1932 Varsity Match

The 18th official Ice Hockey Varsity Match was played at the Richmond Ice Rink on February 6, 1932.

The Varsity Match was part of the English League schedule this year, and counted for four points as the two teams were only able to meet once.

Results

 * Referee: J.C.P. Magwood
 * Captains: Larry Bonnycastle - Oxford, P.M. Churchill - Cambridge

Match report
An excerpt from Peter Patton's 1936 Ice Hockey publication:

"Not since 1901 had the Varsity match been played in England. It was a pity that the 'Full House' did not witness a more even game. This season Oxford was represented by one of the finest teams ever, whilst that of Cambridge was a mere shadow of last season's. The former had few good players left, whereas the Cambridge captain and secretary were the only two who played the previous year.

Taking this into consideration, and the handicap with the long journeys to London to practise, Peter Churchill must be credited with having displayed great keenness and done all he could to make a brave show against great odds. Cambridge acted mainly on the defensive and relied on individual or two-men rushes, which did not get them far against the powerful 'Bonny-Babbitt' combination, plus an equally powerful defence behind which was the best goalkeeper in the country at that time. The Oxford scribe's account of the game was mostly in light vein. Referring to one called S...ks, who was penalised, his effort was thus: 'I saw him make attempts on more than one occasion before his penalty laid his 'Tab' low on the icy field, not good enough! This method of pursuing an adversary with now a shove and then a shove until he finally drops for the count is typical of keen skating instinct, but alas! too liable to catch the eye of his Nibs the referee."