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

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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

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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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It must be admitted, however, that the iielders on Gibbs' team especially on the leg side, were very kind to all opposing batsmen XVADE'S XI GIBBS' XI Gillies .. ..,,..... ....... G ibbs .................. 7 Kennedy ..,..... b. Vv'allis ...,........a.,.... ,. Carle II ....v,...,.. .. Gibbs ......ii,,.s.,.... 6 Pike ................... run out .........,.,..... . VVade I .,a.,.i....... Pike, Kennedy 25 Gibbs .....,.......... c. Stephenson, Wade Collett I ....,.. McNicol, Gibbs 1 Dalziel I ...,, -. b. Wallis ....i............. Vv'allis ....... .. ........ - Gibbs ...,.............. 0 Slocombe .... lbw. Wallis .........,..... Cockeram ..... -... Gibbs ......,........... 3 McNicol .. b. Wade .,...,,,.,,.....,... Morgan ........... -.. Kennedy ....,....s.s 2 Jackson ...,. - .... c. Collett, Wallis Mclllree .............. Slocombe, Gibbs 4 Cupples ........... b. Wade ............,........... Stephenson I Gibbs .................. Z Dalziel VI b. Wade ...,...............,..,. Stephenson II not out ,..,.,..,...... 15 Clegg ................ c. Gillies, Wallis Cave ..................... Gibbs .,..,. ....... 3 Harvey I .....,. not out ...........,.,.... Extras ................... ...,. ........ ................. 11 79 Extras .......,.... CROSS COUNTRY RUN On account of the military activities in the district it became necessary to abandon the usual course, so that this year the run was actually a road race. Corry was the winner, and received the Cup presented by the Old Boys. The best Junior was Collett II. Altogether about seventy' four boys took the run. It was particularly gratifying to note the number of juniors who covered the course in very good time. COLOURS 1941-1942 CRICKET - Wade 1, TENNIS -- Duke BOXING - Corry GYM - Wallis, Redpath, Gillies, Twiss. RUGBY - Twiss, Cockeram, Pike. PREFECTS - Lopez, Wade, Mackay, Corry, Pike. Ml. SPORTS DAY In somewhat gloomy weather and with rain just managing to hold off until after the Prizes had been presented, Sports Day was celebrated according to custom on the first Saturday in june. In spite of the War about four hundred people attended, with a goodly sprinkling of Old Boys, many of them in uniform, including Mr. Wenman, who had left for England the night beforeg but had only got as far as Vancouver. All the officials were Old Boys and Masters, with Mr. IvIcKinnon kindly acting as Starter. 23