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

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Brentwood College Magazine CRICKET CHARACTERS A. W. GILLESPIE (Captain): He has captained the side very well. Much improved in the placing and watching of his field. Has bowled consistently well, though, at times, with but little luck. His batting is still variable, being too inclined to have a bang before he has got set, with the result, he has got himself out far more quickly than he should have done. A very good field. Judges runs very well. I. G. GILLESPIE: His batting has greatly improved, especially in defence. Has bowled with much success, varies his pace very well. Still needs to be convinced that a full toss is not the best in his repertoire. A very good field in any position. Runs well between the wickets. A. BROWN: The most improved and consistent bat in the side, he has contributed much towards the success of the team. Has developed into a very useful change bowler. A good field, though at times is apt to be caught on his heels. Only a fair judge of a run. J. McCLEAN : His batting has improved, but he is still inclined to have a dip at a ball on the leg, before he has a real sight of the ball. His defence shots lack power, being very prone to allow the ball to hit the bat instead of making the bat hit the ball. His bowling has been of great value to the side, but he must not forget that length comes first. A sound fielder. Very poor judge of a run. J. A. ANGUS: His batting has not come on as much as one had hoped, though he has played some useful innings at times. His bowling has gone off. He is trying to spin the ball too much, with the result that length has been sacrificed. A very fair field, but not as alert as he should be. A very good judge of a run. A. CAVENAGH: A much improved bat, who has played some very useful innings for the side at critical times. He must try very hard to improve his shots on the off. In the field he is learning to anticipate the shot, with the result, he is moving to the ball more quickly, and has caught some very fine catches. A good judge of a run, but must call sooner. E. SUNDERLAND: His batting has been disappointing. Still too inclined to lunge at that ball outside the off stump — it should be left alone. A much improved and very keen field. Poor judge of a run. G. McKEEN: He is developing into a very sound wicket-keeper. Has yet to master the idea of batting — when he does, he should become a useful hitter. A. E. GILLESPIE: A disappointing bat. He has ability, but does not appear to try and profit by any advice or coaching which is given to him, this applies to both his bowling and batting. A much improved field. Rather slow in making up his mind in the calling of a run. N. WORSLEY: In practice, he can bat like the proverbial book, but in a match he seems to forget, it all; it would seem to be a case of nerves. Very slow in the field. A poor judge of a run. J. CLARKE: A poor bat. He seems to find difficulty in judging the pace or flight of a ball. Very fair in the field, but must get after the ball and throw in more quickly. J. SHIELDS: Has kept wicket quite well at times. Very keen, but must not over-estimate his own ability. Tries very hard with his batting. ( Colours.) [Page Fifteen]

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Brentwood College Magazine E WERE handicapped to no small extent when it came to choosing suitable pitches. A late rugby season played havoc with the once promising wicket. However, many hours of hard work provided a not too poor playing surface. Again, as in rugby, we got off to a bad start, dropping our one and only match to Cowichan C.C. by nine runs. So, too, we avenged this setback by an undisputed win over the same side later in the season, dismissing the entire team for 15 runs. Many of last year ' s promising cricketers made rapid strides that they no longer were in the promising category. Particular progress was made in the batting. This fact is amply justified in that most of our matches were won with wickets to spare. Even as the batting improved over last year ' s standards, so, too, did the bowling and fielding. The latter proficiencies were a constant source of anxiety for our opponents. On the whole, considering the short time made available for practices and matches, due to the briefness of the term, our record is a particularly note- worthy one. THE HOUSE MATCH The annual Inter-House match turned out to be very much of a one-sided game as had been forecasted. Lower House opened and found the runs easy to get. A. W. Gillespie put on a well played 107 in very short order, and declared his team ' s innings closed at 226. The Upper House found their opponents bowling a shade too difficult so that wickets fell rather cheaply and quickly. The side was dismissed for 47 runs. [Page Fourteen]

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Brentwood College Magazine CRICKET BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. COWICHAN C.C. Played at Cowichan on May 10th — Lost by 9 runs. Cowiclxan — Baker, b I. G. Gillespie - 19 E. S. Fox, run out 21 Taylor, c A. W. Gillespie, b Brown 2 A. E. Fox, c and b Brown 2 Bennington, b. A. W. Gillespie 13 C. Green, b I. G. Gillespie 7 Baiss, c Jones, b A. W. Gillespie 2 Thorne, b A. W. Gillespie 2 A. E. Green, c I. G. Gillespie, b Brown.... 3 Matterson, not out 0 Extras 2 Total - 73 Cowichan Inning ' s — Ove A. W. Gillespie 1 I. G. Gillespie Brown Brentwood — McClean, run out 10 Sunderland, b Levien 3 A. W. Gillespie, c Clarke, b Bricknell 54 Brown, b Dunlop .. 29 I. G. Gillespie, retired 37 Angus, retired 13 Cavenagh, c Hincks, b Worsley 17 Jones, b Hincks 9 A. E. Gillespie, not out 20 Shields, b Hincks 2 McKeen, b Levien 9 Extras 11 Total 214 University School — Twiss, c I. G. Gillespie, b A. W. Gillespie 19 Young, b I. G. Gillespie 7 Gibbs, 1. b. w. b. A. W. Gillespie 1 Mercer, b A. W. Gillespie 0 Williams, run out 2 Molliet, c A. E. Gillespie, b I. G. Gillespie 11 Cupples, c McKeen, b McClean 16 Leslie, not out 7 Gillies, c A. E. Gillespie, b A. W. Gillespie 9 Wade, not out 1 Robertson, did not bat Extras 4 Total 77 Innings declared closed. University School Innings — Overs Wkts. Runs A. W. Gillespie 11 4 19 McClean 4 1 15 I. G. Gillespie 10 2 26 Brentwood — Sunderland, b E. S. Fox 5 McClean, b Baiss 0 Worsley, c Baker, b E. S. Fox 0 A. W. Gillespie, run out 24 Brown, b C. Green 0 I. G. Gillespie, b E. S. Fox 0 Angus, c E. S. Fox, b C. Green 9 Jones, c Bennington, b C. Green 0 Cavenagh, not out 11 Clarke, b Bennington 0 McKeen, c and b Bennington 0 Extras 15 Total 64 Wkts. Runs 1 4 3 15 3 16 2 13 The Staff — D. Hincks, c I. G. Gillespie, b McClean.... 8 Worsley, b H. McClean 8 A. Macdonald, b Brown 1 A. G. Bricknell, b Brown 0 Dunlop, c and b Brown 0 Major Tayler, c I. G. Gillespie, b McClean 0 V. Cunliffe, b I. G. Gillespie 1 Clarke, c McKeen, b Angus 12 J. Essler, b I. G. Gillespie 0 Capt. Levien, not out 4 A. C. Privett, not out 7 Extras 5 Total - 46 Wkts. Runs 5 2 9 3 6 3 6 1 15 Brentwood — Sunderland, run out 5 McClean, not out 22 A. W. Gillespie, b Williams 7 Brown, c Wade, b Young . 36 I. G. Gillespie, not out 8 Angus ] Cavenagh | Worsley [ A. E. Gillespie f Did not bat. Clarke [ McKeen J Extras 2 Total 80 Brentwood Innings — Overs Wkts. Runs Williams 9 1 30 Young 7 1 24 BOWLING Brentwood Innings — Wkts. Runs Overs 3 23 Baiss 5 2 26 E. S. Fox 7 3 7 C. Green 4 - Bennington 3 THE COLLEGE vs. THE STAFF Played at Brentwood on May 22nd — Drawn. BOWLING Staff Innings — Overs A. W. Gillespie 5 I. G. Gillespie 7 McClean 4 Brown 3 Angus 2 THE COLLEGE vs. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL Played in Victoria on May 23rd — Won bv 7 wickets. BOWLING [Page Sixteen]