Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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8 THE ASHBURIA N The results of the painstaking and keen coaching were very evi- dent. Next year we hope that Mr. Plumbley will be with us for a longer time. Southam was top of the batting averages with an average of 26.4 for 7 innings. Fauquier started the season very well with 63 not out and 66, but he fell off during the season and developed a very weak back stroke which proved his undoing. Irvin on a few occasions was very aggressive and gave a nice display of hitting. Oppe won the bat for the most improved cricketer. He came on considerably and played some some very pretty innings. Gausden, Bonnar and Smellie all lived up to their previous promise and each one played several good innings. MacBrien started late but was batting very well at the end of the season. Our two left-handers Dewar and Wilson were very good between the wickets, and when in together helped themselves to some daring singles. The bowling was not as strong as we should have liked it to have been. Fauquier won the bowling averages with an average of 7.6. Wilson did not bowl as well this year as last. Oppe was quite the most valuable bowler on the team. He used his head well and never became erratic. Bowman was bowling well at the end of the season. The fielding with a few notable exceptions was not up to the usual Ashbury standard. Fielding is just as important as either batting or bowling and must be practised at every opportunity. Several of the matches which we lost by a narrow margin were lost through dropped catches and bad picking up. Mrs. James Wilson of Montreal has given to the School, two very handsome trophies for the highest batting average and the best bowling average respectively. The frieze on the bowling trophy is from a photograph taken during a test match at Mel- bourne in 1924, when Hobbs and Sutcliffe batted all day for 273 against Australia ' s total of 600. The figures on the bat are also taken from photographs of actual players, the batsman in the centre being K. L. Hutchings of Kent finishing an off drive. CRICKET CHARACTERS 1928. J. S. Irvin (Captain) — Captained the side with judgment. Could hit hard and played several useful innings. At wicket, he kept the byes down but was not quite as smart at taking the ball as last year. If he sticks to the game he might make a very useful scoring batsman. J. C. Wilson (Vice-Captain) — His bowling was not as consistently good as last year but he was still very difficult to play on oc- casions. His batting improved considerably. A very good judge of a run and surprisingly fast between the wickets.

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THE ASHBURIAN 7 1929 Thursday, January 11th — Lent Term commences. Friday February 1st to 8th — Half-yearly examinations. Wednesday, February 13th — Ash Wednesday. Wednesday, March 27th — Lent Term ends. Thursday, March 28th — Boarders leave for Easter Holidays. Friday, March 29th — Good Friday. Sunday, March 31st — Easter Day. Thursday, April 11th — Boarders return from Easter Holidays. Friday, April 12th — Trinity Term commences. Friday, May 24th — Empire Day. Saturday June 1st to 11th — Half-yearly examinations. Wednesday, June 12th — Closing Day. Thursday, June 13th — Boarders leave for Summer Holidays. Thursday, September 12th — Boarders return from Summer Holi- days. CRICKET 1928. 1st XI Colours. J. S. Irvin, J. C. Wilson, G. Southam, J. Oppe, A. H. Fauquier, C. Gausden, P. B. Smellie, W. Bonnar, I. Dewar, J. MacBrien, R. Bowman. This year for the first time Ashbury competed in the Ottawa Valley Cricket League. As a result far more matches were played than in former years. A number of the games were very close and we can look back upon a very enjoyable season. Our thanks are due to the executive of the O.V.C.C. for doing their best to arrange a fixture list to fit in with our inability to play during July and August. At the end of the season Ashbury was second in the League with 50 per cent. Christ Church C.C.C. was first with 75 per cent. The Interprovincial match, Ontario v Quebec was played at Rideau Hall this year and won by Ontario. Ashbury had one representative in Gordon Southam. Although he did not come ofif with the bat he distinguished himself in the field. In a number of the matches played in the O.V.C.C. schedule Ashbury played a team composed of masters and boys. The School XI played six matches, won three, drew one and lost two. Mr. Plumbley, who used to play for Nottinghamshire 2nd County XI, was with us for a fortnight. Net practice started at 7 a.m. and continued at every possible opportunity during the day.

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THE ASHBURIAN 9 G. Southam — Batted as well as ever and with more patience than he used to show. A safe catch in any part of the field. A brilliant ground field at cover-point. J. Oppe — A stylish bat. His timing was excellent, with the result that he made runs without any apparent effort. A slow bowler who never minded how many runs were scored off him while he was working out a plan to get his wicket. An admirable cricket temperament as he always appreciated the game whether he himself was successful or not. A. H. Fauquier — An aggressive bat who showed great promise at the beginning of the season but went out of form. A medium paced bowler. Was inclined to become erratic when hit and then lost all length. C. Gausden — A good bat with plenty of strokes. He must hit the ball a little harder and then should consistently make big scores. Shows promise as a bowler, having a natural swing. P. B. Smellie — Has a number of good strokes and can be relied upon to make runs off fast bowling but could not time slow. A clean and smart ground field who was sometimes brilliant. W. Bonnar — A sound bat who should make a lot of runs next year. Always to be relied on in the field, his catching at mid-ofif being very good. 1. Dewar — A left handed bat, very difficult to displace. His style is not free enough to allow his making many runs but so long as he did not try to score he could do his job by keeping his wicket up. A useful change bowler to put on to break up a partnership as his pecuHar action was deceptive. J. MacBrien — Developed into a good first wicket batsman. A slow scorer but has a number of sound strokes and would improve steadily. R. Bowman — A slow medium bowler who keeps a steady length and uses his head well. E. Beardmore — Did not get into form with the bat at all, though he showed good batting in the nets. Must remember that he has hands to field with and not rely on his shins.