Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SICIAYYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE ln the return match on june 10th., the margin of victory was increased, S.H.S. winning by 79 runs to 37. Goodall with 21 and Black with 15 claimed the honours, but all played well, one member only of the team failing to score. ln the bowling Ballon, Gault 1, Goodall and fiault 2 shared the wickets. 'l'hc Ashbury match was played in Montreal on June lst., on the W'estmount Park grounds, and was the highlight of the season. Ashbury batted first but were dismissed for I0 runs, liault 1 getting 5 wickets for fi runs. ln reply 3.1-1.5. made hay with rather weak bowling, scoring 131 in 55 minutes. Gault's 57, which included 9 fours and 2 sixes, was the batting record for the last six years. The two sixes were magnificent hits, both of which landed on the roadway beside the ground. Partnered with Gault, Goodall hit freely for a very fast 29. Qllbarartzrs. H. C1.xL'i.'i'. 1'l37e8 9e -10. Captain. A very fine all-round cricketer and a splendid captain. His bowling was consistently good, and his batting, once he got started, brilliant. Made many fine catches at point. 13.31. f '1'im J BI..-X1K1.0CK. 1937---3'9f-10. After four years in the eleven he found his batting form at last. His 22 not out in the first L.C.C. match stopped a rout and won the match. :X brilliant fielder. G. CQOODALI.. 1937-3e9f-10. The other member of the old guard who not only made runs, but also learned to bowl quite usefully. Excellent in the field. ll. B.-X1.l.ON. 1940. A very useful all-rounder, always safe for a few runs. A medium-slow bowler who captured many wickets. Very good in the field. H. HAi.1.waRn. 19-10. A good wicket keeper with a keen eye for stumping. .-X patient open- ing batsman who could always wear down the bowling. lil. BLACK. 19-10. Very keen, and improved rapidly during the season. Developed into a good, hard-hitting bat. W'ith better defensive strokes should be invaluable next year. L. GA1'1.'r. 19-10. Failed to live up to his previous season's promise as a bat, but made up for it by his steady change bowling and excellent work in the field. J. W'ioH'r. 19-10. Made up by keenness what he lacked in experience. Very good in the Held and a useful bat. W'ith increased confidence should improve rapidly next year. V. Dfxyvsox. 19-10. :X stylish bat with good defensive strokes, but in matches was too often the victim of the first good ball. Should be most useful next year. Excellent in the field. P. .-MRD. 19-10. :X very useful lefthand bat with a baseball style, but always sure of a few runs. Has a good eye and hits hard. Very good in the field. J. IXIAPPIN. 19-10. Another lefthander of real promise. W'ith practice should develop into a good all-round cricketer. Keen in the field. w. c. E. w. 1261

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FUR THF SCHOOL Ylr Xli IW-ll IW-ll CRICKI-ST l -LII l,,j,f11f,r,-lghfg -I, Xlnmyinx ffl. H,1l1wg1rt1, I.. liault, UI. Wight, H, tinntj.1ll, H. lhiult, D. lTlI1l. i Blailaluek, P. .-Xird iB.1-gl-Q , Y. Dawwn ilfrwnti nl. Ballon, lr Black. SPORTS NEWS Qlritisst 19-IO w ' -Q , Pliiyexl 9 xxfill J The cricket sean-n wt' lil-HJ will he remembered ax the first unlweaten xeamn for many years. .-Xlthnugh fewer matches than usual were played, each way wnn by a cum- furtahle margin. The team was very evenly lialanced, and the batting, lwwling, and field- ing throughout reached a very high standard. Two matches were played againwt a Lower Canada Tvnder lb eleven un the T..C.C- ground. The tirat, played un .Tune fwrh., wax wun hy full runs to 36. L.C,C. won the fran and batted First. Gault I bowled a Captain'e game, taking S wickets fur the recurd luw ut' only 4 runs, while Ballon claimed the remaining two wickete. In the Selwyn Huuse batting Blaikloclfs 122 nut nut? wax the only nwtalxle innings. Driving hard tu the wrll, he was master of the buwling firmn the first hall. l35l

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