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

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THE BRENTONIAN CRICKET CHARACTERS B. SCOTT (Captain): A stylish bat and a good field. He captained the side well and soon learnt to get the best out of the team. B. H. B. ATKINS: A useful and much improved opening bat who played some fine innings. Quick to see an opening in the field and to place a shot especially on the off. A slow change bowler and a safe point. T. J. B. KERBEY: His wicket-keeping did not come off as well as had been hoped although he played well at times. A useful bat who could score quite easily on leg balls but this he must not try to overdo as one is too liable to be out l.b.w. B. LEY: When placed lower in the batting order he gained more confidence in himself and played some good innings towards the end of the season. A spin opening bowler who bowled well throughout the season. A fair field. P. B. MACKENZIE ROSS: A medium pace opening bowler who took several overs to get settled. A tail batsman who had some lucky innings. A fair field but a poor judge of a run. Was a great help to the captain in his work on the field and the gear. F. G. McMAHON: Has come on quite well this season. A useful medium pace change bowler who has increased his control and learned to vary his pace. A good field and a powerful hitter. G. C. d ' EASUM: His batting has improved but he must learn not to to take chances. A very safe field. R. A. DUNLOP: Has come on rather well in his batting but must learn to overcome his tenseness. A fair field. R. G. LEWIS: He has tried hard throughout the season and has improved considerably in batting. A very fair field. W. N. DUNLOP: Got on to the team because of his keeness and stayed on. A useful slow bowler and a fair bat. R. L. ALEXANDER: Has the makings of a fair bat but he must get over the habit of crouching over his wicket. R. M. T. BUTLER: A stylish bat with some good scoring shots. Did not come off as well as he could. A poor field. Also played: D. M. O ' Halloran, D. L. Stone, T. R. Rixon. (Colours). [Page Twenty-One]

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THE BRENTONIAN FIRST XV vs. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL (March 3 — Draw, 8-8, Away) The game was played between two teams both scared of the other side winning and neither side willing to take a chance, that might improve its own chance of winning. The forwards did well as individuals but not as a pack, and the three- quarters were ragged due to the fact that Hanson 1 was off and that McMahon 1 had to be carried off the field a few minutes after the game started. Lewis ' try in the dying moments of the game and Scott ' s conversion of it were just what we needed to tie up the game. FIRST XV vs. ST. GEORGE ' S SCHOOL (March 10 — Won 11-3, Away) The team got off to a good start and showed much superiority for the first twenty minutes in which we scored once, Donald dribbling over the opponents ' line. Wotherspoon failed to convert. St. George ' s tied up the count a few minutes later to make the score 3-3 at the end of the first half. Lewis picked up a loose ball in the second half and ran twenty yards through a clear field to score. Scott easily converted and later also booted a penalty kick to end the scoring. INTER-HOUSE MATCH (March 14; Lower House 0) A good game with plenty of action and good hard tackling. The game was played on a wet day on a heavy field. The Upper House showed slight superiority in the scrum but did not have enough strength outside to back the forwards up. Thus, Ralston was able to break through to score two tries for the Lower House. Neither was converted. [Page Twenty]

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THE BRENTONIAN BATTING AVERAGES 1945 Mackenzie Ross.. Atkins Dunlop I McMahonI Ley II Scott 10 Alexander d ' Easum 1 Butler Lewis Signifies not out. No. of Times Innings Not Out Highest Score Total Runs Average 10 1 34 120 13.3 10 1 51 c 84 9.3 10 0 20 84 8.4 7 J || 12 34 G.8 10 1 22 6G 6.3 10 1 . 17 56 6.2 10 0 20 50 5.0 9 2 8 23 3.3 10 1 7 28 3.1 9 1 • 7 20 2.5 9 0 8 22 2.3 BOWLING AVERAGES 1945 No. of Maiden No. of Overs Overs Wickets Runs Average Ley II 66 4 32 165 5.1 Scott 17 0 16 83 5.1 Mackenzie-Ross 67 5 28 206 7.3 McMahon I 34 1 17 137 8.5 Atkins 20 3 9 99 11.0 BRENTWOOD COLLEGE vs. ROYAL NAVY The first match of the season was played against the Royal Navy on May 19th. The weather was excellent but the pitch was rather bumpy owing to the lack of work on the roller. Brentwood batted first with Scott and Atkins being the high scorers, obtaining 20 and 14 runs, respectively. A. B. Buff, a former member of the Cheshire Colts, bowled well for the visitors taking 5 wickets for the low average of 3. Ley II bowled well for Brentwood taking 4 wickets for 12 runs. The fielding was quite good on both sides. ROYAL NAVY P. O. Southerwood c Lewis 5 b M-Ross A. B. Wood b Ley II 0 A. B. Summerford c Lewis 0 b M-Ross A. B. Knowles c Kerbey 16 b Ley II Lt. Scown .„ b M-Ross 4 Tel Bullard c O ' Halloran ...12 b Atkins Lt. Schrumph b M-Ross 0 A. B. Buff c Kerbey 1 Lt. Comdr. Kirkness b Ley II A. B. Bedford run out 9 not out 3 A. B. Oak b Atkins Extras 2 BRENTWOOD COLLEGE Atkins b Buff 14 Butler c Dempsey 0 Scott b Bedford 20 Ley II „b Buff 0 Kerbey : c Bullard 0 Alexander b Bullard 2 O ' Halloran l.b.w. Bedford- 0 Mackenzie Ross b Buff 5 d ' Easum not out 6 McMahon I b Buff 4 Lewis b Buff 1 Extras - 8 60 04 [Page Twenty-Two]