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M. J. J. FOURTH GRADE A
M. M.
SECOND ELEVEN
FOURTH GRADE C
THIRD ELEVEN
FIRST ELEVEN
Watson
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3 38 2
M. Pascoe
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4 38 2 11 63 4 I 16 0
K. Whyte I. Shirley A. Newton
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The team is: Shaw {captain), Thompson, Shirley, McClean, Thomson, McKenzie, Stewart, Clark, Chalmers, McKenzie, Jones and Withington.
Bowling0.
M. R. w. 7 41 2
Stewart, Thompson and Clark, the latter being the most successful. This was backed up by a solid, slow and spin attack. All team members possessed batting talent, with good form shown by Shirley and McClean. The strength lay in the solid middle order. The team gives its thanks to Mr. Currie for his valuable coaching.
The Second Eleven had a moderately successful season, nishing well up in the secondary school com­ petition. At the beginning of the season many younger players joined the team and by the completion of the competition many of them had shown much talent and skill towards the game. Perhaps part of the failure of the team could be attributed to lack of dedication and enthusiasm shown by some of the more "senior" players.
Although not having the best of success, the Fourth Grade C team had an enjoyable season.
G. McGregor was the most consistent batsman and was capable of playing many attractive strokes, especially on the o -side. Consolidation to the batting was given by Tait, Peake and Taylor, with Singleton, Henry and Scott providing good scores occasionally, however often too occasionally. Both Taylor and Scott had only moderate success behind the wickets, with byes often contributing quite handsomely to the oppo­ sition's total.
Donaldson was consistent with the bat, scoring 47 not out against Hargest, while both he and Tyson were reliable behind the wicket.
The team's bowling attack was spearheaded by Tait and Matheson and later in the season by Taylor. Peake, Henry and "Drac" McGregor added the necessary spin attack {often very erratic) but their e orts were often to no avail due to the lack of agility and safe handling shown by the team in the eld.
The team was: Sinclair (captain), Ogilvy, Donald­ son, Burgess, Luzmoor, Ryder, Minty, Tyson, Forbes, Blakely, P. Wilson, Jones, D. Wilson and Herbison.
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Of the promising Third Formers, Minty stood out both as a batsman and a bowler. Forbes showed his potential as a fast bowler on occasions and, along with Sinclair, provided the main pace attack. Ogilvy, Bur­ gess, Ryder and Minty were the main spin bowlers.
The team's best performance was against Hargest where we fell three short of victory.
Our thanks to Mr. James for his co-operation and coaching throughout the season.
The annual match against Gore High School did not eventuate, much to the disappointment of the team, but it is hoped that this xture will continue in the future.
The team was: Scott, Singleton, Taylor (captain).
Minty, McGregor, Henry, Leckie, Matheson, Chapman. Peake, Tait.
The team would like to thank Mr. Briggs for the enthusiasm with which he supported and coached the team.
Association Football
Although experiencing a shaky start to the season, the team recovered well and by the later part of the season a ne, well-balanced combination had developed.
The team this year had four major inter-schools for the rst time in the School's history. Linwood High School and Timaru Boys' High School were added to the existing King's High School and Otago Boys' High School xtures.
Many successes were recorded, particularly against the Hargest First Eleven. Close tussles often resulted in games with S.B.H.S. Second Eleven and the Marist team.
W. Cowie and R. Webb were a formidable opening bowling attack. Both are young and have considerable potential. Sligh, Cochrane and B. Edgar provided depth to the bowling attack.
The team again played in the Second Grade com­ petition and after the rst round was unfortunate not to be promoted to First Grade. The team had to play Old Boys twice before a decision was reached. The team's success throughout the season has been varied, with good wins and some disap ointing losses. A match was played against Suothland Technical College for a Challenge Cup which had not been contested for six years. This resulted in a win to High by 4 goals to nil. An uno cial game with James Hargest resulted in a win to School by 8 goals to I.
Batting in general was rather weak, although con­ siderable improvement did occur as a result of Mr. Ruler's coaching. Sligh, C. Patterson, B. Edgar, B. Soutar and J Henderson topped the batting averages.
us. The team's thanks go to Mr. Ruhen who ably coached
The team was: M. J. Soutar (captain), C. Patterson,
R. Forrest, M. Cochrane, B. Soutar, Henderson, W. Cowie, R. Webb, C. Hay.
The Fourth Grade A team again had a most suc­ cessful season, winning all matches by an innings or more, the closest being against Fourth Grade B. The fast bowling attack was a good one, .being provided by
B. Edgar, M. Sligh, R. Boyd, K. Cocker, M. Alexander,
The team played 22 games during the season. The
McEwing,
record was: Goals
Second Grade Competition 14 8 3 3 54 30
Inter-School Competition .
Highest Goal-scorers
6 2 1 20 10 4
3 20 20
Total ......
6 74 50
Hughes 22, ·Sands 10, Ward and Hesson 8.
P.W.D. L. F. A.
Fort -one
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