Brentwood College School - Brentonian Yearbook (Mill Bay, British Columbia Canada)

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Brentwood College Magazine DESPITE the fact that no really outstanding Cricket was evident this season, the first XI. succeeded in gaining more wins than losses for the first time since the revival of cricket in 1936. The success of the side, which won five and drew one other of the ten matches played, was mainly due to the forceful leadership of its captain, without whose counsel and encourage- ment on the field, the side might easily have gone to pieces on several occasions when up against a much stronger and more experienced eleven. Throughout the season the fielding was remarkably good, the catching, perhaps, being a little better than the ground fielding. The bowling strength showed some improvement. Gillespie i and ii, with Macdonald, shared the burden; while Angus and Opie showed up reasonably as relief bowlers. While the bowling was never unplayable, our opponents seldom saw fit to take many liberties with it. Our main weakness was evident in the batting strength; a lack of patience in waiting for runs being particularly noticeable in the results. The careful work done on the lower green towards the end of the Lent term was responsible for much improved playing conditions, and for the boast that Brentwood now has one of the best pitches in the lower island region. Showing great promise, the Colt XI, captained by Cole, had a very successful season. Much useful material was discovered which should be of use to the 1st another year. CRICKET CHARACTERS A. W. GILLESPIE (Captain) : Under his able captaincy the side did very well, he is learning to watch his field, but he must not forget its importance as many a match is lost by the field being out of position. He is a good forcing bat, but must learn not to force the pace too much, as he got himself out in this way several times during the season. Very good field in any position. [ Page l iventy |

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Brentwood College Magazine P. HOLMES, Scrum-half : Once he took on this position in the team he improved in every match, and developed into a very sound player. His injury, in the middle of the season, was very unfortunate but it showed up his use to the team. Good hands, and goes down well. E. J. FOOT, Forward: He improved as the season went on and made a place for himself in the side by his own determination to be there. Always works hard. His tackling, and work in the line-out, need improvement. Backs up well. Fair dribbler. W. A. MACASKILL, Forward: A very keen and hardworking player who, by his own determination kept himself in the side, for which he is to be congratulated. Owing to his eyesight, he has difficulty in the line-out and when dribbling. A good scrummager. R. WHITTALL, Forward: Came into the side in the middle of the season and soon found his place in the team. He is keen and works hard. Backs up well. Work in the line-out needs improvement. J. SCHINBEIN, Forward: A very hardworking player who kept his place in the side by his keenness and determination. Good in the tight scrums, but at the present at a loss in the loose, a fact which is largely due to inexperience. Only fair in the line-out. Tackling needs improvement. A. UNDERBAKKE, Forward: Is developing into a very sound forward. He has speed and strength which he is learning to use to advantage. Tackles well when put to it. Poor in the line-out. E. EGLESE, Wing Three-Quarter: Has plenty of speed and has scored some good tries. Must be more determined in defence as he is too inclined to lose his head when faced with a difficulty. Poor kick. Very fair hands. H. K. BEGERT, Wing Three-Quarter: Is learning the game very quickly, and when he knows more, should be a very useful player. Very good tackle. Poor kick. ( Colours.) [Page Nineteen

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Brentwood College Magazine I. G. GILLESPIE (Vice Captain) : Though on the whole he has not been very successful with the bat, he has made great efforts to improve his defence, with the result he is now getting runs. A useful, though rather variable bowler, one very inclined to overpitch. Very good field in any position. A. C. T. BROWN: Although playing one or two outstanding games, he has not improved his wicket-keeping as one had hoped he might. His batting has come on very much lately; he is getting out and making the ball really move. At present, not a very good judge of a run. A. R. MACDONALD : Rather a slow bat; he would do well to be more aggressive on the off. He is too inclined to playing a shot on the leg, which he should by all means give up, since this has been the means of sending him out on many occasions this season. His bowling has considerably improved throughout. A very greatly improved field who throws well. Poor judge of a run: he must make up his mind sooner. J. M. McCLEAN: A very slow scoring bat who is very inclined to get himself all tucked up. If he would open up his shoulders and get his elbows away from his sides, he could develop into a free scoring cricketer. A much improved field. Very poor judge of a run: he must watch the ball and the fielders more carefully. J. MARTIN: A batsman lacking in confidence who should try and develop shots on the off. This he could do if he would make up his mind to do so. Most of his runs have been scored by pulling the ball to the leg. Only a fair field; not alert enough to anticipate where the ball is going. Has the makings of a very successful slow bowler. J. A. ANGUS: Very disappointing both as a bat and as a bowler. He certainly has much cricket in him, though not making the effort to reveal it at the moment. A keener effort is needed. His fielding and throwing are better, but he still requires much improvement. A fair judge of a run, he must be more definite with his calls. E. SUNDERLAND: At present he is a rather weak bat with few scoring shots. He is too inclined to flick at balls well outside the off stump. A poor runner between the wickets; he seems rather surprised when called for a run. When fielding, he must get out of the habit of pouncing on the ball. A fair catch of a high hit ball but less effective with a quick one. G. N. WORSLEY: A very slow bat who takes several overs to get settled. Too inclined to fiddle after the balls inside the off, and for some reason, tries to get the leg balls to the off instead of taking advantage of them. A much improved field. J. T. CLARKE: He would develop into a hard hitting bat if he would get his left foot to the ball. Very fair field in the deep, but must watch the batsman more carefully so that he can anticipate the shot. T. OPIE: Has the makings of a very useful bat. He must always remember that he is not a hitter and that the runs will come in time if he only waits for them. Should develop into a good medium pace bowler and not try to bowl too fast; this only loses length and direction. Much improved field. A. E. GILLESPIE: He could develop into a quite good bat if he would listen, and try to do what he is told. A very fair medium pace bowler. A poor field; does not pay enough attention to the game, and gets himself out of position without being told to change. ( Colours.) [Page Twenty-One]