▁a ▁team ▁of ▁former ▁pup ils ▁from ▁Le ight on ▁Park ▁School ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁school ' s ▁ 1 st ▁XI ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁Since ▁then ▁the ▁fi xture ▁has ▁been ▁cont ested ▁ann ually , ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁exceptions , ▁and ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁it ▁represented ▁the ▁only ▁chance ▁for ▁former ▁pup ils ▁to ▁play ▁under ▁the ▁Old ▁Le ight oni ans ▁b anner ▁– ▁although ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁matches , ▁including ▁some ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁were ▁played ▁by ▁Old ▁Le ight oni ans ▁sides ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁at ▁a ▁game ▁between ▁the ▁O L s ▁and ▁Nat West ▁Bank , ▁that ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁st aging ▁regular ▁Old ▁Le ight oni ans ▁fi xt ures ▁against ▁other ▁teams ▁each ▁season ▁( in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁annual ▁fi xture ▁against ▁the ▁school ) ▁was ▁first ▁put ▁forward , ▁and ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁inaug ural ▁season ▁The ▁Old ▁Le ight oni ans ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Graham ▁Carter ▁and ▁Martin ▁W ig ram ▁on ▁Sunday ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁at ▁the ▁J olly ▁Far mer ▁pub ▁in ▁Put ten ham , ▁Sur rey , ▁with ▁Carter ▁taking ▁the ▁jobs ▁of ▁Club ▁Secretary ▁and ▁Stat istic ian ▁while ▁W ig ram ▁assumed ▁the ▁role ▁of