, ▁D ry br ough ▁attended ▁High gate ▁School ▁in ▁North ▁London ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁scored ▁ 1 2 8 ▁not ▁out ▁at ▁Lord ' s ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁School s ▁against ▁The ▁Rest ▁and ▁capt ained ▁the ▁Public ▁School s ▁against ▁the ▁Com b ined ▁Services . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Cr icket ▁Society ▁Prize ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁prom ising ▁young ▁cr ick eter ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁D ry br ough ▁played ▁for ▁M idd les ex ▁Second ▁XI ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁scoring ▁ 1 0 1 ▁not ▁out ▁against ▁Kent ▁Second ▁XI ▁and ▁ 6 7 ▁and ▁ 8 8 ▁not ▁out ▁against ▁Su ff olk . ▁He ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁for ▁M idd les ex ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁in ▁matches ▁against ▁Oxford ▁University ▁and ▁Cambridge ▁University . ▁ ▁D ry br ough ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁Wor c ester ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁Oxford ▁University , ▁concentr ating ▁on ▁bow ling ▁slow ▁left - arm ▁sp inners ▁to ▁balance ▁the ▁Oxford ▁attack . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Oxford ▁captain , ▁ach ieving ▁draw s ▁each ▁season ▁against ▁Cambridge ▁sides ▁that ▁looked ▁much ▁stronger ▁in ▁batt ing ▁than ▁Oxford . ▁He ▁achieved ▁his ▁highest ▁first