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

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LEON Cbreak forwardl-A great opportunist who scored a number of useful tries. Everything that he did he did well, but not. perhaps, often enough! This was due largely to his not being in quite as good condi- tion as he should have been. ALSO PLAYED: ORFORD fsecond row forward?-An experienced and hard-working for- ward. He excelled in loose and tight alike. BALMA QNO. 8a-A most promising forward, who shone particularly in defence. Used his height to good advantage in the line-out. HOOD KNO. 8l-Made one appearance for the XY and played well. His greatest handicap was his inexperience. BOAS I tybreak forwardj-Was not really of lst XY calibre at the time but developed rapidly. Might have watched the ball more. JONES-Played intelligently but was handicapped by a lack of speed. A good handler, kicker and tackler. FOX-Played regularly for the lst XY until his wrist was broken. Most useful anywhere in the back-field. His handling and kicking were excellent and his tackling satisfactory. Needed more confidence fo become a really good stand-off or centre. HIGGS II Cscrum halfl-Injury prevented him from playing permanently for the lst XY but until this he had played very well. Aggressive and quick, he did not let his lack of weight prevent him from becoming a determined tackler and faller. His main weakness was that he was a little too automatic and would not break away on his own. HIBBARD Cwingl-A very hard-running wing. hampered by inexperience and lack of training. This was a pity as he was a most aggressive player and his talents were occasionally wasted. D.H.1L. 25

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FIRST FIFTEEN CHARACTERS ROOME fCaptainl C2nd row forwardl-Played many games but somehow was not quite as effective as last season. He did. however, produce a magnificent performance in the second St. Georges match, when his all round display and fine spirit inspired the rest of the team. ROBINSON fYice-Captainb fHookerl-Except in one match this robust player consistently out-hooked his rivals. His play in the loose was always fiery and constructive. He kept himself in excellent condition throughout the season and in every match was to be found in the thick of the fray and never far from the ball. TOZER CFu1l Backl-At times a disappointing player. His positioning and tackling were sound but his handling was often at fault and his kicking was occasionally weak. He could have been in better condition. ROOPER fleft wingl-The only really fast man we had. He used his speed intelligently and was our main try scorer. VVhile not a liability in defence he preferred to use his speed to jump on his man rather than tackle him. MOFFAT lleft centre?-Did not regain his confidence fafter his injury of last yearn until late in the season, when he began to play as we knew he could. Used the kick ahead intelligently and was the one back who could use the dummy defence. BARKER lstand off halfk-Strong-running and aggressive in attack, he scored some good tries. He was not certain. however, of the correct 'moment to pass. His handling was sometimes weak but his defence was sound. An improved kicker. ROBERTS fright YVlIlgll-ix raw player but ran strongly and tackled hard. His kicking was weak, as was his general knowledge of the game. WILLIAMS Ileft centre!-Had a good cut through and ran hard when he found a gap. Sound in defence and alert and quick off the mark. A useful member of the team. COHEN fscrum halfr-Developed remarkably quickly from a second row forward to a dependable scrum half. His service, though on the slow side. was safe, and he broke away well from the base of the scrum. His tackling and falling were good but his kicking weak. HIGGS I fprop forward 3HA real heavy-weight who began to find his feet at the end of the season and was becoming a hard man to stop. His tackling improved immensely, especially latterly. and he used his height to good advantage in the line-out. His handling was good and, although erratic at times. he became the team's No. l place-kicker. DALZIEL fprop forwardd-After Christmas came into the side mainly for his strong tackling. At first a weak handler and rather inexperienced. he improved with every game and should be a useful man in the future. WOOD Csecond rowi-Played steadily throughout the season in an in- conspicuous manner. Often showed to good advantage in the line-out and the loose. QIQEALE Cbreak forwardl-Had a very good season, never playing a poor game. Kept himself in good condition and always went all out. He had a flair for open play and for turning defence into attack. His handling and tackling were excellent. ROSE CNC. 85-Rather a plodder and a poor handler. who did his best work at close quarters. His tackling was first-rate, and his falling on the ball often saved a nasty situation. 24

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CRICKET, 1954 To each and every Cricketer there is only one place which really matters and that is a spot which has been given many names both complimentary and otherwise. This place to some is practically sacred ground and must be looked after and nursed along all through the long xwinter months when it will not hear the sound of ball and willow. To others it is simply a patch of grass which some crazy people peer at. poke at, and generally make themselves rather stupid about to the onlooker as they reluctantly go indoors shaking their heads and mumbling things about top dressing and fertilizers. Whatever is the readers opinion on the place which most cricketers call the square. in our case. at this school, we are fortunate enough to have one who has helped our crazy cricketerswwin Major XVise. His provision. supervision and sugges- tions have all been invaluable and we were only too sorry that he was unable to see the vast difference his guiding hand has made this season. lt was he also who gave us the concrete wickets. His trip to England prevented his viewing all this. Our grateful thanks for all your interest. Xia-iorl TheXl this year had many experienced players from previous years and in their school fixtures carrie out with these statistics: XN'on one. lost one. and drew one. which allowed them to taste of the three main decisions which can be obtained in the game. In another part there are the characters of the team and short reports on the main games played. Next year we shall have a useful side with one or two outstanding players from whom we expect much. lt only remains to congratulate Queale as the captain of Founders House, as this year's winner of the lnter-House cricket. and finally to take a stroll . . . to the square of course. P.S. FIRST ELEVEN MATCHES lst Xl v. ST GEORGHS Saturday. Nfay 22. at lfniversity School Result: Lost Qur visitors arrived for breakfast and by 9:45 were at the wicket having lost the toss and facing the early morning bowling of Higgs l and XX'alton. which was of uncertain length and offered no real difficulty. Higgs claimed the first wicket with only four on the board. forcing their man to play back hurriedly and strike down his wicket. The coming together of Irvine with the remaining opener produced some hard hitting but showed our fielding to be at fault. Two quite easy catches were dropped at this stage and virtually added twenty-five runs to their total. Their captain hit 26