 In reply, the school 1st XI were well set on 106–1 before the OL captain, Derek Brewer, swung the match decisively in the old boys' favour with a devastating spell of 14–8–18–7, which remained the best figures for over 30 years.Brewer finished the match with a hat-trick as the school 1st XI were bowled out for 128, giving the OLCC a 49-run victory.Later that season the club embarked on its first tour, playing three games in Suffolk at the start of July.