Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

Page 85 text:

Again our batting was not up to form but we still managed the seventy-three runs needed. On Sunday we faced S.A.C. and we batted and were all out for sixty-nine. We then disposed of four S.A.C. batters very quickly when Steve Goddard, their All- Jamaican came to bat and destroyed our bowling. He scored most of their runs and S.A.C. won the tournament for the second year in a row. Fortunately we all received a little plaque or else Sham would have been very angry. Our final league game of the season came against Ridley and it by far was our most disappointing display. Ridley batted first and scored one hundred and ten runs which was a fairly good score, but well within reach because of our explosive batting power. Well, our batting wasn ' t explosive, and it wasn ' t even close. We reached sixty runs for five wickets and then the next five wickets fell for zero rims. Mr. Dickens was most upset as we could all tell by his long, solo trek across the vast empty playing fields of Ridley after the game . Though the year was disap- pointing we had a lot of fun and a lot of laughs. Many a time Lanny had us in stitches with his inability to catch the ball when it was thrown to him. The days of Mad Dog also gave us a laugh (and a growl). I would like to thank Mr. Dickens for having the patience to stick with us. It must have been frustrating to coach such a talented team that sometimes just didn ' t play up to its potential. David osseJyn

Page 84 text:

FRONT ROW; Seereeram. Astwood, [osselyn. Suchanek, Caskin, Chin. BACK ROW: Mr. Larsen, Lewis, Forsyth. Durst, Hickling. MacDonald, Hueton, Wright, Mr. Dickens. First Cricket The 1978 cricket team at first looked very promising. There was a very strong group of batters coupled with four devastating bowlers to form one of the best sides the school has had in recent years. With Dave Josselyn as captain we looked forward to a highly successful season. But such was not to be the case. We had all the potential talent that could be asked for. The problem was we were rarely able to put it all together and therefore had a disappointing season, but quite enjoyable nonetheless. In our first game, against U.C.C., we faced a weak team and an apparently easy victory. But, our batting game was marred by five run-outs as we fell flat for ninety-two runs. Our fielding display wasn ' t much better as we allowed twenty runs in the four overs before tea and then succeeded in getting seven vdckets before they got their ninety-three runs. Our next match was against T.C.S. at home. The team ' s batting display was probably the finest the school has ever seen. We scored two hundred and twenty runs for three wickets, led by Dave Suchanek ' s ninety-seven and Dave Josselyn ' s seventy runs. But, despite our superb batting we only managed a draw. Our bowling was weak and T.C.S. stayed in until time ran out. The first win of the year came against S.A.C. on a scorching day. Finally we won a toss and decided to field. Our bowling was just superb. Iain Hueton bowled terrifically and S.A.C. were all out for seventy-one. The story was the same as it had been in previous games. We couldn ' t back up good bowling with good batting or vice-versa. We were lucky to pull out a win with out number six and seven batsmen hitting the winning runs against those wild Jamaicans. Next came the tournament at Inshalla. The team this year was determined to make a better showing than last year where we deliberately lost in the first round to Ridley. On Saturday we drew U.C.C. which gave the team a big lift because we wanted revenge, and we got it. U.C.C. batted first and we retired them for a meager seventy-two runs in twenty-six.

Page 86 text:

Unde 2n Cric rl6- d ket ifi -.J JLmJm P J» ! FRONT ROW; Meredith, Stewart, Boyd, Marshall, Gratton. BACK ROW- Yates, Goddard, Hughes, Kay, Mr. Revill, Sustronk. The Under-16 Cricket squad was a team that had talent in its ranks. The bowlers revealed that they could do the job. displaying a fine knowledge of the game. Probably the best bowler was Tom Hughes. He was supported by Paul Stewart and Peter Meredith, who almost perfect his deadly googly. In batting, Paul Stewart was the ace batsman, scoring over a hundred runs. He was the only one to score a six on his first bowl. Opening batsman was usually Louis Gratton, a safe, very cautious player, who therefore score very few rims. Following wljtK ' ' V i i t H ■mf. ««