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The Cryptics were founded in May 1910 at New College, Oxford. The founders were J G Fawcus, Hon Secretary from 1910 to 1949; C H Campbell, Hon Treasurer from 1910 to 1922; Dr D M P Whitcombe, President from 1951 to 1957 and Sir G R F Tottenham - all undergraduates at New College. The founders had considerable difficulty in selecting a suitable name. After much deliberation, the Hon Secretary walked over to his bookcase and took down at random a volume of Dickens. The first word which caught his eye was "Cryptic", and it was promptly decided that this was the right word, as the Greek ...... means "I conceal" - giving the idea of "Hidden Lights", which was what the founders conceived themselves to be. The original colours were green for the fields and magenta for New College, but it was soon discovered that these clashed with other clubs and regiments, so they were put on a dark blue background to represent the eight Oxford original members. The light blue stripe was included to represent the two Cambridge original members.
Between the wars, the Cryptics toured Europe - almost unknown in those days - and visited Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands and the Channel Islands, as well as a regular visit to the north of England. During the Second World War, the Cryptics played a limited number of fixtures against schools. In 1945, further schools were played and the southern tour recommenced. Overseas tours resumed and ventured beyond Europe, and the club continues to have an active fixture list and regular tours.
Harold J Fawcus
Harold J Fawcus
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