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

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out the 11101116111 l1e arrived Zllld took comxizand as tl1e score mounted-he struck an enormous six before l1e left. having pro- duced thirty-five most valuable runs-Rooper bowled l1i111. Hibbard then added another superb catch to l1is previous brace and we suddenly woke up to find that their total was two off the century and lunch ready. Rooper had taken five wickets in five overs for thirty-five runs. Gerry and Queale appeared full of confidence but tl1e former soon departed with seven runs raised as the total of their partner- sl1ip. Queale was run out in a few minutes. which brought Bloffat on the scene. This was l1is match and as long as he remained at the wicket with Rooper everything pointed to victory. He was merciless to half volley and long hop and placed tl1e ball cleverly away from tl1e fielders on the leg side. At 47 l1e looked really set for a large score but a careless half l1it presented an easy catch and removed l1i111 from an interesting situation. Rooper was next to leave, trying to force away a good length balln-they had added 57 most valuable runs. Tl1e position was now five wickets down for 89 and called for some steady play to gain the necessary ten more runs and our victory: but this was not to be. Pathetically weak attempts coupled with a lack of purpose could only produce five of these runs. Thus St. George's won by four runs. ST. GEORGHS SCHOOL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Young I, ct. Hibbard, b. Rooper .... 20 Gerry. b, Tynan I .................,,.,...., 4 Fletcher. ht. wkt. b. Higgs I .....,., 2 Queale, run out .........,.................... 3 Irvine, ct. Hibbard b. Rooper ..,,,.., 126 Fox. ct. Ramage b, Randle ............ 9 Tynan I. ct. Hibbard b. Walton .... 4 Moffat, okb. Tynan I ..................., 47 Tynan II, b. Rooper ...................... 35 Rooper. b. Tynan I ..........,....,,,,..... 24 Hopkins, b. Rooper ........................ 2 Higgs I. ct. Rarnage b. Randle ...... 1 Ferrie. b. Rooper .......................,..,. 1 Jones, ct. Tynan II b, Tynan ....,, 2 Randle, st. Queale b. Moffat ........ 0 Barker, ct. Fletcher b. Randle ...... 0 Ramage, ct. Fox b. Moffat ............ 3 Hibbard, ct. Young II b. Randle.. 0 Chambers I, not out .................. 2 Walton, b. Tynan I ........................ 0 Young II, st. Queale b. Gerry ...... 2 Stamer. not out .....,.,...............,...... 0 Extras ..................................... ...... 1 Extras .......,........,. .... 4 To'al ..... ........,......... S 8 94 BOWLING ANALYSIS Walton I for 29 ....... ...,.......,... 2 9.0 Tynan I 5 for 27.. ....... 5.4 Higgs I 1 for 18 ........ ....., 1 8.0 Randle 4 for 50 ...... ....... 1 2.5 Roooer. 5 for 35 .1...... ...... 7 .O Moffat 2 for 16 ....... ....,. 8 .0 lst XI v. SHAWVNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Saturday. May 29th. at University School Result: Won by six wickets This was a low scoring game due to some accurate bowling and our very much improved fielding. Wlalton was soon among the wickets and had tl1eir opening bat very well held at mid-on by Hibbard. Rloffat at the other end served up an hors d,oeuvres of deliveries and had some successes. The Shawnigan captain. John 27

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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

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Kaye. was unlucky to hit his wicket and the rest offered little resistance. WValton kept his length sufficiently to gain an analysis of five for fifteen which was a workmanlike effort. Our innings opened patiently. Gerry. using his feet, played some delightful drives through the off side field for singles and Queale took care of anything required of him. Thirty-seven seemed to be well within the grasp of these two but Queale mistimed a half-volley and lifted a very simple catch to mid-off standing in close. Nloffat called Gerry for a short but possible run but Gerry hesitated and did not accelerate sufficiently to reach the other end in time. Fox, an uncertain starter. was out as soon as he was in and it was left to Nloffat and his captain Rooper to pass their total and in doing so they played some nice strokes and ran between the wickets well. After we had won the remaining time was split equally and much enjoyment ensued. SHANYNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Do-uglas, e. Hibbard b. Walton ...... 0 Reid I, b. Moffat ...............,............ O Simson. b. Walton .......,.................. 12 Kaye I, ht. wkt ........... ..... -l Cuppage, b. Halton ....... ..... 0 Coates, c.8:b. Moffat ........ ........ L I Brookes, b, Gerry ........,..... ........ l 0 Reid II, run out ......,............ ..... 6 Jones. played on Walton ........ .. 2 Smith I, b. Moffat ............... ..... 2 Svendsen, not out ........ O 1 Extras ....................... ..... Total ...... .............. 3 7 UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Gerry, run out ..........,..................... 8 Queale. ct. Kaye I b. Svendsen .... 5 Fox. ct. Smith b. Douglas .............. 5 Moffat, b. Svendsen .........,...,.....,.... 13 Rooper, not out ................. ...,.., 4 Higgs I. not out ........ ,... 0 Extras ....... - ............................ .... 3 Total for four wickets ......,..... 38 Jones, Barker. Walton. Hibbard and Stamer did not bat. BOWLING ANALYSIS lN'alton 5 for I5 Moffat 3 for 14 Gerry 1 for 0 Svendsen 2 for 7 Douglas I for '28 lst Xl v. SHAXVNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL Saturday. june 12 at Shawnigan Lake School Result: Draw Rooper won the toss and asked them to bat. It was a sound idea and automatically would determine how many runs his side would be called upon to make to be certain of victory. The previous meeting Shawnigan had only managed to gather together thirty- seven runs but on this occasion our bowlers lacked both hostility and determination with the result that runs were piled on by a partnership between Simson and Kaye I which yielded over fifty most valuable runs. A fair judgment of the bowling may be deter- mined by the fact that six wide balls were sent down, and many balls which pitched half way to the batsman. Indeed it was tragic to see Kaye I depart to an off break on the second bounce which bowled him from Moffat. but it was indicative of the sort of fare that was on offei. The incoming Brooks went to work right away, 28