The family of Newington’s greatest sportsman, Johnny Taylor (ON 1915) have donated his Test Bat from the 1921 Ashes Series to the College. In this series, the Australian Team, captained by Warwick Armstrong defeated England 5-0. The bat was presented to the College by Johnny’s daughter-in-law Lyn Taylor, her son Kimble and his family. The College is very grateful for this significant donation of Australian Cricket history. The bat will be displayed in the Taylor Sports Centre.

Johnny Taylor was a student at Newington from 1906 to 1915 and was a member of the College’s 1st XI for five seasons, serving as Captain for two.