At New College, Druitt was popular with his peers and was elected Steward of the Junior Common Room.Cullen, p. 226; Leighton, p. 28; McDonald, p. 82; Rumbelow, p. 155 He played cricket and rugby for the college team, and was the winner of both double and single fives at the university in 1877.Leighton, p. 24; McDonald, p. 82 In a seniors' cricket match in 1880, he bowled out William Patterson, who later captained Kent County Cricket Club.Leighton, pp. 24, 169
