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

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f- ' ' . ' ' ' sf .lib 35, If 35 Q' L a ser X 4 .sr f NK J .af N' Y P-CN r fl' First XI CRICKET, 1951 To assist R. Calton and G. H. Sherratt. Captain and Vice-Captain respectively. two other members of the 1950 Team, Read and Squire. were available. Six matches were played. four of which were won and two lost. All matches against other schools were won convincingly and Cowichan Cricket Club were also defeated. Reverses were suffered at the hands of Oak Bay and the University Incogs.,' This very satisfactory record was due in large part to the excellence of the School bowlers. Sherratt and Challoner. Calton. who was most unfortunate in missing a Century by one run against St. George's School. led the batsmen. scoring 150 runs and averaging 25. Read had an average of 13.83. For the third successive year Sherratt and Challoner monop- olized the bowling and once again proved to be a most formidable pair. Challoner took 32 wickets for 121 runs and Sherratt 23 for 125. The fielding of the side was only moderate. Colours were awarded to G. T. L. Read and H. XY. Squire. The official Team was as follows:-R. Calton. G. A. Sher- ratt. R. R. Challoner. G. T. L. Read. H. XY. Squire. A. N. Sundt, G. G. Rooper. R. H. Sundt. H. H. Bell. James lN'Ioffat and G. D. lIcCarter. ,7

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RUGBY CHARACTERS CALTON CCaptain and Stand-off Halfj-A brilliant attacking Half, as safe in the reception of his passes as he was accurate in the giving of them. lfnselfish and rarely caught in possession. Always scheming to pierce the defence, he varied his play cleverly, and his dummy was perfectly executed. His defence was not up to his attack but he kicked with judgment and took the running tackle splendidly. Few outside halves of his calibre have ever represented the School. SQUIRE CYice-Captainl-A hard-working and dependable front-row man. Excellent in all phases of forward play. Possessed excellent hands and was extremely dangerous near the opposing line. He had an extremely good season as a place-kicker and could kick both punt and drop, effectively. Always gave of his very best and loved the game. COX CFull Backj-Possessed good hands and when not unduly pressed kicked with length and accuracy. His tackling was poor and in gen- eral he lacked resolution. ROBERTSON CVVing Three-Quarterb-He enjoyed a good season and was a greatly-improved player. Possessed pace and finished many a movement well. Still poor in defence and a weak kick. BRANSON CCentre Three-Quarterl-A useful player but has not as yet fulfilled the promise of earlier years. He has sufficient pace, fair hands and a good knowledge of the game, but has developed a degree of hesitancy which must be eradicated if he is to play the part expected of him and of which he is capable. COOPER CCentre Three-Quarterj-Rather light and lacking in experi- ence as yet, but he is a promising player. Keen and willing, and another season's football should do wonders for him. LEWIS fWing Three-Quarterj-A determined runner with good hands. Effective in defence. Lacks a knowledge of the game as yet but is a player of promise. SUNDT I CScrum Halfl-Filled his important position well and had a most successful season. Possessed good hands and provided a fast and accurate service for his outside half. A fair tackle and kick. More aggressive than formerly, and late in the season scored some good tries on his own. ROBINSON-Not as yet a hooker but held his position on the team and gained valuable experience. Slow in the loose. ROOME-A front row man who found himself suddenly and went from strength to strength. A terrific worker both in the tight and the loose, and an excellent tackler. One of the best of a very good pack. MORGAN-Had an excellent season and much of the success of the pack was due to his own and his partner's efforts in the second row. A hard and tireless worker he was dynamic in the loose scrums where he gave and asked no quarter. A greatly-improved tackle, and never hesitated to go down on the ball when need arose. READ-Vastly improved in every way and enjoyed a splendid season in the second row. Handled the ball well and was very useful in the line- out. Applied his weight correctly and vigorously both in the tight and the loose. Greatly improved defensively. CAMPBELL-Enjoyed a splendid season at Break. Rather slow on his feet but his tackling was hard and sure. Excellent in the loose scrums and was always close to the ball, ready to profit from any mistakes of the opposition. A poor handler and a very weak kick. BROYNN I-An honest trier who was always in the thick of things. Good in the line-out and very fair defensively. BELL-Came on considerably at Break and finished the season strongly. Quite fast in the loose and a fair tackle but tired easily. On occasion he performed creditably at full back, where he kicked with effect. 26

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The Clayton Cup, for which six teams competed, was won by Sherratt's side. The Colts had few matches but divided games with Shawni- gan Lake and defeated Glen Lyon School. The annual match between Vancouver and Victoria boys un- der 18. with the Cameron Cup at stake, was won this year by the home side, Victoria. R. R. Challoner captained the Victoria team and the School was also represented by G. T. L. Read, G. G. Rooper, R. H. Sundt and Higgs. R.w. FIRST XI MATCHES SCHOOL v. COWICHAN C.C. Opening the season at home on the last Saturday in April, the School were successful in defeating Cowichan C.C. by 44 runs. The visitors lacked practice, but the side contained some good men and the School did very well to dismiss them for 34, Challoner taking 7 for 12. For the School Read and Sundt I showed promis- ing form in an opening partnership, but apart from Sherratt the rest of the batting appeared feeble. COWICHAN C.C. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Heppenstall, ct. SL bld. Read, run out ...., ..,.., . . . Challoner ,...., s s 0 Sundt I, run out Gledden, bld. Sherratt , 0 Calton, ct. Jim Arneil, Arneil, jim, bld. Sherratt ., .. 0 bld. Dyson I ,.,,,.,,, Baiss, bld. Sherratt , . , . 13 Sherratt, ct. John Arneil, Dyson, bld. Challoner I . 5 bld. Gledden ., .... G ,. Arneil, John, bld. Challoner . . 6 Thow, bld. Challoner , 0 Huntley, ct. Bell, bld. Challoner 2 Irwin, bld. Challoner ,. . 2 Brown, ct. Rooper, bld. Challoner . .,,., O Shaw, not out ...,. O 6 Extras . , I Total . 3-l Rooper, ct. 8: bld. Gledden Higgs, ct.-Irwin, bld. John Arneil ...., G ,...,...,,. Challoner, not out G .,,.,...,,..,,. I Squire, bld. Gledden . I Bell, ct. K bld. Gledden Campbell, bld. Gledden . ., Sundt II, bld. John Arneil Extras ..,....,,.. .,,, . .. Total .. .. SCHOOL y. OAK BAY C.C. In reply to a moderate score of 84, of which Sparks con- tributed a hard-hit 65 not out, the School batting failed miserably against the bowling of Sparks and Parkins. Challoner took 6 wickets for 32 runs in the Oak Bay innings. 28