St Michaels University School - Black Red and Blue Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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THE SCHOOL vs. THE Navi' The last and most enjoyable match was played against the on the School grounds on june 13th. The Navy batted first with varying fortune until Lifton and jackson got together and took complete charge of the School bowl' ing. Both batsmen eventually retired and the innings was quickly brought to a close for 83 runs. During the innings, Gibbs brought off a remarkable catch while fielding at slip. Homes misfhit a ball from Kennedy so that it went high over his own head and that of the wicketfkeeper and would have fallen about 35 yards behind-the wicket. Gibbs ran along the line of flight of the ball and, looking up into a bright sun, brought off the catch which came over his head. Corry and Mackay opened the School innings, the former scoring a four from the first ball. Wade batted merrily for a while, hitting two four's: but the remainder of the team failed dismally with the outstanding exception of Twiss who was not out at the end of 22 runs amassed by patient and commendable batting. Both teams batted twelve and Helded eleven: and the match ended in a draw. NAVY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Sinclair b. Gibbs ................. - ..... 7 Corry ................ c. Es' b. Barr ...,....... Harper c. Mackay, Twiss 4 Mackay ........... b. Homes ......... Homes c. Gibbs, Kennedy 16 Wade .........,.,.. . b. Horne ......... ....,. Horne ..... -...,... lbw. Gibbs .................. 7 Twiss ................ not out .............. Barr .......... .- Carr ................... b. Jackson ..............,.. Lifton ..... , .... retired ........ - .... - ..... 23 Gibbs ..... - .... -... c. Turner, Jackson Jackson retired .............. - ..... 22 Dalziel ....,........ c. Es' b. Jackson .,... Turner c. Mackay, Gibbs 2 Carle ..... - .... -... lbw. Harper ....,...... Cooper b. Twiss .............. - ........ 2 Gillies .............. c. Horne, Harper .. Frewer c. Wade, Twiss .... - 0 Kennedy ........ b. Homes .................... Groves not out ..... - .... - ..... 0 Wallis ........... ,. b. Homes .......,,.,.,...,,.. Rose .,,.,......,...... b. Gibbs ..... -.. ..... 0 Beckton .......... not out ....... .... . . Extras . .............................. .......... 1 Extras .............. - .... - .... M .......,............. .... - 83 for 10 wkts. ..,............... 67 CHARACTERS OF THE ELEVEN: TWISS-Batted with judgment and skill all season with varying luck: is acquiring some force and should do well. Bowled steadily under very diflicult and trying circumstances and deserves much credit. Made a satisfactory job of his first year's captaincy. WADE I-An excellent Helder and a Cricketer of the right spirit. Must give up his present method of dealing with a well-pitched ball on the off stump. A loyal and co-operative vice-captain. GIBBS-Has had a very poor season. He has shown no sign whatever of fulfilling his earlier promise with the bat and his bowling consists almost entirely of long-hops. GILLIES-Has made a praiseworthy effort to become a wicketfkeeper and has achieved no mean success. Disappointing with the bat, the use of which he must learn to employ with greater seriousness. 21

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refusing to give up the struggle. He hit a glorious six, an off drive over covers head' from a halffvolley of Huntingtoifs. In his fifth and sixth overs, Gandossi took five wickets, the School batsmen going into a complete tailspin , - UNIVERSITY SCHOOL 6 'Twiss ..............., c. Mitten, Forrest 24 SHAVVNIGAN Larsen ............. . Gibbs .......,... not Forrest ............. Gandossi .....,.. Wheeler ......... Hickey ..ii......... Huntington Ewing ............ - Macdonald Mitten .............. Milligan ........ - Ballentine ..... b b. Twiss ....w...... ........ b. Kennedy ...........,...... b . . Gibbs ..,..,...., c. E3 b. Twiss ,... not out .................. b . . Gibbs .,,.,.....,..,.......... c. Dalziel, Twiss c. Carr, Gibbs ......... b. Gibbs ..,..,....,...,......... b. Gibbs .,......... Extras ..........,................................ Carr .........,......... Gibbs ........... -... Kennedy XVade ............... Dalziel ...,...,,..,. Carle ....,...,........ Mackay .......... Corry ................ Gillies .........,.... Beckton .......... I'UI1 OUII ....... Forrest ........ Gandossi Gandossi Gandossi Larsen, Gandossi Gandossi Milligan, Forrest Ballentine, Huntingdon out ....... - Extras ....,...,. 4 44 - 39 SCHOOL VS. BRENTWOOD Postponed two or three times on account of rain, the return match against Brentwood was played on Thursdy, june 11th. Time for play was somewhat limited for various reasons. This was a pity, for the School, for the Hrst time this season, looked like winning a match. Brentwood batted first and looked for a time as if they were out for a big score. However, steady bowling by Twiss, good fielding and throwing in, soon changed the appearance of things and the side was out for 67. Twiss, Carr, Gibbs and Kennedy gave little troubleg but when Corry and Dalziel got together runs came fast from some rather unorthodox batting. Dalziel added a comic touch by skying the last ball of the game above the middle of the pitch and, as he ran, gaily calling to the bowler, Angus, as he got under it, You won't catch that! . . . and he didn't. BRENTWOOD McClean ..... -. b. Twiss .,.....,................ Young ........... - Cavenaugh Fox ...,............. .... Angus ..... , .... -. Gillespie ......... Cherniavsky Pitts , ........,.,.... ., c. Gillies, Twiss b. Twiss ..,..,.................. c. E5 b.'Gibbs .,,........ . lbw. Gibbs .......... b . . Twiss ........................ run out ...,.............. c. Gibbs, Wallis UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Twiss ................ Carr ....,.............. Gibbs ................ Kennedy Wade ............... Carle II .......,.. Dalziel .,...,....... Corry ........... Gillespie ...... Angus ........ Angus ........ Angus .... Gillespie ...... Angus ........ not not Ollt ..... .. out .,..,. Clarke .............. not out .................. Mackay ........... did not bat Graham .......... c. Carr, Twiss ......... Wallis .......... did not bat Calhoun ..,..... - b. Twiss ....................,... Gillies ..... did not bat Extras ........... -, .,...,..,............................. ........ . Extras ......... for 6 vvkts.

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MACKAY-A cheerful and enterprising bat, with a knowledge of the diflif culties which lie in the batsman's way. A really good field. ' CORRYL Has improved considerably with the bat. An excellent field. KENNEDY-Has batting ability, only he does not use it. A fair bowler, apt to be lacking in concentration. A moderate -field. CARR-Has many good points as a bat: must learn how to deal with balls on the off side. Has greatly improved in the field. CARLE II-Is shaping into a really good bat: with the natural impatience of extreme youth, he has often flung away his wicket: will do well as years go on. Avoirdupois has somewhat retarded his muscles in the held. DALZIEL I-A natural hitter with a fairly good eye: a safe field. WALLIS-Has not had much opportunity in school matches: always willing to try and has possibilities. JUNIOR CRICKET Gn May 16 on the School ground the Colts beat the Brentwood Colts by 88 to 41. Gillespie scored 43 for the winners and Anderson and Collett II bowled well. On May 8 the School Helded two Junior XI's against Glenlyon. Both matches were won easily. Anderson and Beckton distinguished themselves with the batg and Anderson had 7 wickets for 19 in the match between XI's of 13, 14 and 15 yearfolds which the School won by 80 to 35. The younger XI won very easily. TEAMS: Older XI: Wade II, Jensen I, Carle II, Anderson, Collett I, Stephenson I, Beckton, Harvey I, Bissett, Wyllie, Kitson, Younger XI: Collett II, Scott, Moilliet, Whittome, Jones, Fraser, Harvey II, Cave, Cornish, Jensen II, Rowlands. CLAYTON CUP There was keen competition in the Clayton Cup series this year, teams being entered under the captaincy of Twiss, Gibbs, Wade I and Mackay, respectively. By the time that the final stage was reach' ed, Wade's team had to draw with Gibbs' to win the Cup and Gibbs' team required a win. After several starts rendered abortive through rain, the final was played on the Square on June 10th and the Cup was won by Wade I's team, exactly thirty years after his father's team had won it in the first year in which the competition was held. The game was notable for a really brilliant catch by Stephenson I who, fielding close in at cover, remembered advice which had been given him and, moving with the batsman's feet, was in position to hold a hot drive from Gibbs. Wade distinguished himself by scoring more from his own bat than the whole of the other team amassed. 22