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

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. Y V V VN k, .4 f Standing lL. to RJ : Sherratt. Burnett. Strang. McCormick. Price. Challoner, Seated: Colquhoun. Shipley l. Clifford fCapt.l. Shipley II. Calton. Cricket, 1949 M. L. Clifford, last year's captain. again led the side, and Cm. R. Shipley assisted him as vice-captain. Of the seven matches played. two were won, three lost and two drawn. The batting was disappointing. There were several boys capable of making runs, but only Colquhoun was in any degree consistent. Both Calton and Colquhoun averaged over ten runs per innings. The out cricket was somewhat better. Hett, Sherratt and Colquhoun all took over ten wickets in the seven games played, but although the runs per wicket averages of Hett and Colquhoun were slightly better than that of Sherratt. this player was. without doubt. the sicle's best bowler. taking 21 wickets for 149 runs. The fielding was well up to average. Colours were awarded to J. B. Colquhoun. R. J. Calton. J. G. Sherratt. Cm. R. Shipley and VJ. J. Shipley, and the full team for the season was as follows: Nl. L. Clifford lCapt.j, W. J. Shipley, J. B. Colquhoun. G. R. Shipley. R. J. Calton, G. T. L. Read. J. C1. Sherratt. R. R. Challoner, H. C. Burnett. R. Nl. I-lett and VJ. W. Price. The Clayton Cup competition was particularly keen this year. Six teams were entered and after two full rounds 15 C? , v--....-.

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set an excellent example by his vigorous participation. his ask-no- quarter attitude, and his keenness and enthusiasm throughout the season. SHlPLEY ll CVice-Captj-A splendid forward, particularly in the tight, Not spectacular. but keen to a degree: full of honest effort, and played the game in a fine sporting manner. An invaluable member of the side. and a splendid influence. both on and off the field. BRIDGE CFull Backl-A fair kick and tackle. Rather slow on his feet. but never hesitated to go down in face of forwards with the ball at their feet. Possessed a good knowledge of the game and always gave of his best. CALTON fOutside Halfl-Unselfish. and always did his best to keep the game open. Reasonably sound in defence. but was happier in attack, although somewhat slow off the mark. Possessed good hands, a clever dummy, and an eye for an opening. At present he lacks the vital enthusiasm which would mean much to his game. but he is none the less a footballer of the greatest promise. CLIFFORD fScrum Halfl-Unselfish, and an accurate passer from the base of the scrum. he played his part in connecting forwards and backs with distinct success. His tackling. though improved. still lacks decision, and his kicking remains weak. Cool and collected at all times. PRICE QWing Three-quarterl-Extremely keen, and the most improved player on the side. Determined and elusive as a runner, he was essentially an attacker. and the defensive side of his game is not yet sufficiently strong. He also has much to learn of the art of combination. Enjoyed a splendid season. STRANG fWing Three-quarterl-Lacking in pace for this position, and rather weak defensively, but combined well and played intelligent football. POLLARD fCentre Three-quarterl-A thrustful centre. with pace and determination. Prone to hold on too long. and has much to learn as far as combination is concerned. By far the best defender on the side, his tackling was invariably decisive. BURNETT CCentre Three-quarterl-Fulfilled the promise shown last year and had a splendid season. Defensively, he is only fair as yet. In attack, he showed pace. swerve and effective use of the dummy. Constantly on the lookout for an opening. and once through. he was invariably unselfish, and a large percentage of the tries were scored from his passes. TAYLOR I-An effective front-row forward with good hands and a sound knowledge of the game. Good in the tight, useful in the loose, and very dangerous near the line. A weak tackle. GORDON I-A vigorous and effective front-row man who always gave of his best. BALLANTYNE-Another honest, hard-working forward who was a distinct success in the second row. Excellent in the tight, active in the loose and effective as a tackle. One of the best of a better-than-average pack. HOGARTH-A useful break who tackled well. Too prone to leave the initiative with his opponent. His hands were poor and his kicking weak. Very keen and willing, he invariably did his best. BROWN II-Held his place on the team in face of keen competition-a commendable effort in one so young. Tackled well on occasion and is very promising in every phase of forward play. COTTER-A very effective break. with good hands. Bustling in the loose, but never forgot the desirability of keeping the game open. and took every opportunity of giving his outsides possession. Cool and collected. hc played intelligent football. 2-l

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had been played the team captained by G. R. Shipley won the cup after a nip-and-tuck struggle with W. J. Shipley's side. The prize bat, presented by the University School ln- cogsf' to the best all-round cricketer in the school, was Won by J. B. Colquhoun, while R. Calton received a bat for scoring over 50 runs in the match versus Shawnigan Lake. The Colts enjoyed several matches with Cilenlyon School and single games with St. lVlichael's School and Shawnigan Lake School. Three matches were won and three lost. Both sides batted deplorably in the house match, which was won quite easily by Brentwood House. The following University School boys were selected to play for Victoria Boys Under l8 against Vancouver Boys Under 18: Clifford QCapt.j, Shipley ll, Calton, Sherratt, Price, Squire, Burnett and Challoner. Victoria won the match and, with it, the Cameron Cup on the first innings, 76 - 42. Calton made 26 not out and Sherratt took 5 wickets for 8 runs. . First Eleven Matches The season opened on April 23rd against a team composed largely of University School lncogs and captained by Mr. R. Wenman. The School did fairly well in scoring 79, Read's contribution being 3l. The opposition fared badly against the School bowling Cl-lett, 5 for llj and all were out for 33. The School won by 46 runs. ScHooL us. Cow1CHAN C.C. AWAY-RESULT, LOST The School, for whom I-lett took 5 for l6, did well to dispose of Cowichan for 33. The batting, however, was bad beyond description and the game was lost by l6 runs. COWICHAN C.C. Heppenstall, run out .......,...... 1 Campbell. ct. Calton. bld. Sher- ratt ..s...,.,,............................ 10 Hammond, bld. Hett .............. 9 Dyson. ct. Colquhoun, bld. Sherratt ............,................... 0 Chappel. bld. Hett s.,.,s,..,s....... 0 Howarth. ct. McCormick, bld. 4 Herr .......C............................ Meredith. ct. Burnett. bld. Hett 2 Baiss, l.b.w. Sherratt ................ Dobell, bld. l-lett .................... Cireen, A. E.. not out ............. - 3 0 O Green. C.. bld. McCormick ....s. 0 3 Extras ..... . ........................ Total .... ...... 3 2 UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Clifford, hit wicket, bld. Camp- bell ...................................... 5 Colquhoun, ct. Baiss, bld. Hep- penstall ........,....................... 0 Shipley l, bld. Heppenstall . ..... 0 Read. ct. Green, A., bld. Chap- pel ...................................... 3 Calton, ct. Howarth, bld. Chap- pel ...................................... 2 Shipley II, bld. Chappel ........ 0 Burnett, bld. Heppenstall ........ 1 McCormick. ct. and bld. Dyson 3 Sundt I. bld. Heppenstall ........ 0 Sherrattl ct, and bld. Dyson .... 53 1 Hett, not out ............................ Extras ................. ............. Total --- ---- 16