 Conversely he reported that Cambridge suffered "a dearth of good heavy-wrights" and that the crew "were not of very high class".The Cambridge crew weighed an average of 12 st 8.875 lb (80.0 kg), per rower more than their opponents.Oxford's crew included four rowers with Boat Race experience, including P. C. Mallam and Guy Oliver Nickalls who were both participating in their third consecutive event.