WHOEVER was batting in this match wasn’t doing very well.

The scoreboard made grim reading, with three wickets down and just 11 runs on the board. The last player had been out for two.

The picture shows spectators watching the action in a match between Bletchingdon and Barton in 1924. The concentration on their faces suggests the game was at a critical stage.

The picture is part of the large collection belonging to Willie Kirtland, who has lived in Bletchingdon all his life and was the village cricket club’s scorer for more than 60 years.