Tales of St. Austin's
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Extract from Letter from Richard Venables, of St Austin's, to hisfather Major-General Sir Everard Venables, V.C., K.C.M.G.:
... Thanks, awfully--
Extract from _The Austinian_ of October:
The following O.A.s have gone into residence this year: At Oxford, J.Scrymgeour, Corpus Christi; R. Venables, Trinity; K. Crespigny-Brown,Balliol.
Extract from the _Daily Mail_'s account of the 'Varsity match ofthe following summer:
... The St Austin's freshman, Venables, fully justified his inclusion byscoring a stylish fifty-seven. He hit eight fours, and except for amiss-hit in the slips, at 51, which Smith might possibly have securedhad he started sooner, gave nothing like a chance. Venables, it will beremembered, played several good innings for Oxford in the earliermatches, notably, his not out contribution of 103 against Sussex--