, b Underwood | 0 |
| E. F. Denison, b Tims | 3 |
| Ellis, not out | 0 |
| Extras | 5 |
| Total | 126 |
The second eleven played some matches, and came off successfully.
Result of the season in 1887:—
Played, 21: Won, 10; lost, 7; drawn, 4.
The season of 1888 was remarkably successful:—
Played, 17: Won, 12; lost, 1; drawn, 4.
There are not many schools that lose only one match out of seventeen in a season. For some reason, there are no scores inserted in the Britannia Magazine for this season; it is mentioned that Captain Bedford rendered good service with the bat on more than one occasion.
In 1889 there is again a lack of material for comment, the cricket number for this year having unfortunately been lost.