Ashbury College - Ashburian Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE ASHBURIAN 25 Two matches were played during the earHer weeks of May. The first against the Mohawks, resulted in a draw. The School batted first and made 87, and when stumps were drawn had secured six of their opponents ' wickets for 67. The following week the Gen- tlemen of Rockliffe were met and defeated. The School again batted first, totalling 85. Fielding very keenly and keeping a steady length with the bowHng they dismissed The Gentlemen for 34. On Saturday, May 28th, the team went to Montreal to play the annual match with Lower Canada College. Ashbury won the toss and batted first. They quickly lost a wicket, but MacBrien and Elwood, batting very steadily, soon had the measure of the bowling and added 50 runs before the latter was bowled for 26. Three more wickets fell cheaply but Perodeau then joined MacBrien and another good stand ensued. Perodeau started shakily but soon settled down and drove cleanly. They were not separated until the score had reached 104, when Perodeau ran himself out in attempting an impos- sible run. Kelly and Coristine both batted well and the innings eventually closed for 135. The running between wickets was keen and extremely well judged. Lower Canada then went in and lost three wickets before a run had been scored. They never recovered from their bad start and the whole side was dismissed for 12. The Ashbury bowlers kept a good length and were well backed up by the field which was intelligently set, but it was obvious that L.C.C. were short of practice. They fol- lowed on and did better at their second attempt, but never really got on top of the bowling which was well handled by Craig. The last man was caught in the slips ten minutes before time with the total standing at 44, Ashbury winning by an innings and 83 runs. Score : — Ashbury College. Elwood, b. RoncareUi 26 Guthrie, b. Gatehouse 0 MacBrien, c. Crabtree. b. Gatehouse 46 Henderson, b. Bailey 4 Craig (Capt), c. Haydon, b. RoncareUi 1 Robinson, b. RoncareUi 0 Perodeau, run out 24 Fauquier, b. Cassils 1 Coristine, b. Crawford 9 Kelly, not out 12 Gillies, c. Crabtree, b. Crawford r. 0 Extras 12 Total 135

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24 THE ASHBURIAN Brien then took the score to 67, of which Fauquier made 50, before being bowled by Bonnar. The 4th wicket fell at 74 and the fifth at 75, then El wood and MacBrien took the score to 92 before Elwood . was bowled by Bonnar. The remaining runs were made without further loss of wickets, and stumps were drawn when Dominion had made 97. MacBrien carried his bat for a valuable 28. The other not out was W. MacBrien, who made 1. INTERMEDIATE CRICKET We had a very good season last year and the standard of play generally showed some improvement, which augurs well for the future. Considerable keenness was displayed and the amount of rolling which was carried out in the early morning was not without effect on the standard of cricket, as the team reaped the advantage of improved wickets which their own enthusiasm had made possible. There was keen competition for places on the side and more often the main difficulty was to decide whom to leave out. In batting, Elwood and W. MacBrien, and in a lesser degree Perodeau, were the mainstays of the side. Elwood was very neat and effective on the leg side, and if he is able to produce some scoring shots on the off he should develop next year into a dependable first wicket batsman. He is also a wicket keeper of more than average ability, and takes the ball cleanly without any unnecessary flourish. MacBrien is quite a strong ofif side player, who made most of his runs through the covers, but at present his timing of leg balls is poor. Perodeau has a natural straight drive which he used to good effect in the match with Lower Canada, but his defence, though not always ineffective, is at present rather crude. He was also a useful change bowler. Henderson batted well at times and has a good off shot, though his defence still needs improvement. Craig captained the side with sound judgment and was not afraid of experimenting with his bowling, but his captaincy appeared to affect his batting, as he never really got going. F. Coristine shows promise and may develop into a useful forcing batsman but at present does not always show judgment in selecting the right ball to hit. There was plenty of bowling in the side, as, in addition to Perodeau, Kelly, N. Gillies, D. Fauquier, Henderson and F. Coris- tine were all useful. The most promising feature in this respect was the good length which was consistently kept which after all is the foundation of all bowling. Finger spin can be developed later. The side was keen and effective in the field, Henderson and Craig on the off side being particularly good. Robinson converted from wicket keeper to slip fieldsman showed considerable aptitude in his new position.

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26 THE ASHBURIAN LOWER CANADA COLLEGE 1st Innings. Dunton, b. Perodeau 0 Cassils, b. Gillies 0 Webster, c. and b. Coristine.. 4 Carsley, run out 0 Crawford, c. Gillies, b. Fauquier 3 Gatehouse, c. Gillies, b. Coristine 2 Bailey, c. and b. Coristine .... 0 Roncarelli, b. Fauquier 0 Crabtree, b. Kelly 1 Hay don, not out 0 Walker, b. Fauquier 0 Extras 3 Total 12 2nd Innings. b. Coristine 5 b. Henderson 5 b. Henderson 5 b. Kelly 8 b. Gillies 3 b. Fauquier 0 b. Perodeau — 2 c. Guthrie, b. Perodeau 0 Not out -. 3 Run out 5 b. Gillies 1 7 44 BowUng Analysis. Perodeau 1 Gillies 1 Henderson 0 Coristine 3 Kelly 1 for 1 2 for 11 for 1 2 for 3 for 4 2 for 2 for 1 1 for 13 for 0 1 Fauquier 3 for 1 1 for for Colours were awarded to R. H. Craig, E. C. Elwood, W. R. MacBrien, A. Henderson and G. Perodeau. In the House Matches Dominion beat Montreal easily, scoring 108 to their opponents ' 27. The final betw een Ottawa and Dominion was left unfinished owing to bad weather. Dominion scored 108 but Ottawa were unable to bat.