JK’SnL-'Jil - ’Jnivf.-^city 183 'v;ost.\\;:Ty ?S, Norton 32, 20, ST.ith 25) and G--1CJ (Copploson 44, Hovell 29) !;o3n:an (J, Duyor 4-b8, Smith 3-60)
V. Marrickvlllo - Univoi'-dity 14G (T/ostphalon 51, Ring 46 nctout)& 9-156 (Ring 56, Farrar 27, La\fronco 21) Marr^-ckviilo 121 (iTvrjor 3-25, Ring 3-28)'
V, 7703torn Suburbs - . University 297 (Dv/yor 81, Farrar 71, \7ostavay 31) V/o3tt3rn Suburbo 8-364 (Ring 2-49,Smith 2-bB)
V. Balmain - Univorsity 4? and 96 (Lav/ronoo 35) Balmain 82 (Smith 7-43) end 4-116 (D\/yor 3-50)
V, Manly - Univorsity 9-169 (Ring 68, Dwyor 28) , Manly 80 (Smith 5-32, Ring 4-46) and 2-68
V, Wavorley - University 142 (Pindlay -26, Howoll 26, Stonraark 25) and 127 (D\/yor 37, Ring 25 not out,' Hov/oll 20, V/ost::iWay 20) V?avorloy 3-144 (D\/yor 2-51)
V, North Sydnoy - Univorsity 207 (No\ftnnn 54, Smith 28) and 43 North Sydnoy 2-292 (Lav/ronoo 2-37)
V, St, Georgo- Univorsity 191 (Wostaway 42, Pindlay 33, Hov/ell 28, ITowmoc 24) end v ::r 'v . ' 6-121 (Young 60 not o u t , ; Copploson 25) . • / : ' St, Goorgo' 6-350 (Copploson 4-96) ' " „
V, Cumborland - Univorsity 1-91 (Howoll 38 not out, Di/yor 27)' Cumberland 301 (Brovm 3-44, Dwyor 3-85) i.-f SECOND XI Boforo tho season was h a lf complotod fovir mombors had boon promoted to f i l l vacancies in the fir s t XI, throe had returned to V studies and one had left tho Club, leaving throe of the -original team and ei^ t third grade men to carry on. This jgroat loss of| strength was a dominant factor in tiio toara*o failu re to win a match 'i “ during the season. In tho fir s t round against Paddington a fieldin g error turned a certain win into defeat on tho first innings, and as Paddington finished anong tho leaders this Indicated tho in itia l strength of the team. _ Some good Individual efforts v;ero made by mombors on occasions0 The highest scorors included Pindlay, who in compiling tho Club's only century scored 109 against Northern D istricts; No\/man, vho scorod 63 and 57 af^ainst '.'avorloy and Coppi; son who scorod 53 against Paddington. /jnongst tho bost bowling porforraancos wero Brown's 7-53 vorsxis Rand” i c ’'.; N evoll’ s 6-36 versus 'Jostarn Suburbs; J.ustin'n 5-42 versu ' I'o.rth Sidney and Lawrence's 4-25 versus Ci:mbarla nd, Tv/o oub::: . i.mg par-tnorj^hipf. \/oro made during the season - pindL".y and Erc\m .scoi’ od 150 foi* tho socond wickot against llorthorn Districts en d Kevcll and H a m o y scorod 78 for tho last wickot against St, George. aonorally the groimd fielding in the toam was very sound but too many catches were dropped to give the side chances of winning. In conclusion, tho captaincy of ne’-.Tnan £?jid Broomo deserves commendation for the very able mcinner in v.-bich they managed a constantly changing toam. - 4 -
THIRD XI The siclw "s Iv^d ior th6 gro, ter p'.rt ox th.., sc .son ’oy Iv!. D n .nd I'.tcr by .. *.ustin -.nd recorded three ins. Over iorty pl'^.yers rcprcs-ntcd this te-jii throughout the se .son. Its iii'.in iunotion, ''.s ?.l *.ys, is to provide pl'.yers for th- higher elevens. 3ob £lndl":y pcrioriiiiiig lilx ' Wilired Rhodes, going from K-. 11 to Nc. 1 ior the 1st. XI - hil'„ G. Gl&oson, A. Stenm-'.rk, J. Lynch, F. Hughes, B. H'.rtnett, J. Trenerry, D. GiLii'.n ^.nd 5. Austin, ■’.pp^'r to be young pl:'.y6rs v.ho :;i l l do r e ll in 'V^-rsity cricket. Gleeson '.nd Al.-.n Thou \.er^ ins^^iring in the iie ld . Ve h''.ve every re-ison to feel that the young pl...yors '::ill develop into sound side '-.nd ev&ntu-.lly v.in th .ir Slues.
FOURTH XI The fourth gr .d„ te ^ h-.d most enjoy .1)Is, though not succcssful, se-.son. li'.inly oving to const?.nt changes, members v.^re un.'olt to settle do .n to • good combination .-’.nd not until the l:.st m.-'.tch c-g-^.inst vr.verley --i.-.s -'.ny sound form displ-.ycd. This ono d--':y match resulted in dr ; the position being x''.vour''.blc to University. The te^.m hopes th'^.t this rill, "ugur i^ell for its succoss next '• L^.st ye:'.r's C-.pt"in -..ishos to recommend to the incoming selection committee b.i .t :.n ende~vour be m'.de to pl'.co the majority perm-.nently in the to-m ior '.t le^.st one sw^.son to g'.in the necess-.ry • exporionce -.nd ii possible to re-inlorce the te-'iu “ ith tT;o or three older pl'.yers.
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■ " " Ul'^^IVE.HSITY VETSRANS - . . ' ' . ^ , 0%"ing to enlistments ".nd pressure of -rork these m"tches I'pscd '.g'.in this ye'.r. On occisions men turned out to '’.ssist depleted grr.de terxis >Lid our th''.nks go out to these pl-’.yersi
‘ . congratulations Our oongr -tu-.tious -.re extended to the follo\ ing Clubs on their success I'.st se sor.. V7'’.v .rley on winning the fir s t gr'ide competition. Glebe on inning the second gr^de, R .ndvick on r,inning the third gr-.do in -.ddition to x.inning the Club Championship and Lurv;ood ji on inning the Shirk's Competition. We also extend our hearty congratulBtions to JBrian Buyer ou his selection in ohe t\.o K<,S.W«C.A. teams to play the Combined Sorvices. SOCIAL FUNCTIONS Luring the y.ai a dance v.as held in the Union Hall. It \,as a great success in all respects and Trust ben^fitted to thv. extent of £15. At the co .elusion of the last match a representative gatiier- ing of tho four toaras arcid their supporters, numbering forty in all, in spite of v.ry bad ./eatlier, met in tho Oval tea room making a very happy and fittin g finale to a most v^njoyaulc season. AFPaECI^iTION Our thanks go out again to our Groundsiaan, Mr. Tom LudTsig, for the excellent care and attention he has devoted to the oval and the Cricket Cluo in general. The Sports Union and in particular Miss Hodgson are eepeoially deserving oi’ mention for at all times lending the Club ] their utmost support. * We again pay tribute to Mr. Harold Hsydon and his staff for their advice and assistance.
Mr. Eldershaw. in arranging the G.PcSo laatch and the G.P.S. week did a sterling job and we wish to thanic hiii for his efforts in fostering crickot v;ithin the University and between the Schools and us.
We were fortuna.c in being somevjhat better supplied with scorers than in previous years and among others we would like to convey our appreciation to Mrs. F. Ring for so ably looking after the first?, Miss Jean Hindmarsh, deputised on occasions by Miss Lindsay Hudson and Miss Judy Trenerry for the seconds and Miss Judy Trenerry for the thirds. We hope to see a ll these back in action in the coming season.
Special mention is hereby given to Professor H. K. ^ard for his understanding and tireless efforts to improve thi wickets and playing field.
Past players continued to take an active interest in the Club and the advice and support of your Patroa, R. J. A. Massie, Ssc,_____ President, J. 0. Stenmark, Ssq., and Vice Presidents were very welcomc at meetings and elsewhere.
ij/O J. F. COMTOLLYc , , ' , " ■ We were very pleased to receive news that ?;/o J. F. Connolly ^ ^ had been released from a PcO«W. comp in Germany and hope to see him before many months have passed. - ■' '
INTER-FiiGULTY AND INTER-COLLBGIATE Modicine won the H. Holland Shield for Inter-Faculty cricket vand once again St. Andrew's College uas victorious in the Inter- Collegiate series. 5 £LUES The follow ing inasibBrs o f our Club were awarded Blues and W6 wish to congratulate th^ia on gaining this distinction. 5. Dwyer, D. Howell, j.. J. Ring, G. S. Siaith and L. Westaway. COIvmTTEE REPORT In anticipation of the youth and inexperience of the teams for the 1944-45 season your Coamittee atteiiipt:-d to receive the services of an e x p e r i C '. p t a i n - c o a c h for the fir s t grade side. However, owing to existiii{; residential qualiiic^tions the NoS«’7»CoA. could find no way clear to grc.nt this request. On selection oi the teaas the average age of the fir s t eleven was found to be 13 years 7 months \^hilst the eldest and'most cxt)ericnced member oi tli. teojn at the age of 22 vras elected Captain. This together with the poriormance o f the teaia indicated clearly the necossity of an experienc.cl plr.y^r to captain the side. With this in mind the Committee has i:.,st.ructed the President to m-.ke a further - 6 - Committee Report (Cont.)
attempt to socupo the NcS.VJo CcA=' s cpprov'.l ol the appointment o f such a plc.ycr.
The Club r,s r. v>holc ond the Committee in pr.rticulnj* x^ish to convey their sinccrc thanks and appreciation lor the Sorvices rendered Liy Mr. Stenmark as President 01’ the Club during the season 1944-45. His task was perhaps the luost arduous of any administr-.tor in th'.t the Club v;as without a secret ry -nd treasurer for a grC'ter p.i t of the vacation. It t:as only Mr. Stenmark's enthusiasia and hard v.ork T^hich carried the Cluo ovtr this difficult period. In conclusion, ve congratulr.te those \;ho have been succossful and we are v .vy proud of the happy manner in ’ hich our tGPjfls played the g?aac. In the future hope to field strmgar sides and to see the g'uiie played in the traditional University manner.
On behalf o f your Committee,
J. 0. Stenmark, President. T. Nevell, Honorary Assistant Secretary-Tre'.surer. MTTIi.G AVERAGSS
-B"'. Innings Fot Out
B. Dr.ycr I 16 F, Ring 14 J. Wcstph'.len ! 8 F. ■fc.rrT’.r , 10 D. Hov.oll 19 L. 16 S* Smith 16 M. Coppleson 18 R. Norton 13 R. Fir.(}l'-y 9 J. Stcniii''.rk 15 J. Buyer 8 L. Laurtncc 17
Also 3r.tt6d« p. Young, 3 I’or 101; R. Nom'.n 4 i^r 89; B. H illi"ir ^ for 2d; G. £ro^:;n 2 for 16; T. K tvell 2 ior 14.
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■£.0U'LING AVERAGES
BoTsler Ov&rs M'.idens Runs Wickots AVGr-^.ge
B. Dvryer 114 5 601> 25 24.2 F. Ring 143 10 618 24 ■ 25.7 S. vSraith 174 17 725 27 26.7
Also Boiled. J. D' ycr, 7 lor 175; G. Lrov.n 5 for 212; 3. Hillir.r 4 ior 126; M. Coppleson 4 for 155; L. Lr.r.rance 5 for 137; II. Westrx^.y 3 for 142; F. l^-.rT-.r 0 for 17; J. Sttnm''.rk 0 -or 25; T. Novell 0 for 36; R. KG-.iiii:n 0 for 56..
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ANNUAL r e p o r t . SEASON 1945-46
Annual General Meeting in the tmion Hall U Iversity of ^dney, at 7.30 p.m. on Tuosday, 16th July, 1946.
------i . 0 FFIQE-BEARERS.
PATRON R* J. A. Massio, Esq«
PRESIDENT J. 0» Stenm.rk, Esq.
VIGS-PRESIDEOTS. Proiessor G. Mills J. F. Connelly, Esq. S. G. Webb, K. Go J, A. M&illon, Esc], Dr. jT. L. Owen N. PaIk, Esq. Dr. Colin White Dr. K. J. Hov;ell \1. A. South, Esq. F. L. Prinoe, Esq. J. 1# Ghapiiian, Esq. D. McDonald, Esq. HOF. S3Cr;EIARY D. Hoiiell (res. Jan., 1946) J. V. M. Coppleson
HON. ASSISTANT SE&.-TREASURER J. V. M. Coppleson (res. Jan., 1946) R. Pindlay
HON. SECRETARY UNIVEr;SlTY VETERANS Dr. T» Glouston
DSLSG-hTESo To K.S»W.C.A. J. 0. Steniu;\rk, S. G. Y^ebb, K.G. To S.U.S.U. J.V.M. Coppleson, B. D^yer, R.Findlay To City S; Suburban Grioket Assocn.Proi. R. C. llills, Dr« T*. (Houston
PRQVISIOilAL SELEGTIQN GOi.IMITTEE. Dr, F. L. 0’j;cn G. S. Smith Dr. K, J. Hot.e ll B. Di.yer J. 0. Stcnraark
G31TERAL GCiUIITTSE B. Austin R. Norton B. D'-.yer 0 . oe Si^iiith R. Findlry R. Stew'^rt T. F. Wevell J. Westphalen
aSLEGTIOK GQiailTTEE. S. Brooiiae G. S. Smith B. Dv-jyer J. 0 u S t e niiir', .l k Dr. r. L. Ovven / REPOR.T OF GENERAL COMMITTEE FOR SEASON 1945-46
Gentleman; '
Yqut Committee has plepsure In presenting the 81st Annual Report and Financial Ststement for your considerntion and approval. Last season f ive teams represented S.U.C,C,, three in the N.S.W.5.A., one in the Muaicipal Shire and one in the. dity _&nd .Sub urban Association Competitions, At the beginning of the season a sixth side also played a few games but this ceased,to exist as the examinations and long vacation approached. ■ All teatus finished well down the competition table but this doesnot indicate the general improvement shown in the cricket of the Club, which resulted in a'higher aggregate of points being obtained than in the iitimediate preceding'seasons. The First team wor)L_only_fjDurL. matches but several games were' lost by a narrow margin. The Sejjond Grade team lifte d its point score from a total of th|*ee points at the end of_the fift h round to 54 points at the end of the season, losing only two of its last nine matches in doing so. In the second-grade side, almost all members were capable'of filling the last few positions in the first-igrade team. It was the same throughout the lower grades, several members of ate am being capable of filling vacancies in the one above. This added to the
difficult task b f the selectors but also resulted in more keen cricket as each man had to strive to hold his position., Last season saw the rointroduction of Inter-'Varsity cricket when your Club- played Queensland University. The match pi?oved a great success and further matches w ill be .played in the coming season against Queensland and Melbourne Universities. The Annual Match ipgainst the Combined G.P.S. XI, was decided in December and re'sul^ted ■ once again in an enjoyable and exciting day's crick et. ' When the youth of the teams and the good individual perform ances of many ere combined with the return of many old members and the acquisition of numbers of new players, the prospects for the coming season look somewhat brighter. jijNext season your Club w ill fie ld at least six sides, four in the N.S.W.C.A., one in the Municipal and Shire and one in the City and Suburban Association Competition. INTER-VARSITY FIXTURE The__raatola--against Queensland University was played at Uni versity Oval on February 26, 27, and 28 and resulted in a win for Sydney by 8 wiokets. Queensland had led on the 1st innings and this even match was enjoyed by all involved and we look forward to meeting these sporting and friendly men again in the near future. More than half of the visitin g team were billeted with members of the Club, the others being in residence at St. Paul's College. The visitors were entertained at dinner and the Tivoli on the first night of the match, the o ffic ia l dinner at Chiswick Gardens being held on the Wednesday night, after which all returned to the University Club. It WPS piensing to see so many old "Blues" at the game and the dinner, showing,that their interest in University Cricket has not waned. The game and functions v/ere thoroughly enjoyed by everyone -2- • ^ concerned and the team is greot.ly Indebted to the President, Mr. Stenmark, for m nking the r'cme the grest cuccesslt wns, and bI so to Mr, Sid Webb for his masterly prrnnB0™snt. of the dinner. , Highlights of the play were the batting of Dwyer, Newman, and Ooppleson, Djryer_ scoring a brilliant century; Mewman, elevated to 1st Wioket scoredT? in ench inning;s, while the bowling honours went to Molloy and Cmith. SCORES Sydney won by 8 wickets, . • • • -Queensland tJnlverslty; 1st Innings 290 (N, Hoyllng 77 n .o ,, J.Roas 54, Smith 2-65, Lloyd 3-73, Dwyer 3-59) 2nd Innings 146 (Smith 3-35, Molloy 6-37)
Sydney University; 1st Innings 273 (Dwyer 1C7, Newman 54, Howell 2S, Duggen 26)
2nd Innings 2-165 (Coppleson 76 n ,o ., Newman 54) I- G ,P .S .. match
The Annual Match resulted in a win for University, maluly.due to the batting of 5 ^ e r , 99, and Lloyd, the . la st named showing unknown prowess by holding up his end for an hour, and the bowling of Gray who secured 5 valuable wickets. "Jiko" Trnvers, former O.P.S. Captain, was invited to captain the- Universlt side as it was his last game before le ovlng for England, SCORES; G,P.S. 1st Innings l85. (Gray 5-44, Travers 2-27)
University 1st Innings 208 (Dwyer 99, Trpvers32) • • DR.STEWART SMITH The outstanding personality In University Cricket over the last few years has. undoubtedly been Stewart Smith, C.ep tain of . the Club for the ^ast three seasons and for three years our Honor^y Secretary. Also for two years he was Honorary Treasurer of the S.U.S.U. ar;d dele gate to tho N.S.W.C.A. He_commenced Medicine in 1940, arriving from Taowoomba ‘ Gramn^pr S^chooT and taking an immediate interest in Cricket; rose from fH £h to fourth grade as a_^tsman, and the following season was chosen in third grade ss » bowler. ' He quickly reached the firsts and took thirty wickets during the season and since then has remained the out standing bowler in the Club, taking a total of 241 wickets at an average of 18.2 in his five seasons In fir s t grade.. Iij 1943-.44. he represented N.S .W. twice against the. Services as fast bowler. Last season he was selected in the Rest team to play N.S.W. but was unable to participate because of injury; also he cap tained the Sydney side against Newcastle. The debt University owes to Stewart Smith is immense, hot only for h is.fin e administration which guided the Club over a d iffic u lt per iod and his splendid rerord on the field, but he was always willing to sacrififae his own cricket for the good of his team and was at all times fu ll of encouragement for the younger members, of hi steam. .. - 3 ~
ri.o he3 now graduHtod ond has played hlslast match for Unl- vei’slty;. but -1,3 sb ill a young man with a lot of cricket ahead of him and we wish him success both In his career and his cricket. PERFORMANCES 1941-42 50 wickets at i>2,97„ 1942-43 59 wickets at I'^ .SG., 1943-44 60 wickebs at 18„70o including the hat trick against Manly 1944-45 28 wickets at 27„07„ 1945-46 64 wicker.s at 10^20^ TOTAL BOWLII^G; 241 wickets at 18.2,, BATTlife: 581 runs at 10.6.
CHARLIE McCartney The brightest feature of tho senson was the Interest of Charlie McCartney, that world-famous Australian batsinah,'In the Club' cricket. Although hampered by military duties, Mr. McCartney s t i l l found the time to impart sound advice from his wealth of Know ledge and experience.. He attended practices early In the season and was at tho majority of games played- by the first-grade side. We were indeed both honoured and fortunate to have such an experienced and dis tinguished criaketer to advise the teams. Under his guidance several members of the team showed tremendous improvement and it was very noticeable that keenness in the fia ld w as-muoh more p.ronounc.a,d than pre_yiously. We are very grateful to MrMcCartney and look forward to further happy association and more improvement under his guidanoe. B,H, *Mlka'' TRAVERS "Jika” Travers, Sydney University cricket and football Blue, following discharge from the Ai’my^ played with the first-grade side after one match in the seconds, but the Club was unfortunate to lose him when he le ft for England, He served in the Middle East and was aw^irded the 0.»B^E^ for meritorious service, "Jika" is the 1940 Rhodes Scholar and la continuing his studies at Oxford where he has gained a place in both the Oxford XI and XV - and we are pleased to notice his 50 noo out araiast the McC.C. at Lords, .j'.O,, STENMARK The Gommlttoe desires to place on record its sincere apprec iation of the service rendered to the Club by its Chairman, Mr. Stenmark, for his unflagging enthusiasm in the actlv;^ties of the Club and his advice and encoura-remont to^ and personal Interest in, all members of the Club,, GENERAL ITFM3 We welcome back all men who have been discharged from the services:, Among those who played last season were E, Thew, G, Butler, J, Duggan;. R. Robson. H; Hut^hes^ Ju Dettman, and D, Emery, a ll of whom played fir s t grade with the Club bei oro enlisting,
Tho fir s t grade lost avaluable member v/han John Westphalen had the mifjfortune to break his log in the second match of the season ffgalnsL fyHV^rley wb^le fielding brilliantly in the outfield. Another to have a similar misTorluno was Roy Gray who badly inj'jred hia knee in a practice match and wo v/lah them speedy recoveries and hope they w ill bo able to play agaii’. next soason Ross DaaiiO; cx R„A,ih; took on the difficult job of practice captain, und to him wo extend our appreciation for avery fine plei-e of worko
Tne outstanding pert’ormanoe of tho year was Stewart Smith's -4- \ 64 tJiokots at an nvercge of 10.3. He headed the bov;ling r.vor-'.ges ?.nd took most number of •'i;iokets in tho N.S.W.D.G.A. 1st grr-dc coiupet- Itioh. > Her.rty congratulations are extended to Bob StouT.rt fjho secured the hn.t trick In the sooond-grade natch against Oumborl .nd, Tho outstanding porforiaor in the lov.er grados vas Don Calaan, '..iio had a meritorious rise from 5th grndc to 2nd grade at tho end ot the soason. He scored a greater number ol runs than o.nybodj'' else in the Olub, towelling 480 runs. The outstanding leatuic of the batting ■■■ ',s th'.t five cen turies vere scored during the season by meubers of the Club. P.Molloy scored one in fir s t grade, L. Lav;rence, L. Westav.ay, and M. Coppleson in second grade, and B. D'.vyer in the Inter-Varsity match. Brian Dii.yer scored one century but \;as unlucky in raissing tuo others, being dismissed for 99 each time, in the G.P.Su game and in his only second-grade match against Cumberland.
FIRST XI The batting \;ae, as in previous years,-'very Inconsistent. Probably the most consistent part of the batting v,as the ”tail^ " v;hioh in quite a fev; xaatches came right to the fore. This in no small T.ay x;as due to the efforts of Pete Mo Hoy in hia first year, T.ho though not originally a recognised batsman, soon proved to be capable of mailing runs vchen they T;ere needed most. His i2 ;; not but against Paddington ^sas mainly responsible for raising the score'from 6-49 f o S39». • Alan Delarue, scored 343 runs during the season, thus obtaining the highest aggregate, and his 71 against St. George a really excellent effort, as he completely collared the bouling of the mighty "Tiger" O 'Reilly. Alan appears a l i t t l e too anxious to "take Gutters in hie oisn hands" and once he learns that first-grade bo\^ling must reserve its due amount of respect, he -ill become a prolific run getter for the Olub. jB^i^ Farrar batted veil on occasions, but lack of pj" ictice robbed him of the chance of having an excellent season. " On the occasions Frank gave a glimpse of his real form, he delighted everyone licith his free scoring strokes. This i^as Franlc's last'season T?.ith University. He has been n member of the first-grade team con sistently for the past six years since his entry from Sydney Grnijmar School, and \7ith his forceful .ittr-active batting h?.s been of great service to the Club. B. Di:yer did xiot h-'ve the good season in grade we a ll expected of him, but nevertheless played some valuable knocks, his best effort being 41 against St. Goorge vhen he and Delarue put on 97 for the third wicket, the effort v;hich virtu lly \:on the game for U3. "Chappie" v;:is dogged by bad luck and he h- d one of those spells that everyone seoiis to get some time in thuir career, and next season ’.ve hope to see those scores T,;hich he is really C'pable of, r s he shoi ed in the Inter-'Varsity and G.P.S. gaiues. David Hov.ell was gencr^ lly Kible to do his Job as opener quite satisfa ctorily, but every time he seemed sot for those big scores \:e expected of him, he foolishly got himself out. He is another t.e look to for better things next ye-ro Roy Gray \-.as ablo to come to tho fore on several occasions and played some grand innings. His 5S not out in 37 minute a against Petershcoa ^ns a m atohin nin g innings. \;hile his_52 in 31 minutes r,gainst ?f'verley and in 39 minutes against Glebe shoiied jus^ ho;, runs may be scored quickly by beautif^^ ggOElUg jstjcgkes. A lato-comer to the team \ias Doug. Emery.itEo gave promise of developing into an .ccomplished batsi*ian< Sts'-art Smiiih ployed a number of fine "captain’ s knock s", most notable being his p;:rtnerohip v:ith P. Molloy against piddington, \.hich put on 90 for the ninth \icket. The bo\.lers vere once again much to the fore as fnr as the efforts of the v.ere concerned. Most \.ork f e l l upon the shoulders of S. Siiith .nd M. Lloyd and both these bovlors ended the season v-ith excellent figures. Suith took 64 I’^ickcts at 10. 2, taking 5 v.ickets or -5- more r.g-dnst dii'i'erent •bo.,Jns. Lloyd \lso li ci some dbv stitin g d iys ;.nd his 8 ;\g-'.inat R ndv.iolc \.r s the u>.,st oerioj m-.noti o i the sG'son. With » lit t le morG luck he ■«;ould h .vc 'bott^.rtd his 32 T .iclctta l o r th e scr.son. Peter Molloy on rospontiivc \'»ic’:cts v s bl to get good results ,nd .ppo.-,rs to be developing into a re lly d ngerouc a--ov. bo’.,l6r. R. Stei.:.rt, the i’ st bo-'uler, i'ound i'irst gP' do uo;.iing >. litt le t o o solid, but nevertheless sho\.ed con&idjr' ble prociise nd \,ith en- oour'-.geaent ond oo. ohing v.ill de velop into :i iir s t -o l ,ss boi.ler. Other bO',.lerp, to h-ive soiiie success \.ith the b >11 v:cro B. D' yer ’.nd il. Gr y. H. Abbott, v:ho o.iac to us Iroiii Glob..., \.es un^:6rtun ,tu in finding siTa- il',r bov.lers in Gray \nd Deyer '.'.nd oonsetiuently h;-.d o;o;)ortuniti>.s. The ^'icketkecping ■. 'S entrusted to vh^ s ,ie hp.nds o i_J, Ks'..ni.-n ;-;ho g- ve a oonaiatently good displ-.y r l l the se'son. He took some r6i:.lly brilli .nt o tches. The iielding ■„ s , little '■.bov^. usu'l ' University &t \nd-.rd but there is still room ior iupxovenent. s' rr r, Gr-\y, and Sinith v.ere outstanding.
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V Western Buburbs - University 94 (P'rr-:r 20) 5-108 (o l.) (Hoi.ell 20, D'. yer 24 not out) Lorf- «/'v W. Suburbs 119 Staith 6-bS, D:y&r a-19) 3-85 Sinith 2-24) "riverley - Univorsity • 6-119 (Gr„y 02 not out, Del rue 2fj, Vifestphalen 32) Waverley 4-129 (stc-.r.rt 3-34) St. George - University 219 (Delr.rue 74, R’yer 41, Mollov 32, StG- - r t 29) ■ C-JM^ St. George 152 (Saith 7-5?, Abbott 3-30) 2-107 V. Potersh"ja - University 181, (Griy 59, Ilolloy 21, Tr.-’v..rs 25, Dolr’.rufe 20) Putershiiia8-165 (Snith 3-75, Lloyd 2 -S 9 ) v. Gordon - University 111 (Tr. .vers 3o) Gordon 185 (auith 5-41, Lloyd S-CO, D. yer 2-:-5) 2-157
V. Paddington University 239 . (Molloy 122 not out, Gr^'y 27, aaith 27) 2-30 P :udington 228 (Siuith 2-46 DL.Uruu 2-30, Lloyd 4-'o4 v. iiorthern Districts - University 58 (Molloy 26) 7-100 (j<’ rr.'i 29, D'.,yer 28) N.Diatrictsll7 (ooith 4-41, Jlolloy 4-22) 7-97 (anith 4-33, The’,, 2-20)
V. Glebe - Univorsity 262 (F rr ir 70, Gr ty 69, IIo\ e ll 24, i s > ^ Coppleson 23, Dclnrue 22) Glebe 7-339 (auith 3-72, Lloyd 3-32) V. North Sydney - Uuiversity3-45 (Gr .y 18, Ho e ll 12) IT. Sydney 5-43 (Smith 3-22)
V. Cumberland - University 173 (DA rue 39, Du'ea^-xn 34, Ho' e ll 30, Gray 24, Eiviery 31) • CumberIrind 175 (Smith 3-43, Lloyd 2-7?,) - 6 -
V. Rand',: iok - Univorsitj'- 94 lui-jry. 26, Suiith 20) Rnndviok 117 Lloyd 3-U2, ariith 2-27) Vt Mr.rrioicvi lie - University 123 IIo> o il 27, Molloy 2B)- 9-125 O', ycr 4b, Wost'’\, '.y 27, Ho',.ell 2 'j) M rrickvi llc> 272 (Dvycr a-3b Molloy 3-30, Siiiith 2-94 V. Rnndv.iok - University 84 F"rr \r 2b, Dcln.ruo 27) 102 Smith 28, Ernory 26) R. nd\-.ick 112 Scaith 6-54, Molloy 2-2, Lloyd 2-55) 7-129 (Molloy 3-55, 3iiith 2-37, Lloyd 2-31)
V. Manly - Univirsity 98 (D'..y^ii' 20, Molloy 20) 4-102 (Dol'rue 44, I>;.yer 2o) Mo.nly 108 (lloyd 3’r'28, Dv.yer 2-1, Molloy 2-18, Scaith 2-42) 9-163 (Siiiith 5-24, Molloy 3-38) sacoio) XI As mentioned previously, the stcond-gr .de te-.m £'.v& a good aooount of I ts e lf. It lost the fir s t i'ivc iirtohss, t v;o out right, of the rcmc-ining nine la'-'f^'cCs'Tt v.on six including one outright, drev one and lost the other t„o on the 1st Innings. The captain \:-\s L. L:;v.roncfc v.ho proved both efficien t -,nd popular. Three players scored centuries; L. ¥Jt!str/,.ay lOl not out v ; R.’^ndi.iok, L. L''..rence 113 v. Mai.ric/.;vilie, ■ nd M. Copplsson lOO not out V . Petersham. Other performances \.ortl.iy of mention .ere B. D yer 99 V . Cumberland, B. Tr.vers 58 not out-v. vjestern Suburbs, M. Coppleson 94 and R. Norton 42 v . St, George, H. Abbott 70 v. Pctersh'Jii and bS V. Paddington, v;. Guumiins 40 "nd R. T .ylor 52 against Northo;rn D istricts, L. Laurence 40 v. Randv.lck, R. Robson 60 not out v .. Marrick- ville, and J. Duggan 48 not out v. Glebe. Br dley, Findlay, and Allison also pl:iyed so^e vcliable knocks. Scores of 20 to 30 v.ere quite ooiumon and on more than one occasion the 250 mark as topped by the team. Of the bov.lers L. La;.rence secured 30 \ ickets at an average of 14, R. Ste:;art 11 v;ickets at 16.6 in his le;. matches in the seconds. La’:;rence varied his bo\;ling and met \.ith marked success; he al\;'ays kept the runs dov.n and took many valuable \;ickcts. E. The\.' s f-.st bowling commanded the respect of the opposing batsmen at all times. He shoT.ed consistence in. both ''.ccuracy and endurance, R. Norton's v;icketkeeping i.as alv:ays safe and he could bccome nn efficient batsman if he aere to take his batting seriously .-^s he possesses a ride array of strokes. The fielding of the teriii through out warrants special mention as on occasions a closc game ;\s ' on for University by keen and enthusiastic fielding. W. Cuu^mins fielded brilliantly at cover point. Fine fielding aas also exhibited by H. Abbott, R. Taylor in slips, and J. Duggan and a . Allison in the out fie ld . THIRD XI The third-grade teaiii appeared at the coaimonceiaent of the sea son to be our relatively strongest side-in the competition. Hcaever they met v;ith li t t le success, f inishing last. The ma;iority of the original combination, ho;,ever> played in s^ond grade ’. hile J.' Neaman reached the fir s t grade after only four matches. The team h-d four_ captj;^|i§ during the season, T. Ncvell, G. Butler, J. Dettman, and P. Young, and n il m'-.nr ged the team ; e ll. The batting s most inconsistent, the outst-’uding feature > -7- > I boiug the oponiiig partritorship ol ovf;.r 60 in oaoh innings r.inst Glolao by Burns fct nncl G.\lcvui, r.nd the l.'.at ’..ioixt p".rtncrship of tO '.gr.inct .. Gordo,n by Conaon and M'ters, vho togclJhor \.ith Hariucy r.''.is3d tlio scorc. froiH 8 for ,57 to 149. v 'Good scores ere ii:idci byt A.' Thom 49 v. ^Wootbin Suburbs, S. I'brguson 47 v. St. Gcorgt., B. Gondoi.’. &1 v. Gordon, J. Dottiii.?;n b2 v. Cuiab:. r l aid, R. Burnett 52 v. Glbbo, D. 41 end i34 v» Glebe, P. Young 51 V. Cuiiti;,rl .nd md P. HaiUilton,' c. nt,-. comor irota Queensl,-'.nd in his iira t g'ia& ’.ith tht club'49 v. Cuiaborland. OX the bo lers T. Novell pr5>vod tho inost GU00...Bsi'ul initho cirly p-'.rt ot the s-,, .son, ..nd jj'. Coynt in the l-.ttcr p u t , his iugures including 4-12, : nd 4-43 v,.. Guiaborl'-nd ■ nd ;D-39 v. M rriclvVille. ,J. Mo^rs h .d aoao good d'^ys v.ith'tho br^ll, his b<^st cixort b^ing 5-76 v. St, Gsorgo. A l.cocomer to tho tc^-'ia ".nd one \ ho re ohcd the. 2nd XI -..Gs J. M'\odonr,ld, o. iucdiuiii p cu. IcXt-handor, \ ho h d ^xoGJlent I'igurcs in both innings -.g'inGt Glebo., The ,\,ioJcatktoping is '..g.II sxcouted by M» Vnfright •'.nd G. iiutlor in oiiiGrgonoios. ypTOTK^ XI The sto.son ’ ,c r very suootssl'ul ont ior the xourths, lor not only did tho t-.^m g ;iii idorb oompotition points th^n,previously, but iriundships . trt. oultiv 'ted \hioh '.ill I' st many yorvrs. Sev er .I lu •.toh^s, '-Ithough lost, \;ore vory evenly contested 'nd lit t le vould hr.ve been required to put our fortunes on the other sidw. .o£ the b'lanoe. Yet it laust be rGmeiubored th t being 4th gayrd^.., its function is , of necessity, r. means of gr.ining expcrienco r.nd i re cruiting ground for the senior , S. Broome proved very poptil''r ■ -.nd oapc.ble or,pt'.iin '\.ho :‘.l'.;r.ys h-'.d the rt.spect of:,his te'^ja; he rJ.so ■ hGC'.dGd tho ggrog-.to, scoring 295 runs -t m avorago of 24t7. Others to p^irform \.6ll v,ith the bat \ ero F. Coyne, ,150 runs rt .21,1, . nd J.' Gleeson, 217 ruiis '.t 19,7. D, Ci-Dia.'.n v.ho pl.yed only throe iii tohcs scored 259 runs including scores of 87 not out, 64 '.-nd 52. The t„o bo’.. lers,- to \;hom most of the ’,,orl; -.. is entrusted, H. Lec.royd ■-’.nd B. Austin, both performed very cr^.dit’.bly. L. ;royd took 21 '..iokets -j-t 9*7 and ^ustin, 28 \.icicets at 11.2. Jioth, ro ocurate mediuia-fc.st bo’/.lers. Others to t^ice uiclcets '.ere S. Broome, 14 t 12.1 r.nd J, V/heeler 15 "t 17.4. A bo\. Icr \,ho sho„ ed outptanding possi b ilit ie s V. ,s Thompson, i slov leg brer.l: boiler .ho rose from 5th XI t© 3rd XI. Hg' should prove of gicr^.t value’ to the Qlub.
This te-m •.•■-'iS the fir s t University t.;-'au.to pl"y in the Gity nd Suburb.?.n m tches for mr.ny ye^ira," €hd started tffe r.e-^son v.ith ^ parti oul-rly strong teojai. This'm y be judged fr pm it he f .c t th^.t Ferguson, Caluian, -.nd Le .royd ’. ho begp.n in the fifth s pl;iyed in second grade l'.ter in the se'son. Although it the beginning of: tho season the tGam -.as mftint.'.ined 't'good strength, players '..eie tikon up ns.soon -s they sho-ed'c.ny promise and as the ex^ms and long v.cation began to a ffect numbers of raen, i t u .s found d iffic u lt to f i l l the side. . 3. Berry Oc.pt^.ined the side •.’■.ell for most of. the season, . and R. Deane and J. Trennery hr.d the responsibility at times to\.ards ths end of the season.
Good perform^.ncus .ere registered by A. Hul;ins, 7L-iio%^u:t>^ A. Thom 62, S. Ferguson 57, T, Boyce 41 nnd 43 not out, (J. Trennery 4^ ^ o,., J. Wheeler 44 r.nd B. Hartnett 41 in tho batting, and the'best rjQv. ling ^ figures ' ere H. Loaroyd 4 for 20; B, Austin 4 for 16 and 4 for S4; J. Dunstona 5 for 58; B. Berry 4 for 1; J, ./heeler 5 for 44; nc’. comers to the teaja at the end o f tho se.'son ere K. Orr from Scots, \ ho took 4 f*r 32 and 4 for SO and evontur-.lly r:.ached the thirds, and R. N ielsoi from Gr-'oumar -.,ho took 5 for 40 in his ono m-'tch. CSI^IURAIWTIONS 7/u extend our congri:.t\^l-tions to the' lollouing, clubs i’or ;;iuning preiiiership honours: Gordon (Club Chaapionshlp end Pirst Gr'\dt,), Wnverley (Second Sr';.de) , ¥ost&rn suburbs (Third Gr-' do), -.nd Lane.Gov§ ,.A '"nd Burv.ood .A (Munioip^il ^.nd Shire) . '
■ BLUES The fo llo ’.ing players \.ere aycrded Blues for the senson 1945- 46, and the Coiiiaittea extends congratule.tions to them on behnl'Ji of tho Club: A. Delarue, B. D. yer, E. Gray, D. .Ho’. o il, M. Lloyd, and P, Molloy. Congratul'i'.tions also to J. V/estph.^.lsn for his c.’.ord of o •Blue in respect of the 1944-45 season, . . APPRECIATION. Our sincere thanlis and apprcoir'tion r-re extended to the lol loving:
To Mrs. Olive Smith and Miss Pam White, scorers for fir s t and .third grades respectively. . ^ to Mrs. Stenmark and Miss Atkinson and also their helpers. Misses Pat Peet, Norma Thompson and Barbara Mann for providing afternoon tea at home matohes. to Mesdames Edvards, Lynch, Molloy, Norton,’ ind Goppleson for billeting, players of the Queensland University team in their homes. to Mr, Heydbn and his sta ff at the N.S.W.C.A. for their courteous ■ attention in matters dealing ;-ith the Club. to Mr. Nigel Barker, Secretary of the S.U.S.U, and his assistant Miss Anderson, far help end advice,,in Club matters. to the V/arden and Matron of St. Paul's, and Mr. Wylie.and Miss Baker'at Wesley College for taking members of the '^cueensland University team. to Drs. S. A. Si.iith, K. J. Ho^.ell, and V. M. Coppleson in connection ;,ith the Inter-'V arsity match. to Scotty McDonald for his interest in tho te^ias and his services as Hon. Masseur. to Tom Ludv;ig, Khom still regard as the best preparer of wickets in Sydney. and to a ll our supporters, viho followed us through more bad days than good and v.e hope to see them a ll again next year.
DONATIONS We thank all those ho gave donations nnd v.ero therefore largely res'-' ponsible for making the Inter-'Varsity match tho success it . -s-. A tota l sum of £65. 2. 4 ’. as donated by the follo\;ing paople: • Drs. K. J. Ho’>;ell, G. S. anith, T. Clouston, F. L. 0'..on,.F. Farrar, Col. Travbrs, Messrs. S. Webb, K.C.^ J. 0. Stenkiark, W. South, C.- Norton, J. Duggan sen., V. L. iupllpy, K. Dan, J. Ne\.man, R. Findl'-.y, • M'. Lloyd, D. Hoaoll, P. Molloy, B. D\.yer, J. Dugfe,an jun., D. Emery, R. Norton, R. Ste. art, Reid, jklr.n Thom, A lister Thom, M. CopplcsOn, and the Queensland Uiiivei’ eity Cricket Club. • -9-
GOlvIvIITTEE I'IE:^TINQS th? ‘"^>3 2 .d,1ournod uootings •..ore held during tub y^..v P.nd nttond-nccs v;ero as follow s:- ^^Aug
J. 0. Stenaurk 6 B. Austin 4 Dr • L« J. Ho'. ell 3 Dr M. Coppleson 6 . F. L. 0\.en 4 B. Di^yer 3 S. G. Wobt 3 Vv • R. Findlay 5 South 3 D. Ho\.ell (ras. Jr.n*194b) 2 S. JIcDonnld 3 T. Neve11 1 H. Stow.'.rt 3 R. Norton 6 J. WcEtph'ilon 1 S, auith 1
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J. V» lu Goppl. son Hon, Gecrotavy. S Y D W TJITIVERSITY GRIUK’JiT GLUT) » ■* ■ — ■ p i ■■■■■■ » IP I I -rnumxm ■■■■ w i , ^
(1) StateAuent of Receipts (?j Paj^aienlis jor year ending 2 8 / 2 / 4 6 .
CLUB .iGCOUUT RiiiGSIPTS; “TTYlvi'it'TS: To Deficit Sports ]iy Materials £171. a. 3 Union A/o " Petty Cash 1. 0 . 0 " sundry Exp&uses ____ 2 . 5 . 0 £174.13. 3 £174.13. 3
TRUST ACCOUI^TT RiiCSIPTS: ^ HYJISKTS :
T o B a l a n c e £23. 6. 3 By I' w S »V/1 C V A • £ t i 4 . 0 . 0 II G ro u n d and n GraP <’ 0 . TAinch 7 . 0 . 0 Uiiipires Fees 75.11. 3 II Ann. Gen. Meeting 1. 7.10 II D o n a t i o n s 56. 3. "X II pub. Risk Insurance 1. 10. 0 TI Afternoon Teas 7.19. 0 II ;'/or S^.-vings C ertii. 20. 0, 0 II Withdrav:al Re II Interva;-sity Expeivses: d e p o s i t s 6 * 1. 2 Entej'tairuuent 39.15.0 R e s i d e n c e 4.10.0 44. 5. 0 « Balance 40.13. 3
£169. 1. 0 £ ^ 9 . 1. 0
(2) Statement of Receipts & Pay^asnts for period l/s/'^G - 30/^>/46. CLUB ^.CGOUi^T RECEIPTS: To Ground & Umpires By Aiiiliaticn Fees £2 . 2 . 0 Fees £10. 0. s ” H.S.W.C.A, 9, 9 . 9 ” D eficit to Sperts ” Materials 1.15. 0 TJni on a/ 0 4. 2. 0 " Stationery 16. 0 £14. 2. 9 £ U , 2. 9
TRUST ACOOUiMT RJIGEIPTS; — prjt.:;!i;bTs:
To Balance £40.18. 2 jjy Interval si ty Kxpenses: " Donations 8.19. 0 antei-tialnLient «47- ff • ¥• ” Afternoon Tea " Manly D.C.C. 1. 2. 0 Receipts 1.12. 6 " ;5o lance 5. 5. 1 F ees • a.- r - «. £ 5 ! T 7 T r r b £ii3,13. 5
MLAiiCS] SH5ET OF TRUST .ICGOUI'IT
' " As at 30t h /u n e. 1946 l>let Assets £L4. 5. 1 War Sijvinge Certificates £49. 0. 0 iialance ::s per Trust Account V . • 1
£54. b» 1 £ u 4 . %J • 1
R. Findlay Hon. Treasurer BATTII.'G AVERAGES.
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P. Molloy 17 7 122 n.O. 301 30*1 R. Gray 16 4 69 268 22*3 A. Dealrue | 19 74 343 18*05 F. Farrar i 18 70 2bb 17*0 B. D'.yer 16 46 22)9 16-38 D, Emery 7 ; 26 82 11*71 S. £iiiith ' 15 : 28 137 11-4 I D. Hoviell 19 ! 30 213 ' 11*22 M. Coppleeon 9 2 ' 23 75 10*71 1 H. Abbott 9 2 17 i 52 i 7*43 J, I'lev.man 12 1 11 43 1 3*82 Im. Lloyd 1i 10 2 ! 13 30 ' 3*65
Also hattfed: B, Trtivers 5 lor 89, J. Westphalen 2 ior 36 B. MoL-iughlin 2 tor 2, H, StG\v r-fc 5 x'or 54, £. Thevi 2 lor 2, J. Duggan a i'or 2^ L. Westav.ay 4 ior S9.
BOWLIlvG AVSIiAGSS
Bov" le r 1 Overs Maidens Runs i! I7ick( A v era g e
S. Siilth 206*6 21 785 64 12 P. M olloy 89 10 343 i 21 16*3 M. Lloyd 127 9 557 i 32 1 7 '4 B. IT;.yer 'i 75*2 10 296 13 22*8
Also Bov. led: R. STer.art 5 £or 177, A. Delarue 4 lor 186, H. Abbott 3 lor 77, £. Thov 3 lor 58, R. Gray 2 lor I2b, M. Gopploaon 0 lor 15, B. Travers 0 lor 17. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY CRICKET CLUB
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82nd ANNUAL REPORT SEASON 1946-47
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To Ik- prrsi^iitcil ul ih o Annual General Meeting in tlin Union Hall, University of Sydney at 7.30 p .m . gA'I Moiulay, 2 l8 t July, 1947.
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,a. .1 . j. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY CRICKET CLUB V-- S* ANNUAL REPORT — SEASON 1946-47. OFFICE-BEARERS.
GENTLEMEN, Patron; Dr. T. CloustON. Your Committee has pleasure in presenting the 8 2 nd Annual Report and Financial Statement for your consideration. President: M r. J. O. Stenm ark. We fielded four teams under the control of the N.S.W.C.A. and your - J Club enjoyed a successful season. Notwithstanding that your first and second Vice-Presidents: X I’s finished sixteenth and fifteenth respectively in the competition tables, \ these teams scored more runs than for very many seasons, five centuries being PROF. MILLS Mr . McDonald MR. A sprey scored in the first grade team and four in the second. Our congratulations are A. B. S. WHiiF. Dr Ho w ell „ South extended to Brian Dwyer in leading the 1st XI batting aggregate and averages „ OWEN „ Co n n elly „ Helm rich scoring 596 runs in grade at an average of 4 5 .8 , and including Inter-Varsity „ Ch apm an „ Stew art Smith „ Fa l k and G.P.S. fixtures over 8 0 0 runs for the season. Congratulations also go to „ W ebb „ F. C. R ogers Me il l o n Malcolm Coppleson, who in 1st, 2 nd, Inter-Varsity and G.P.S. matches, scored „ K irk patrick .. J ohnston „ Prin ce 6 1 5 runs. The century makers were Dwyer ( 2 ), Coppleson, Downes, Lenertz, W lIfCOCKS „ N orton „ D uggan I Molloy, and Abbott (Inter-Varsity), while in the seconds Greville, Lawrence, „ R. A. C. Rogers IF arrar D r . McElh o ne Hughes, and Dubedat topped the hundred. Co l. T ravers J udge Stacey M r . D u n n Your third grade improve^ its position from 15th to 12th and K. Rew contributed a century in this grade. Hon. Secretary: Alan R. Cumming Thom The fourth XI deserve your commendation for having risen from last to second place, and the success of this team augurs well for the future. Centuries Hon. Asst. Sec.: Alistair S. Gumming Thoj^ were scored by G. Butler, J. Crawford, Alan Thom, and D. Price, making a total of 16 centuries for the Club. We congratulate Don Price for heading Hon. Treasurer. R. J. Findlay the 4 th grade batting aggregate and batting and bowling averages. He will find a place in a much higher side in the coming season. Hon. Secretary University Veterans: MR. F. PRINCE R. Barbour commenced the season with the 4 th XI and rapidly advanced to the 2 nd team where, in half* a seasoq, he totalled 319 runs in that side. Delegates: We have thus shown that our batting throughout the Club is the strongest for a considerable number of years, but the bowling proved unex j- To N.S'.lF.C./4 ..' Messrs. J, O. Stenmark, S. G. Webb pectedly weak, only Thew in the firsts, Hanlin ( Ists, 2 nds, 3rds), and To S.U.S.U.: R J Findlay. R. Gray Thomp.son in the fourths taking 30 or more wickets. Fred Widdows and Dave Hanlin showed most promise of the pace bowlers, the latter securing two hat-tricks during the season, when he took Selection Committee: four wickets with successive balls against Western Suburbs in third grade, Messrs. J O. St e n m a r k , S. B room e, J. D. H. D et t m a n n , and when he took six wickets for 20 against St. George in the Poidevin-Gray R. G r a y . A. R T hom * series. Another hat-trick was secured by E. Thew in first grade, when, against Cumberland, he took eight wickets for 2 6 . taking 4 for 1 on the second day. General Committee: The fielding in general was not up to the standard expected from University teams, this being the one department where young players should B. M. Au stin B. D wyer be able to set an example. S. B roome R. G ray J. V. M. Co ppleso n P. Molloy Unfortunately, the Club and the first-grade side lost the services of Roy J. D. H. D ett m a n n R. N orton Gray, owing to a knee injury; but we look forward to having him with us next season. ^ The spirit of the Club and the grand improvement in performances throughout the teams w’as inspiring to your Committee, who feel that the teams are about to restore thej prestige enjoyed by past University X I’s. We extend our congratulations to the following clubs for winning premiership honours: Western Suburbs (Club Championship and first grade), Balmain (second grade and Municipal and Shire), and Gordon (third grade). .. .>> •
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Below are chronicled the results of the gra4 p matches with outstanding FIRST ELEVEN. performances. Results in brief: On results the first grade team had an unsuccessful season, finishing l6th 1 . V. Cumberland on the Premiership tables. However, in many instances, this was not a true University 1st innings 123 (N. Downes 40. A. Delarue 20). guide to form as the final result was either in doubt up to the last overs of 2nd ,, 1G9 (B . D w y e r 61, H . L e n e rtz 25, H . A b b o tt the match or materially affected by rain. 26 n .o.). C um berland l.<;t „ 163 (K . T h e w 8-26 ). . I - 2nd 4-131 (M. Lloyd 4-49). The team won only one match (v. Manly), and drew two games (v. Re.sult: LOST by 6 wickets. Marrickville and Petersham). 2. V . Western Suburbs - • University 1st innings IfiO (D. Emery 30, B. Dwyer 20, .T. West In personnel the side was fortunate to be together most of the season. phalen 25). This conduced towards building up a .strong team spirit which was evident W. Suburbs '1st ,, 215 (M. Lloyd 6-77). throughout the season and was the most pleasing single feature of the team’s Ilesull; LOST on 1st innins.^^. activities. As most of the players will be available next year the foundations are surely laid for a most successful season. 3. V. Glebe U n iversity 1st inninprs 197 (.T. W e stp h a le n 85 n .o., B. D w y e r 35, P . M olloy 29, N . D o w n es 21). By far the strongest feature of this eleven’s displays was the batting. In Glebe 1st 7-276 (cl.) (M. Lloyd 3-71). this regard the team presents a splendid record, as, in grade matches, no less University 2iu1 2-62 (B. Dwyer 24 n.o., A. Delarue 21 n.o.). than five different players recorded centuries, while a sixth was successful in Result; i.OST on 1st innings.
aa Inter-Varsity fixture. That ability is abundant is obvious and with experience 4. V. Marrickville tl^se young University batsmen will gain the respect of all Grade teams. Marrickville 1st i)inins.s 5_-3f>() (cl.). U n iversity 1st (5-249 (11. Lenertz 55, D. Emery 49 n.o., B. 300 I Dvvver 44, .1. W e.stphalen 34, F. M olloy The following batsmen exceeded runs during the season, showing ^ 28 n.o.). promise also for the future:— Ue.sult: DRAW. B. Dwyer ...... V. Northern Districts A. Delarue ...... N. Districts 1st iiininRS 361 (E . Thew' 4-95). U n iv ersity 1st ,, 343 (1’ . M olloy lO'O, A . D elarue 52, H . L en ertz t N. Downes ...... 352 35, N. D o w n e s 34, .1. W e stp h a le n 31, J. Newman 26 n.o.). J. Westphalen ...... 332 Result: I.OST on 1st innings. /,t H. Lenertz ...... 322 6. V. M anly Univ«‘rsity 1st innin,^:s 1-190 (cl.) (H . L en e rtz lOt, ,J. W e stp lia len 36). During the season there were two partnerships which exceeded the century. M a n ly 1st ,, <2424 (H(H. . A1Abbott 4-43, M. Lloyd 4-52, E. Thew They were: i 2-15). University 2nd ., 2-56 (P. Mfilloy 26 n.o.). H. Lenertz and J. Westphalen 138 for 4 th wicket v. Manly. R esu U ; W O N on 1st innings. 160 1 |M. Coppleson and N. Downes for st wicket v. Petersham. V. P etersham University 1st innings 8-354 (cl.) (M. Coppleson 109, X. Downes 101, The bowling was generally weak and the need for a dangerous spin H. Lenertz 69 n.o., .1. Dettmann 27). bowler was keenly felt. Throughout the season too heavy a load fell on the Petersham 1st ,. 6-15G (L. Lawrence 2-3). medium-paced attack and this was rendered almost unbearable at times by Result: DRAW. the number and frequency of the catches dropped. Opening bowler, Eric V. Balm ain Thew, was outstanding, showing ability and great determinition In the B alm ain 1st innings 6-342 (cl.) (II. Abbott 2-37). U n iversity 1st ,, 22 opening g?me (v. Cumberland) Thew capped a fine effort by taking the 2nd ,, 73 (N . D o w n e s 28). hat-trick to finish with 8 -2 6 . Result; LOST outright by an innings.
Undoubtedly the weakest phase of the cricket was the fielding. In V. North Sydney more than one instance good fielding would have won the game. Bad fielding Nth. Svdney 1st innings 249 (H. Abbott 3-50, E. Thew 1-79). U n iv ersity 1st ,, 78 (.1. W e stp h a le n 80). by such a young side is inexcusable, and until the players realise that this is as 2nd ,, 3-164 (.7. Westphalen 58 n.o., A. J^elarue 32, important and requires as much concentration and determination as the other j B. Dwyer 30). departments of cricket, then they must be satisfied with their lowly status in Result: LOST on 1st innings. the competition. Downes, Delarue, Westphalen, and wicket-keeper Newman .10 V. Gordon were the (inly four to be consistently safe and reliable in the field. In the Gordon 1st innings SOT (P. Molloy 6-113, A. Delarue 3-39). next season all must pay great attention to this department. U n iv ersity 1st ,, 249 (B . D w y er 124, A . D elarue 28, H. A b b o tt 1 22). In conclusion we feel that a solid basis has been laid on which to build Result: LOST on 1st inifngs. 11. V. Paddington a strong First Eleven. However, to ensure that all have benefited by another or, P a d d in g to n 1st innings 223 (I*. M olloy 3-37, A . D elaru e 3-4 0 ). for some, a first season in grade cricket, each should now modify his approach U n iversity 1st ,, 117 (A . D elarue 40, M. C oppleson 22). to certain aspects of the game, making determination and concentration his 2nd ,, .4-150 (B. Dwyer 60 n.o., M. Coppleson 44 J A. Delarue 31). driving force with which is incorporated all that he has learnt in the past Result; LOST on 1st innRigs. year. 4 « • - 1^- - I ■■V-' t:- 12. V. Marrickville Results in brief: University 1st innings l(i(i (A. l>eiaruo 43, P.. D w y e r 44). 1. V. Cumberland M arrickville 1st 313 (K . Thew 7-100). University 1st innings 125 (Hughes 29 n.o.). Result; LOST on 1st innings. 2nrt ,, 131 (C oppleson 32). Cuniberlaiul 1st ,, 273 (W id d o w s 4-50 ). 13. V. Petersham Result: LOST by innings and 17 runs. University 1st innings 23fi (i;. Dwyer tiS, M. Coppleson 42, A. Delarue 30, X . D o w n es 23). 2 v» Wests T'etersham 1st ,, 7-305 (P. M olloy 2-3S). i;niver.'jity 1st innings 83 (Duggan 26). Result: LOST f>n 1st innings. 2nd ,, 112 (F in d lay 33). W c'sts 1st ,, 2-12'0 (C l.). 2nd ,, 2-83 (Deltrnann 2-3(>). SECOND ELEVEN. Result: LOST outright by eight wickets. 3. V. Glebe University Isl innings 281 (Coppleson 78, Dettniann G2). A casual reader of the sporting pages of the Sunday papers might have Glebe ' 1st 4-394 (Cl.). been justified in assuming that the Seconds had a pretty unsuccessful season, Result: LOST on the first innings. with only two wins. But the players themselves, and the Club’s supporters 4. V. Marrickville who followed the games, will agree without hesitation that for good fellowship, University 1st innings 5-375 ((ireville 178, Deltrnann GO n.o., enthusiasm, sportsmanship, and the playing of the game as it should be played Coppleson 55). Marrickville 1st ,, 209 (Hanlin 5-73, Hughes 3-42). in the best interests of cricket, it was a very successful season indeed. Bob Result: WON on the first innings. Norton, ^yho led the team for roost of the year was in large measure personally 5. V. Manly responsible by his own example, and (most essential ingredient of good i University 1st innings 137 (Coppleson 43). captaincy) quickly won and held the full support of his team. 2nd ,, 163 (D eltn u in n 12, H an lin 32, B arb ou r 31 n .o.). :\Ianly 1st ,, 1,96 (Hanlin 4-66). Unaccountably, the performances of the side were completely unpredict Result; LOST on the (irstJinnings. able— four times we scored well over 300 (once nearly 4 0 0 for only half the 6. V. N. Districts ^ side out), yet w’ere dismissed for less than 100 four times. The bowling U n iversity 1st innings 250 (L a w re n ce 82, H u g h e s 41, C oppleson 40) X, Districts 1st ,, 9-335 (Hanlin 4-60, Dettniann 3-61). w’as just as inconsistent, as was the fielding— brilliant one dal, and shocking Result; LOST on the first innings. the next. But all in all the team did well, without much luc| with the toss, 7. V. Balmain and was cfertainly much stronger than appears from results. Its members are Unlversitv 1st innings 6-338 (Cl.) (Lawrence 94 n.o., Bradley 65 n.o., young, and mostly on the threshold of their University' careers, and there is Dubedat 60). Balmain Isl ,, 7-335 (Lawrence 4-92). time an^,', plenty of talent that promises better things for the future of Result: DRAWN. University cricket. S. V, Petersham U n iv ersity 1st inn.ings in gs J-36368 (D u b e d a t 163 n .o., H u g h e s 108). There were many noteworthy individual performances. Maicplm CopF>leson, Petersham 1st 3-47 (Trumper 2-23). by sheer consistency in the early matches, forced his way into the First XI, Result; DRAWN. and mustlbe congratulated on his century first game in that grade. Phil 9. V. N, Sydney Greville f l 7 8 ). Laurie Lawrence ( 1 1 1 ). Harold Hughes ( 1 0 8 ), and Ron Univer^itv 1st innings 218 (Bradley 88 n.o., Dettman 59). Dubedat (1 6 3 n.o.), ail scored centuries, and Dick Barbour (9 2 >. and Tack 2nd 0-26. X. Sydney 1st ,, 306 (Burnett 2-23, Trumper 2-53, Hughes Bradley (88 n.o,). were unlucky to miss. Lawrence twice nearly repeated his 2-64. triumph with 94 n o, and 8 2 . the latter, against N, District, a classic of Result: I^OST on first innings. beautiful driving. For the bowlers, Dave Hanlin, up from the-Thirds early in 10. V. Paddington University 1st innings 125 (Burnett 3li, Cummins 25). the piece, bagged the best of the wickets in the early games in^ between peeps 2nd ,, 9-223 (C l.) (B u rn e tt 51, B arb ou r 40). at a Geography book, but did not maintain his run. He was aided and abetted Paddington 1st ,, 5-162 (Cl.) (Bradley 2-6. Hughes 2-31). by Charlie Trumper, who never found his true form save tor a fleeting glimpse 2nd ,, 6-85 (Lawrence 2-28). Result: LOST by four wickets. or so in the last few games, and the stout-hearted Frecf Widdows of thb Sore Toe, The S,T,, bane of many pace bowlers of the past, kept Fred out of a 11. V. Gordon L'niversity 1st innings 75 (Barbour 25 n.o., Burnett 23). couple of games, but did not stop him limping in agonv up to the crease for the 2nd ,, 1G9 (B a rb o u r 54). last over of the day to win the match against Petersham for his side with three Gordon 1st ,, !i-243 (Cl.) (Lawrence 4-53, Hanlin 3-40). 2nd ,, P-5. of his most fiery deliveries. Harold Hughes, John Dettmaftn and Laurie Result: LOST outright by’ ten Avickets. Laurence all plugged away with varying success— they did their hit. The 2. V. Petersham ground fielding was consistently good except for returns to the keeper (the ? I’niver.'^ity 1st innings 324 (Lawrence 111, Barbour 92). less said about that the better)— outstanding in this department were Bill I’etersham 1st ,, 281 (Widdows 4-18, Hughes 4-111). Result: AVON on the first! innings. Cummins and Ron Dubedat. Bob Norton did a good job behind the stumps — his best effort was his dismissal of five Manly batsmen in their first innings. 13, V. Mosman University 1st innings 100 (Robson 25). Well, 1946-7 is over. It w'as for the Seconds a season of high hopes, of 2nd ,, 117 (L jnvrence 47). Mosman 1st ,, 158 (Dubedat 3-11). bitter disappointments, of excellent cricket and of wonderful fun Let’s look 2nd ,, fe-83 (C1.) (Lawrence 3-31). forward now to 1947-8 being as good and better. Result: LOST outright by 24 runs. 7 > i'-: .V.
3. V. Glebe THIRD ELEVEN. G lebe 1st itmings 8-241 (Cl.) (Burnett 4-61). U n iv ersity 1st ,, 139 (M e y e r 26, B arb ou r 25). The Thirds, after starting off the early part of the seasori somewhat 2nd ,, 71 (Barbour 25 n.o.). Result; LOST outright. S‘ ■ gloomily with only one win in its first four matches, looked as if it might finish reasonably well placed in the competition by winning three of the next 4. V. Nlarricl results apart, the members of the team played good and enjoyable crickct, and V. N. Districts after all that’s the main thing. The players were all young, but what they University 1st innings 379 (BiiUer 83, Bradley 69 n.o.. Burnett 56). lacked in .experience was offset by a capacity for enthusiasm which was soon N. Districts 1st ,, 274 (Brjtdiey 5-86, Harris 3-89). 2nd ., 1-29. Mflected in the improved standard of fielding as the season progressed. Result; W'ON on 1st innings. ^ The batting on the whole was weak, though there were individual V. Balmain 379 performances of considerable merit. Apart from the really good effort of B a lm a in 1st innings Il8 (Ct>yne 3-14). on a wet wicket against N. District, the side never passed the 200 mark. 2nd ,, 7-144 (Cl.) (Harris 2-9, Coyne 2-25). On the other hand, our opponents did so only six times out of twenty innings, U niversity l.st 126 (S h arp 21). I which suggests contributing factors other than mere battingl inability. The 2nd ,. 129 (M ey er 49, Sh arp 21). Result; LOST outright. I best knock of the season was Ken Rews’ 122 against Peterfham— the only century, feeoff Butler went close with 83 against N. District and Jack V. Petersham Bradley made a couple of fifties before moving up to the Seconds. No less U n iv ersity 1st in nings 193 (R e w 122). Petersham 1st ,, 129. (Broome 4-24, Harris 3-4G). than sev^h of the original team were tried in the Seconds and we must Result; WON on 1st innings. congratulate Dick Barbour, Jack Bradley. Ron Dubedat, Dick Burnett and Dave Hanlin on becoming regular members of that team,, and Dave in V. North Sydney 1 U n iv ersity 1st in nings 145 (B u tler 43, Sh arp 34). particular for earning a try out with the Firsts in the last gam^; of the season. 2nd ,, 84 (S ain sb u ry 27 n .o ,). Our bowling generally was below standard Dave Hanlin after taking 14 N. Sydn ey 1st .. 327 (C o y n e 3-51 ). wickets in the first tw’o matches (including 8-24 against Wests) of course Result: LOST outright. went to a higher grade. Mainstay of the attack was "W inky” Harris whose 10. V. Gordon left arm spinners sometimes puzzled himself as well as the batsmen. Frank U niversity 1st in n in gs 79. Coyne was always reliable, and Jack Bradley never failed to get among the 2nd 95. Gordon 1st ,, 9-96 (Cl.). wickets until his promotion. 2nd „ 3-81. Although a number of players like Bob Findlay, Bob l^leyer, Clouston Result; LOST outright. Taylor, Sainsbury Young and others could not strike form, all were triers 11 V. Balmain and all made the best of their luck. B alm ain 1st innings S-281 (Cl.) (Hobson 2-30). Every man in the team played cricket, and played it for the love 'of the U n iv ersity 1st „ 67, game and for his side. The players are young and with the spirit and keenness 2nd 100 (F in d la y 3G). of youth, and given a w'ise old head to mould them together next season, they Result; LOST outright. have the capacity to show on results next season what w'as seldom more than 12 V. Western Suburbs a potential ability last season. U n iv ersity 1st innings ;151 (H a rris 5G). 2nd ,, 6-107 (Cl.) (Harris 22). Results in brief: W . Suburbs 1st ,, 158 (H a rris 3-27 ). 1. V. Curnberland 2nd ,, ' ,4-114 (H a rris 2-34). University 1st innings 174 (H ew 1:2 n .o., C u m m in s 37, Clou.ston 31). Result; T.OST outright. . 2nd ,, 7-14(1 (C louston G2). s , 21 D uK a 34) C m b erlan d 1st ,, 211 (D ugK an 3-40).Cu 13. V. Glebe Result; L.OST on first inninss. U niversity 1st innings 127 (F in d lay 31, H a rris 28). 2. V. W. Suburbs 2nd 9-117 (Cl.) (Duggan 26). W. Suburbs 1st innings 81 (lUirnett 5-28). G lebe 1st :143 (Duggan 2-9, Sullivan 2-38). 2nd ,, 57 (H a n lin 8-24 ). 2nd ,, |3-80. U n iv ersity 1st ,, 134 (B ra d ley 42). Result: IX)ST outright. Result: WON on first innings. 8 i 1 V FOURTH ELEVEN. 5. V. Burwood University l.st innings G2 (M. Sainsluiry 17). 2nd ,, 9-101 (S. Holmes 34, A. R. Thom 17). This was University’s most successful team during the season. Competing Burwood 1st ,, GG (S. Holmes 4-17, R. Thompson 4-17). in the N.S.W.C.A. Municipal and Shire competition, the team finished second 2nd ,, 151 (R. Thompson 6-45, P. Searle 3-31). in the point score, being beaten in the second last round by Balmain, whom 1 Result; LOST on 1st innings. we congratulate on their win in this division. Our team was fortunate in being abje to remain basically unchanged 6. v. Nth. Sydney throughout the season, and much of the team’s success is attributed to this !l U n iv ersity 1st innings 257 (F . Carvaliio 47, A . S. T h o m 43). 2nd „ 1-12. fact. A very fine team spirit of keenness and companionship also played a * Nth. Sydney 1st .. 162 (P. Searle 5-56, M. Sainsbury 4-15). large part in the success of the team and contributed towards what will 2nd ,, 103 (J. Sullivan 6-32, R. T h o m p son 3-92 ). remain in the players’ minds as a happy and profitable season. Result; WON outright. The team was well balanced in batting and bowling, while the fielding was generally of a high standard, so that it is not surprising that the team 7. v. Manly recorded five outright wins and six wins on the first innings, as opposed to U n iv ersity 1st innings 7-190 (.1. Dunlop 5G, K. Rew 31, J. Trenerry 28 n.o.). one outright loss and one loss on the first innings. 2nd ,, 0- 12. M a n ly 1st 80 (J. Dunlop 3-16, R. Thompson 2-2S). The outstanding player of the season was Don Price, who came to us 2nd 118 (J. D unlop 4-17). late in the ^season and headed both batting and bowling averages. His batting Result; WON outright. was consistently outstanding, reaching, in eight innings, an aggregate of 4 0 5 5 7 9 ri®s. at an average of . , whilst his bowling was persistently effective as a S, V. Lindfield , 13 12 shock attack, his tally being wickets at an average of runs. University 1st innings 1^4 (D, Price 39, A. S. Thom 24). The generally high standard of batting can be seen in the fact that three 2nd ,, 4T173 (C l.) (D . Price 89, .7. D unlop 43 n .o.). Lindfield 1st ,, 99 (D, Price 4-7, C. White 4-39). other players in the team reached about 350 runs for the season (Alistair 2nd .. 104 (D . Price 5-47 ). Thom 3 5 3 , John Dunlop 3 4 5 , Alan Thom 3 4 6 ) whilst thfre were four Result; WON outright. centuries scored during the season by J. Crawford ( 1 0 6 ), G. fButler ( 1 1 6 ), D. Price (1 1 0 no.), and Alan Thom ( 12" ) . These individiral scores were 9. V, Cumberland always backed up by solid batting, and the team often reached the 3 00 mark, University 1st .innings 8-316 (D. Price 88, J. Collins 84, J. Dunlop on one occasion reaching 4 1 6 . 73). Cumberland 1st ,, 9-226 (Cl.) (R. Taylor 4-55). The stirength of the bowling can be seen from the fact that four bowlers Result; WON on 1st innings. took from 13 to 35 wickets at averages from 12 to 12 9 (D. Price 13 at 1 2.0 ; S. Holmes 14 at 12.2 ; R. Thompson 35 at 1 2 .6 ; J. Dunlop 22 at l 2 .9 ) 10. V. Bexley ^ while good performances were also put up by P. Searle and J. Sullivan. U niversity 1st innings 196 (D . Price 49, A . S. T h o m 49. W . D unlop 37). The Qub should benefit by the experience which these potential higher- 2nd ,, 1-158 (Cl.) (D. Price 110 n.o., A. R. Thom graders ha\^ gained during the last season. 47). B ex ley 1st ,, 155 (R. T h o m p so n 5-40). Results in brief: 2nd ,, 199 (L . H u m e 4-29). 1. V. Glebe Result; Match DRAWN. University l.st inning.s 5-I320 (G. Buller 11G n.o., J. Crawford Kj6, R. Burnett 41 n.o,). 11. Glebe 1st ,, 72 (R . Burnett G-28). . v. Waverley -^»d ., 81 (J. Sullivan 4-2'0, E . Bacoil 4-19). U n iv ersity 1st innings 164 (A . S. T h o m 92, J. W o o lrid g e 30). Result: WON outrinlu. 2nd ,, 93 (J. Sullivan 16. D. D ickins 14, A . S ten - m ark 14). 2. V. Lane Cove •B’ Waverley 1st „ 132 (J. Dunlop 4-33, R. Thompson 3-16). Univer.sity 1st innings 41G (A. R. Tliom 127, M. Sainsbury 57, W. 2nd ,, 1-31 (A. Stenmark 1-14). Dunlop 4G. F. de Carvalho SS, S. Holmes Result; WON on 1st innings. 33, .1. D unlop 31). L a n e Cove l.st ,, 12G (S. Holmes 4-4S, J. Spence 2-S, R. Neilsen 12. v. Balmain 2-44). 2nd ,, 4-145 (M. Sainsbury 2-9). U n iv ersity 1st innings 142 (A . R. T h o m 41, P.' Searle 24 n.o., J. R esu lt: W O N on l.st innings. ; Sullivan 21). 2nd ,, 92 (R . M cG re go r 36, P. Searle 17). 3. V. Ryde . Balmain 1st ., 261 (J. Sullivan G-SO, I'. Searle 2-38). U n iv ersity 1st innings 2G9 (.M. Sainsbury GG, A . S. Tbotn 42, P. 1 Result; LOST outright. YounK 31). R yde 1st .. 54 (S. Holmes 3-15, P. Searle 3-31). 2nd ,, 81 (.]. Sullivan 3-27, R, T h o m p so n 2-G. P. 13. V. North Sydney I YounK 2-17). U n iv ersity 1st innings 217 (J. D u nlop 73, B. H a n ley 39, H . T aylor Result: WON outriKht. 27). 4. V. Paddington 2nd ., 3-125 (R . M cG rego r 53, B. H a n le y 31, ,J. U n iv ersity 1st innings 284 (G . B u tler 51, F. C arvalh o 37, J. Sullivan i Dunlop 28 n .o.). 37, A . R . T h o m 3G). Nth. Sydney 1st 268 (.1. i:>unlop 3-57, .1. Woolridge 3-25, P a d d in g to n 1st ., Ifil (J. McDonald 5-37). P. Searle 2-57). Rc.sult: W ON on 1st innings. Restilt; WON on 1st innings. 10 11 , -V. • ’ . " Pf — I. > ■• '^•- r-- . ■ « ' » • ■V - r - , /: -'■•'7 ■ >>’- V' V, I POIDEVIN-GRAY ELEVEN. The fixture itself, played on the memorable Gabba ground, resulted in This side did quite well during the season, winning two and losing two an 8 wickets victory for the Sydney side. The outstanding performance^ were matches, and had fortune been with them they would have finished much Harold Abbott’s brilliant 105, Malcolm Coppleson’s 83, Peter Molloy s 74, closer to the top of the competition. They defeated Marrickville and St. George Doug. Emery’s 47, John Newman’s 40, and Nev. Downes’ 38. all cor)ipiled very convincingly, but Balmain and Paddington with the advantage of the, in a first innings total of 459. Of the bowling, Harold Abbott completed a toss dismissed our otherwise consistent batting side cheaply and herwre won. fine double by taking 4-14 in Queensland’s second innings, and Merv. Lloyd The fielding of the side was really spectacular, many difficult catches being finished with 3-45 in the first and 3-95 in the second innings. Doug. Emery held, whilst the ground fielding was always consistent. also took three remarkable catches to cap a brilliant fielding display. The bow'ling was'weak, relying too much on Hanlin and Molloy. Hanlin, In January Melbourne University visited us with a particularly strong with much ability to swing a ball, bowled very accurately in all games and side' including at least four players who had represented Victoria. After was justly rewarded with a hat-trick in the last game against St. George. having a good lead of 97 runs on the first innings, your team failed in the S.' A During the series he captured 11 wickets at an average of 11.1, Molloy being second to be just beaten in the final quarter hour of the third and last day. next in the averages, capturing 11 wickets at 16.1 average. The outstanding performances in this match were the magnificent fighting No other bowlers excelled, generally lacking consistency of length and innings of the Sydney captain. Brian Dwyer, who scored a glorious 125 in the accuracy. first inninqs and carried his bat throughout the Sydney collapse in the second The batting, on the other hand, was always consistent, Dave Dickins innings for a stubborn 79 not oat. These innings, particularly the second heading the averages with 32. Molloy and Coppleson then followed with lone hand effort, were regarded by spectators and players alike as particularly averages of 26.6 and 23 6 respectively, whilst Dubedat and Burnett always meritorious, and brought special words of praise from Alan Dick, the Melbourne gave^the side a good start. Dickens, who scored 81 in his first game, is a very ca«ain. sounQ bat, and should be a fine asset to the Club. t At the conclusion of the match the Melbourne team were entertained at The team should develop into a strong side next season, most players a most successful dinner at the University Club. being still under 21. Last season lack of experience was prevalent in all . In conclusion, it was expressed during both matches by both Universities games, and was probably the main downfall of the side. that the present method of conducting Inter-Varsity cricket was most unsatis Detailed performances are recorded elsewhere. factory, as all the Universities did not meet. To overcome this it has been suggested that an annual carnival should be held at each of the Universities SYDNEY UNIVERSITY VETERANS’ CRICKET!tI CLUB. in turn and at which each University' should be represented. This seems a distinct improvement, and we are looking forward to the fulfilment of this After a lapse of five years, the Vets reformed in 1946. Despite the hope in the near future. absence of m^ny of the older players, little difficulty was experienced in fielding Below are the scores in the Inter-Varsiry matches:— teams for rrrbst matches, any casual vacancies being filled by students. V. Queensland University Although results are not of major importance, it may be of interest to Q u een slan d 1st innings 215 (L loy d 3-4.'), D w v e r 3-52, E in erv 2-3S). record that the Vets were successful in winning 17 of the 20 matches in 2nd ,, 27fi (Abbott 4-11, l.loycl 3-115). which a decision was reached. « Sydney 1st ,, 45!1 (Alrbott 105. OopplePon S3, Molloy 74, F. Farr*r and R. A. C. Rogers were outstanding with the bat, the E m ery. 47. N ew m an 40). 2nd ,, 2-26. former regis^ring the only century of the season. R. Blackett. F. Leventhal, Result; WON' outright by S wicket.'-. and J. H. Simpson were most successful in their limited appearances, whilst N. Falk and N. Bowen proved to be consistent run-getters. J. Meillon, V. Melbourne University Melbourne l.st innings 26!) (Mol'oy 4-30, Dwyer 3-57). T. Flattery, and F. Prince also demonstrated their ability' to score runs when 2nd 312 (Molloy 4-5 Thew 4-99). required. S ydn ey 1st 362 (D w y er 19r 'b . D ow n es 59. E m e rj 55, J. Meillon was the outstanding performer with the ball, with the main Lawrence 43). 2 nd 138 (Dwyer 79 n.o.). support coming from R. A. C Rogers and C H. W . Lawes. R . Hj. Bettington. Re.'sult; LOST outrishL l)y 81 runs. J. V. Garner, E. K. Sholl. F. Farrar, and F. Prince also performed. The wfcket-keeping was entrusted to R. J. B. Parkhill, who showed that he had lost little of his former skill. The Vets look forward to an even more successful season next year; G.P.S. AND ASSOCIATED SCHOOLS. During the season, the annual match with a combined G.P.S. team was INTER-VARSITY CRICKET. held, and a new match with combined Associated Schools was inaugurated. Inter-Varsity Cricket was again held this year when your . Club played The University team did well against the latter team, and not so well against Queensland University at Brisbane and Melbourne University at Sydney. The the G.P.S., but both matches prc^vided enjoyable days’ cricket. In connection Sydney team is to be congratulated on their excellent showing as they con with the G PS. match, our congratulations go to David Meagher, who scored vincingly defeated the Queensland University and were very narrowly beaten the second century ever scored against the University by a player in this by the strong Melbourne side. Socially, both matches were an outstanding r&atch. success, and our Melbourne visitors expressed deep gratitude at the hospitality V . G.P.S. extended to them G.P.S. 1st inniiiK.s 3-250 (D, Mc;iKlier 103 n.o., J. Burke 71 n.o.). University 1st ,, 7-130 (A. Delarue 36, R. Barbour 27 n.o.). In travelling to Brisbane it is worthy of mention that Sydney University Result: DRAWN. Cricket Club has set a precedent by being the first representative cricket team to travel interstate by air. In Brisbane the visitors were extended a marvellous V . Associated Schools welcome and introduced to the greatness of Queensland hospitality’ for which Ass. Schools l.st iiniitiKs 125 (Delarue 4-46). U n iv ersity 1st ,, 193 (E m ery 55, (''oppleson 41, R ew 31 n .o .). they were truly grateful. Result: WON on 1st innings. Qk 12 13 I y. f K i : CLUB RECORDS. APPRECIATIONS. The desire has been expressed to your Committee that the Annual Report The Committee’s sincere thanks and appreciation are extended to the should contain statistics of noteworthy performances during the Club’s long following: history. This suggestion has our full support, but the enormity of the task T o Mrs. Stenmark, Miss Atkinson, and their helpers Misses Pam Barton, can be appreciated, particularly in view of the scarcity of old club reports. Barbara Mann, Beverley Bush, Judy Stokes, Elizabeth Hudson, Norma An appeal is accordingly made to any past members of the Club, and Thompson and Mesdames Molloy and Dettmann for providing afternoon tea to other District Cricket Clubs who can make available any relevant statistics as- to club records, etc., or old club reports, to communicate with the Hon. at matches played on our home ground: Secretary. (Tel LA 2348) To St. Andrew’s College Principal and Matron for the hospitality provided by them for the visiting Melbourne team and for the lunch provided An appeal is also made to any past or present member or supporter of the Club who has a little spare time to volunteer to assist in the necessary for the Associated Schools team: research work and actual compilation of the statistics. Can you help? To St. Paul’s College Warden and Matron for entertaining players in the G P S . match to lunch: To Mr. Heydon and his staff at the N.S.W .C.A. for their courteous and BLUES. prompt attention to matters connected with our Club: } The following players were awarded Blues for the season 1946-47, and { t o Mr. Nigel Barker, Secretary of the S.U.S.U., and his assistant, Miss on behalf of the Club, the Committee extends its congratulations. Anderson, for the continued interest and help extended by them to the Club: « T o the house committee of the University Club, especially Messrs. Edwards, B. ijwyer P. Molloy Prince and W ebb, for the large part they played in entertaining our Melbourne J. Westphalen visitors: | E. Thew To Tom Ludwig, who continues to produce as good wickfts as are to A. Delarue be found arr^ong grade clubs; J. Newman And to all our less well known supporters who have followed our teams in black day^ as well as fine, and whom we hope to welcome again during DONATIONS. the next season. The Committee thanks all tl|ose who gave donations to the Club during the season and who helped to make the year the financial success that it was. W e give our thanks to the following people: f YOUNGER SET. Dr. Clouston C Norton Dr. Wilcocks J. O. Stenmark F. Prince Dr Garner The Committee is pleased to report that a Cricket Club Younger Set has S. G. Webb S. G. Webb 'J. S. Meillon been inaugurated under the convenorship of Mrs. Molloy, the first meeting Dr. F. L. Owen Dr. F. Rogers Judge Stacey being held in the Feminists’ Club on the 19th June, at which jh e members Dr. F. Farrar R C. Mills N. Barker were the guests of the President, Mr. J. O. Stenmark, and Mis. Stenmark. Colonel J. Travers R. Parkhill E. Dwyer J. P. Duggan The Comminee of this group is hoping to run an Annual Cricket Club Dance, A. B. S. W hite Dr. C. E. Wickham Lawes A. S. Johnson M. Kirkpatrick J. D. H Dettmann as well as provide afternoon tea for University teams. Dr. G. S. Smith J. Connolly COMMITTEE MEETINGS. SOCIAL EVENTS. During the season seven cc^m ittee meetings w'ere held, and attendances were as follow:— ‘ This season has seen an increase in social and matrimonial events, and J. O. Stenmark ...... 7 R. Findlay ...... 6 the Committee desires to express its congratulations to the following on ? B. M. Austin ...... 3 R. Gray ...... 5 behalf of the Club: S. Broome ...... j 5 P. Molloy ...... 6 T o Doug. Emery and Pam Barton, on their recent wedding. The Club J. V. M. Coppleson .... J 5 R. Norton ...... 4 wishes you both the very best of success in the future. J. Dettmann ...... 6 A. R. Thom ...... 7 B. Dwyer ...... 6 A. S. Thom ...... 4 T o Alan Delarue and Barbara Mann. Merv. Lloyd and Elizabeth Hudson, For and on behalf of the General Committee. and Bob Norton and Betty Kennedy on their engagements. I J. O. STENMARK, Chairman. To Roy Gray and John Dettmann, whose wives have presented them each with" a. baby daughter. A. R. CUM M ING THOM . Hon. Sec. 14 15 ■■ t - - , ' A V ' - ■ - -‘■f ■ - V J • •‘v. --w '' ■ vr.-:’5civ ‘T. . , - I ■ V i f A V E R A G E S . BOWLING: FIRST XI. O vers M aidens R uns Wkts. Average W id d o w s . 45 o 206 11 18.7 BATTING: L. Lawrenr-e 95 ' 8 427 19 22.5 Innhips N.O. H.S. A kK. A v e ra g e D. Hanlin ... 77 :i n i 18 22 8 i;. Dwyer .... 15 2 124 590 45.8 J. Dettman . . 81 1 402 12 33.5 J. Copple.son . 8 loa 244 30.5 • ; e . H. HuKhes . . IK). 4 6 681 15 45.4 J. Westphalen 14 3 85* ;i32 30.2 C. Trurnper . 81 o 502 11 45.G H. Lenertz ... n 2 1(14 322 29.3 Also Bowled: ifi II10 202 21.8 P. Molloy .... 4 n A. Delarue ... 19’ 52 37f. 20.9 Dugrkan .. 0 7.5 u 30.5 1 ■;a N. Dowiios .. . 19 101 352 18.5 .1. Bradley .. 2 2'Ofi n 41.8 ■ V o D. Emery .... 14 49* 141 11.8 li, Burnell .. 5 136 45.3 H. Abbott .... It 30 134 11.2 J. Coppleson ...... >. 7.4 0 82 O 41 J. Newman .. 11 2fi* 73 8.1 R. Dubedat .. 1 11 3 3.7 E, T h ew ...... 11 19 40 4.4 A. R. Thom 1 li 1 0 (».5 M. U o y d ...... !l 11 28 3.5 R. Fiobson ... 1 11 1 11 Also Batted: \V. C um m ins I II 13 1 13 J. Dfttniann . 5 27 58 11.G J. Sharp ...... 0 7 1 7 R. l^arbour .. — D. Hanlin .... 1, 14 1 \ 14 1.1 0 11 0 •I. Sharp ...... 1 l.‘{ 13 13 F. Coyne ... . 1 4 u ___ L. Lawrence . 2 7 7 3.5 G. Harri.s ... 0 29 0 — P. Grevillo .. 0 21 0 — Best Partnerships: in^by N. Downes an«l J. V. M. Copple.'^on v. Petersham. THIRD XI. TTING: 13^by H. L/t-nertz and .J. Westphalen V. M anly. 1 nniiis^s N.O. U.S. A vriafre 98 by .1. We.stphalen and B. Dwyer V. P etersh a m . G. B utler ...... 1 S3 215 35.8 97 by P. Molloy and J. Newman V. Northern Districts. I ^ o .J. Bradlev ...... 69- 143 28.6 95 by U. Dwyer and .1. V. .M. Coppleson V. Paddinf?ton. ‘ I K . R ew ...... 8 T 1 122 185 26.4 R. Burnett ..., S 56 BOWLING: I ICi") 23.6 R. Dubedat ... 10 1 .^6 169 18.8 O vers M a id in s rtun.s \V A v e ra g e J. Clouston .. , 9 — 1 46 16.2 K. T liew ...... 145.1 742 12 24.7 R. Findlay ___ 10 — 36 157 P. M olloy 15.7 .... 114 10 444 26.1 G. H arris 16 1 56 231 15.4 A. Delarue .... 68.3 2 420 f14 30.lO I’. VoiinR ...... s — 3(; n o 13.S H. Abbott .... O l ie 10 426 14 30.4 M. Sainsbm-y 9 27* 80 11.4 M. U o y d 165 13 791 23 34.4 R. M ey er ...... IS - 19 200 11.1 Also Bowled: Also Batted: II. D w y e r '___ 41 280 93.3 .1. DuKSan .... I 1 26 56 18.8 D. Emery ... n 54 27.0 12 .J. Sharp ...... ^.1 31 91 18.8 Iv. Lnwrenre ., 3 1 :l 1.5 •’ 1 W. Cummins ., II 37 81 13.5 .1. Detlmann . 7 G1 *’ 1 1 li 61.0 R. Robson . . . . 6 ' 0 21 52 8.8 J. We.stpiialen 2.5 II 2 22 11.0 F. de Carvalho 6 0 23 52 8.8 H. I^nertzl . ., .•> ) 12 0 J. Sullivan 6 1 1 1 * 31 6.2 D. Hanlin r ... 7 3(1 0 N. DowTies . ., 7 42 0 BOWLING; .1. Copijleson .. 17 ft AKRT.'KiUc W ii'k t \ ,\ \er;ii-'e ^ 1 D. Hanlin ... . 9'' i t 7.11 SECOND XI. G. H arris ...... 5fQ 24 21.2 BATTING: F. C oyn e ...... 377 I'i 23.6 Inninus N.O. H.S. An^. A v e ra g e .1. Bradley .... 313 13 24.1 • R. Burnell ----- 302 11 R. Dubedat ...... s 1 163* 2Si 40.1 27.5 R. M eyer ...... 277 J. B ra dley ...... 10 3 S8* 22 « . V:. • . - ' . I J' ■ ■it.- i BOWLING: O vers M aidens A gp. W k ts. A v e ra g e D. Price .... 23 0 156 13 12.0 SYDNEY UNIVERSITY CRICKET CLUB. S. Holme.s .. 38 1 171 14 12.2 R. Thompson fiO 3 440 35 12.6 Statement of Receipts and Payments for Year Ended 28/2/1946. J. D u n lop ., 62.5 14 285 22 12.9 P. Searle ... 50..'-) r> 290 14.5 20 CLUB ACCOUNT. - , J. Sullivan . f)l 5 331 21 15.7 Also Bowled; RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS. J. WoolridKe 14 0 69 6 11.5 £ s. d. £ s. d. R. Burnett ... 5 'II 28 6 4.7 To Deficit— Sports . . 162 • 1 3 By Materials ...... 125 2 0 J. Trenerry . 23 3 71 5 14.2 Union Account A. Stenmark 21 2 76 2 38 Office Expenses .... 411 0 J. McDonald 33 2 K)5 6 17.5 Competition Fees .. . 13 13 9 M. Sainsbury 10 3 6 . 7.0 Inter-Varsity Contests 10 S 6 P. Youns ... 14 (I 50 4 ■ 12.5 Sundry Expenses . . . 8 6 0 L,. Hurne .. . 11 1 42 1 10.5 J. Sponoe .. 1 49 1 49 D. Pullen ... 3 0 21 1 21 £162 1 3 £ 16 2 1 3 G. P elly ___ 4 0 26 1 26 INTER VARSITY. TRUST ACCOUNT. Q ’ hind Q ’ land 2 M elb. 1 M elb. 2 A kk. B. D w y er (I 17* 79* 125* 221 110.5 RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS. .1. N ew nm n . 4n ——— 40 40.0 £ s. d. £ s. d. H, A b b ott , ...... li)5 — 2 11 118 39.3 Balance 1 /3 /1 9 4 6 . . 40 18 2 By Inter-Varsity Contests 113 0 10 N. Downe.s' .... 38 — 59 17 114 38.0 D. E m e ry ...... 47 — 55 0 102 34.0 Donations ...... 56 17 0 Luncheons—G.P.S. & .1. 'opplesoii 83 — 5 2 90 30.0 Afternoon Tea ...... 5 IQ 0 Associated Schools 13 11 6 P, Tolley . .. 74 — H II 82 27.3 Playing? F e e s ...... 51 | 0 Sundries ...... 6 6 I.. Lawrence ... — — 43 6 49 24.5 P. G reville ...... 19* 3 — — 09 22.0 t Balance 28/2/1947 . 27 7 4 A. Delarue .... 11 5* — — i(i‘ 16.0 J. ^V'estphalen . 14 — 13 17 44 A 14.7 £154 6 2 £154 6 2 .1. Sharp ...... — — 20 0 20 1 10.0 E. T h ew ...... — — 10 1 11 1 5.5 ■M. Dloyd ...... — 1 2* 1 7 1 3.5 R. T. FINDLAY, Hon. Treas. BOWLING:' Qld. 1 Qld. 2 M olb. 1 Melb. 2 Agg. W k ts. A vg P. M olloy ...... 1-15 1-18 4-39 4-53 125 10 12.5 STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS H. A b b ott ...... 1-20 4-14 '0-35 2-37 106 1 15.1 B. Dwyer,.i...... 3-52 1-54 1-53 3-57 216 8 27.0 FOR PERIOD 1/3/47— 31/5/47. D. E m ery " ...... 2-38 0-19 —— 57 2 28.5 M. L lovd ...... 3-45 3-95 1-67 1-42 249 S 31.1 CLUJb ACCOUNT. E. T h ew ...... — — 1-99 • >-61 16 : •it.S A. De’arue ...... 0-36 1-50 — - ■ ■S6 ■! .‘jC.O RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS. I>. Lawrence ...... — — — 0-22 22 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. POIDEVIN-GRAY XI. To Deficit— Sports 4 2 0 BATTING: V. V. V. V. Union A c ...... b 12 0 Public Ris.k Insurance 1 10 0 M ’ vilk- P a d ’ ton B alm ain St. G A v e ra g e Sundry , ...... 1 0 0 D ubedat ...... 16 I) ;> 30 13 13 F in dlay ...... 0 17 9 8.7 £6 12 0 C oppleson ...... 25 23 1 59 10 23.6 £6 12 0 B urnett ...... 22 10 19 17 J) 13.6 M olloy ...... 20 40 10 16 ¥ 26.6 R ew ...... 18 5 11.5 TRUST ACCOUNT. Sainsbury 12 « 14 7.8 RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS. W . D unlop ...... 7 4 __ *23 17-. 0 d. J. D u n lop ...... (; 2 0 2 2.2 £ s. £ s d. H anlin ...... 0 10 __ (I 3’! 3 T o Balance 1 /3 /1 9 4 7 . . 27 7 4 By Inter-Varsity Contests 11 5 6 1 — C oyn e ...... ^8 *0 __ Donations ...... 7 2 0 Balance 31/5/1947 . 97 7 4 H arris ...... 15 — — 15.0 Playing Fees ...... 10 12 6 C um m ins — 0 1 — 0.5 A. S. Thom ...... — 1 8 41 16.7 N.S.W.C.A.— D ick in s ...... — S 81 7 32 Donation ...... 50 0 0 A. R. T h om ...... — 9 •0 *12 1 19 Contributions from M cG regor ...... — — 0 —■ B O W L IN G : . Players in Inter- ? Varsity Contests . 0 Hanlin ...'...... 30-5, 24-0 47-0 21-6 1 1.1 . 13 U C oyn e ...... 17-0, 12-0 — __ M olloy ...... 211-4'211-4, 84-0 31-1 82-1 11-2 --- 16.2 £108 l i 10 £108 12 10 B u rn ett ...... 13-1 16-0 35-0 8-0 72 --- — J. D u n lop ...... 13-1 44-1 28.5 S a in sbu ry ...... --- 24-0 — __ __ The balance of S S IP lA is subject to a refund of £13/11/-, the amount D ubedat ...... --- 15-0 — __ __ --- — contributed by the Inter-Varsity players to defray expenses. C oppleson ...... 40-0 34-1 __ 74 --- — G. H arris ...... 30-2 — __ 15 The Club also possesses Savings Certificates to the value of £49. C um m ins ...... ------—— 12-0 R. J. FIN DLAY. Hon. Treas. 18 19 " .3 SYDNEY UNIVERSITY CRICKET CLUB 83rd AIKNUAL REPORT SEASON 1947-48 To be presented at the Annual General Mt-eting in the Union Hall, University of Sydney at 7.3^ p.m. Thursday, 22nd July, 1948. OFFICE-BEARERS. REPORT OF GENERAL COMMITTEE. SEASON 1947-48. Patron: DR. T. C lo u s t o n . t President-. Mr. J. O. Stenmark. GENTLEMEN, Vice-Presidents; Your Committee has pleasure in presenting the 83rd Annual Report for Pr o f . m il ls M r. Mc D o n a ld M r . H elm rich your consideration. D r . H o w e ll W . Sou th Ch a p m a n W e fielded four teams under the control of the N .S.W .C.A., and played a O w e n „ Co n n e ll y S. G. W ebb number of^friendly games against the King’s School, Sydney Church of England Ste w a r t-Sm ith .. Fa l k K irkpatrick Grammar School, Sydney Grammar School, and Trinity College. The season F. C. R ogers .. Prince D uggan was more successful than for many years. The First X I especially deserves your commendation, having risen from last place to 8th in the Competition Table. Jo h n so n ,, M eillo n R. A. C. R ogers The Second XI improved its position from 15th to 13th and the Third XI from WILLCOCKS „ C. N o r to n JAGELMAN 12th to 9th. The Fourth X I position was very creditable when we consider that Farrar R. N o r to n Co l . T ravers this season we had more than our usual list of unavailables during the long M cElh o n e A sprey Judge Stacey vacation. Your Committee feels that the University has re-established itself in Sim pso n A. B. S. pC^HITE Grade Cricket, and with the acquisition of several experienced cricketers in the coming season looks forward to our teams occupying competition positions more 'in keeping with the prestige of the University. Hon. Secretary: A. R. CUMMING T h om In the Inter-Varsity cricket we played Queensland Universitf at Sydney and Melbourne University at Melbourne. Both matches were drawn. We also played Hon. Asst. Sec.: A. S. Cumming Thom and defeated New England University at Armidale. i Hon. Treasurer: R. J. F in d la y W e (|)ngratulate Brian Dwyer for heading the First X I batting averages and aggregates, "Sunny” de Carvalho for winning the Club aggregate, and on Hon. Sec. University Vet^rarts: M r. F. PRINCE his century against New England University, Dave Hanlin on the First X I and i Club bowling averages and aggregate of wickets (ove4 60), especially on his 4 9 for 51 against Petersham. Centuries were scored by Dwyer, Coppleson, Meyer Delegates: and de Carvalho. MESSRS. J. O. Stenmark, s. G. Webb To N.S.W.C.A.: We offer our sincerest gratitude to the Ladies’ Auxiliary, under Mrs. Molloy’s presidency. These ladies worked tremendously, and the great Club Dr. Clouston, Mr. F. Prince To C.&S.: spirit, so obvious throughout the season, was stimulated by their extraordinary enthusiasm. W e owe them more than our thanks for the grand an4 successful T o S.U.S.U.: Messrs. H. Abbott, R. Findlay functions in the two dances and the "do” at the Pavilion after the last match of the season. They gave us inestimable assistance, financial and otherwise, in the General Committee: Inter-Varsity arrangements and we thank them sincerely for everything. To these ladie? we owe much of the season’s success. W e also offer our thanks to H. Abbott R. Barbour our several scorers, and especially to Mr. Molloy, who did such a painstaking job J. V. M. COPPLESON J. Dbttmann for the First X I . R. Gray P. Molloy We congratulate Eric Thew and Brian Dwyer on their selection in the E. Thew J. W estphalen N.S.W. 2nd XI v. Victoria and Dave Hanlin, Mai Coppleson, Johnny Newman, and Eric Thew on their inclusion in the N.S.W.C.A.XI visiting Country centres. Finally we offer our hearty congratulations to the following Clubs on winning Premiership honours for the season.— Gordon (First Grade and Club Championship), Western Suburbs (Second Grade), Cumberland (Third Grade), Balmain (M and S "A” ), Glebe(M and S "B” ), and Paddington (A. W. Green Shield and Poidevin-Gray). Result.*; in brief: FIRST ELEVEN. 1. V. St. George — I.OST on 1st inninss. University; 1S4 (B. Dwyer 43, J. Westphalen 43. H. Abbott 27 n.o., I .J. Newman 2(i). Throughout what may be called one of the "wettest” summers for a decade, St. George: 6-394 (P. Molloy 3-82). thirteen competition matches were played. Points gained by our team were 54 and we finished in 8th position. 2. V . Mosman — LOST on 1st innings. Univor.sity: ISO (H. l..enertz 50, 15. Dwyer 48, .1. Westphalen 20). In commenting on the season’s play, it ican readily/be seen by the result Mosman: 6-263 (M. Lloyd 2-60). achieved, that this team enjoyed a fair rrieasure of success. But a point worthy of note, is the fact, that even though the team as a whole played bright V. Gordon — LOST on 1st innings. and attractive cricket, and were successful against most of the leading teams, U n iversity: 280 (A . D elaru e .56, .J. C oppleson 56, H. L en ertz 47, we were defeated on several occasions byi t^m s lower down the -competition P. Molloy 37, N. Downes 27, B. Dwyer 25). table; this was entirely due to inconsistency, and only for these lapses the team Gordon: 8-392 (E. Thew 3-75, H. Abbott 2-58). would have attained a higher position than was the case. 4. V. Glebe — DRAW-N. Again our batting was a feature of the team’s success. Brian Dwyer, a L^niversity: 204 (J. Copi'leson 104 n.o.,- iri. Lenertz 55). model of consistency, together with Mai Copplesoni scored the only centuries ’ Glebe: 3-24 (E. Thew 2-15). recorded by the team, but Delarue, Downes, Lenertz. Butler, Westphalen and Newman all won the respect of opposing bowlers by their ability. 5. V. Randwick — LOST on 1st innings. • University: 125 (A. Delarue 22). Randwick: 157 ((P. Molloy 2-15, E. Thew 2-58). The following batsmen exceeded 300 runs during the season:— B. Dwyer ...... 399 6. V . Petershatn — WON on 1st innings. U n iversity: 330 (H. D w y er 98, H. L en ertz 79, A. D elaru e 53, J. A. Delari. e ...... 354 Coppleson 44. P. Molloy 32). Petersham 1st innings: 135 (D. Hanlin 9-51). H. Lenertz ...... 315 2nd ,, 4-116 (H. Lenertz 2-16). j J. Coppleson ...... 304 7. V . Wes1,ern Suburbs — W’ON on 1st innings. University 1st innings: 182 (J. Westphalen 65, G. Butler 27, R. Gray The!brunt of the bowling was borne bt Thew, Hanlin and Molloy, who 24). stood up to their gruelling task magnificently. Unfortunately, the team was 2nd ,, 6-93 (B. Dwyer 26, J. Coppleson 21 n.o., R. Gray 20 n.o.). i*' handicapped by lack of good variety in our attack. W hen we have this variety Western Suburbs: 176 (R. Gray 3-63, E. 'ihew 3-6S, P. Molloy 2-16). in our bowlers, then our results must improve. However, special mention should be made of the performance of Thew and Hanlin in bowling throughout the V. Manlv — LOST on 1st innings. i afternoon to dismiss Waverley on a slow and easy batting wicket at S.C. Ground U n iv e rsity : 180 (N . D o w n es 48, R. G ray 38, G. B u tler 37, H. A b b o tt for 209. I 34 n.o.). Manly: 240 (R. Gray 3-44, P. Molloy 3-70). Thew 5 for 88. Hanlin 3 for 86. V. Paddington — D R A W N . Once more our fielding must be recoided as the weakest phase of our 9. University: 132 (H. Lenertz 37, J. Westphalen 26). cricket. This is unpardonable in a team made up of young players as ours is. Paddington: 132 (D. Hanlin 5-69, R. Gray 2-22). Far too many catches were dropped; i players were too slow in moving for the bail and throwing-in from the field was extremely poor on the part of sorije 10. V . Northern District — WON on 1st innings. players. It is most essential that every opportunity to practice fielding be taken U n iv ersity : 225 (N . D ow n es 77, D. H an lin 36, J. N ew m an 29). advantage of during the off season. Before passing it is fitting that reference be Northern District: 179 (E. Thew 5-50, D. Hanlin 4-44). made to the keeping of Johnny Newman, who maintained his high standard throughout the season. One particularly fine effort was his catching of Buckley 11. V . Marrlckvllle — LOST on 1st Innings. of N. Districts on the leg side from an on side attack. U n iv ersity 1st in n in gs: 166 (G. B u tler 52, A . D elaru e 37, J. N ew m an 32). Our congratulations to Brian Dwyer and Eric Thew on gaining State 2nd 2nd ,, 1-24 (A. Delarue 16 n.o.). Marrickville: 244 (D. Hanlin 5-89, P. Molloy 3-53). XI representation. Also to Johnny Newman, Malcolm Coppleson and Dave Hanlin on their selection with the Colts. 12. V. Balmain — WON on 1st innings. In conclusion we feel that the results obtained during the past season augur University 1st innings: 218 (A. Delarue 66. B. D w y e r 45, G. B u tler 41, well for an even better and more successful future, if each player' assimilates H. Abbott 36). 2nd „ 2-69 (J.‘ Newman 28 n.o.). ' the lessons which were to be learned, and makes a fresh resolution to approach Balmain: 163 (D. Hanlin 7-35, E. Thew 2-26). the game with renewed determination and concentration, the two driving forces for success. 13. V . Waverley — DRAWN. University: 8-143 (B. Dwyer 54, A. Delarue 36, J. Coppleson 33). Finally, to Brian Dwyer, who devoted so much time and energy in helping Waverley: 209 (E. Thew 5-88, D. Hanlin 3-86). the younger players to- develop their game, as for his inspired leadership, the Club is grateful. SECOND ELEVElij. Results in brief; 1 V. St. George — LOST on 1st innings. University 1st Innings: 131 (D. Emery 42). The Second Eleven won five matches, drew two, and lost six, to finish 2nd „ S-175 (D . H anlin 43. B. H an ley 38, R. G ray thirteenth in a closely bunched Competition list. 33, R. D u beilat 32 n .o .). St. George: li-249 (1. Thew 3-86). The team was well served by two able skip{jers, Roy Gray and his "vice” , Dick Barbour who took over when Roy was promoted to first grade. Their 2. V . Mosman — WON on 1st inning.s. University 1st innings: 213 (G. Uutler 8G, R. Gniy 43). keenness helped to stimulate the good fellowship and consistently fine fielding Mosman 1st innings: 138 (H. Hughe.s 3-22, I. Thew 3-33, B. Hanley which were the oustanding features of a happy season. 2- 10). 2nd ,, 3-76. N ot one of the twenty-three players who played in the side at some time or other during the season failed to feel immediately at home, and this largely V. Gordon — LOST on 1st innings. University 1st innings: 89 (G. Butler 45). offset the disadvantage of fielding a different team every week. Good form early i 2nd ,, 4-94 (R. Cornfortli 2h). ^ rr ,■ in the season won promotion for Hanlin, Butler and Gray. The first two Gordon 1st innings: 155 (R. Gray 3-25, H. Hughes 3-46, D. Hanlm became the mainstays of the Firsts’ bowling and; batting respectively. Later in 2-28). the season "W inkie” Harris and "Sunny” Carval^io, both of whom had started • 2nd ,, 1-88 (c l.). the season with the Thirds, had a game or two in first grade. 4. V, Glebe — D R A W N . U n iv ersity : 6-12lt (L.. B an bu ry 58, R. G ray 33). The seconds was the only side to produce at least half its complement at Glebe: 130 (D. Hanlin 7-47, I. Thew 2-25). the Tuesday and Thursday practices, yet paradoxically enough the form of 5. V . Randwick — WON on 1st innings. the side in batting pointed to lack of practice most of all. Only against University: 6-232 (H. Hughes 78. R. Meyer 68. R. G ray 32, R. U ubedat Paddington did the side get going all together and 200 was topped only four times. N o centuries were made, Butler’s 86 against Mosman in the second game Randwick: 5-195 (cl.) (D°'Emery 1-12, G. Harri.s 1-18, P. Seslrle 1-25. never being bettered. The highest aggregate was only 299 (Barbour). I R. Gray 1-55). Don Price deservedly topped the averages, his light-footed cover-driving 6. V. Petersha'm — WON on 1st innings. o ki University 1st innings: 198 (F. de Carvalho 66, D. P rice 54, R. being a pleasure to watch. His knock against Northern Districts was a classic Dubedat 22). in this department. "Sunny” Carvalho was the only other consistent bat. Emery 2nd ,, 6-46 (G. H arris 20). and Barbour had a disappointing season, showing their best form only in Petersham: 1st mnings: 176 (G. Harris 5-49, H. Hughes .-50). patches. Promising acquisitions from lower grades who will be knocking at the 7. V . Western Suburbs — LOST on 1st inningjs. 4 Firsts’ door next season include Dave Dickens, Harley Suttor and Doug Gilling, University 1st innings: 121 (D. Price 36, R. Dubedat 20). i 2nd ,, 7-60 (F. de Carvalho 33). „ , -n while a word must be said also for Ro^er Cornforth’s big hitting. He wasted Western Suburbs 1st innings: 285 (G. Harris 4-49, P. Searle 2-aO. no time at the wickets whether scoring runs dr not, as witness his 59 in 25 ^ I. T h ew 2-63). minutes against Manly and his speedy "pair” at Marrickville. Generally, the V . Manly — WON on 1st innings. ^ cq u team’s batting was far too inconsistent and the frequency of the "inexplicable” University 1st innings: 8-260 (D. Price 71, R. Cornforth 59, H. Hughes collapses (especially after afternoon tea) indicates the necessity for our middle 58, P. Searle 29 n.o.. R . B^r^aour 20 batsmen particularly to learn what the word concentration really means. n .o .). The bowlers were splendid. Only the Premiers (Western Suburbs) and Manly; 137 (G^Harri’s 4-32, B. Hanley 2-5, l! Thew 2-46). ^ one other team reached 250 against a well-varied attack. After Hanlin’s pro 9. motion Harris became the mainstay, taking 24 wickets for 333 runs with his U n iv erslt3 ^ **"6 -1 9 7 ^ 0 D .^ ^ c^ 63. H. H u gh es 31, R . B arbou r 29, D. left hand off-breaks. Ian Thew, the fastest bowler in Second Grade to-day,had Price 22 n.o.). a well-deserved bag of 28 wickets. At his besft when bowling a little less than Paddinaton: 6-138 (I. Thew 3-51, H. Hughes 2-37). full pace, as for instance his 5-33 effort agaijfist Waverley, Ian bowled long 10. V . Northern Districts — LOST on 1st innings. stretches with great spirit. Brian Hanley, H a/old Hughes and. Pete Searle all University 1st innings: 204 (R. Barbour 74. D. Price 40. B. Hanley 36). took more than ten wickets, Searle specialising in clean bowling unwary victims 2nd ,, 6-61 (R. Burnett 20 n.o.). after softening them up with a couple of well-placed wides. | Northern Districts! 7-305 (Q. Harris 5-105). Good ground fielding and "strong arm” tactics from Price and Emery 1 1 . V . Marrickville — LOST on 1st innmgs. „ v. in particular helped the bowlers considerably. Slips fielding was weak until U n iv ersity 1st In n in gs: 136 (F . de C a rva lh o 45, R . B a rb ou r 45, B. Hanley 23). . Doug Gilling’s appearance late in the season, and catching in all positions 2nd ,, 122 (F . de C arvalh o 43. D. D ick m s 20). tendered to be unworthy at times. A slips machine and organised fielding and Marrickville: 140 (B. Hanley 3-34, P. Searle 3-48). catching practice will remove these blemishes this season. Lionel Bambury kept 12 . V. Balmain — LOST on 1st innings. wickets well throughout, and it was unfortunate that business commitments University 1st innings: 124 (H. Hughes 45). stopped him getting the practice which would have made him an outstanding 2nd ,, 7-126 (R . B u rn ett 28, D. G illin g 27, D. E m e ry batsman-wicketkeeper. 21 n .o .). Balmain:-8-217 (I. Thew 3-48, P. Searle 2-25, H. Hugfhes 2-51). The Seconds were only beaten once at home, which speaks volumes for 13. V . Waverley — WON on 1st innings. ^ the afternoon teas of the Women's Auxiliary. The enthusiasm of scorer Tom U n iv ersity 1st in n in g s: 154 (F . de C arva lh o 60, D . D ick in s 27, Q. Swann and of some charming lady supporters stimulated the side on and off H arris 24, R . B a rb ou r 21). the field. Altogether the team was happy about every feature of the season 2nd „ 5-66 (D. Dickins 19). ^ . except our relatively low position in the Competition table— a good sign and a Waverley 1st innings: 90 (I. Thew 5-33, H. Hughes 2-12, G. Harris 2-30). happy augury for next year. 2nd „ 5-123 (L Thew 2-39). THIRD ELEVEN. 5. V . Randwick — LOST on 1st inninge. University 1st innings: 9-193 (cl.) (F. de Carvalho 58, R. Burnett 34, P. Elliott 30). The Third XI, reflecting the generally improved showing of University Randwick 1st innings: 4-195 (P. Elliott 3-33). G. V . Petersham — LOST on 1st innings. cricket, finished the season half-way up the competition ladder with 56 points, University 1st innings: 98 (H. Suttor 40, R. Cornforth 27). higher than for some years. O f fourteen matches, two were won outright, two 2nd ,, 6-144 (B . H an ley 53, R. C orn forth 46 n .o.). won on first innings and two drawn. Again our biggest handicap was the Pfctersham 1st innings: 192 (W'. Marchant 6-55). changing content of the team— during the season no fewer than 35 played in it. 7. V. Western Suburbs — WON outright. U n iversity 1st Innings: 209 (R . B u rn ett 82, P. D ick ln s 33, R. C o rn Some, like de Carvelho, Burnett, Price, Cornforth, Searle, Harris, Dickens, forth 20). Hanley and Gilling, went on to higher gradp. Others were stricken from time 2nd ., 2-70 (D. Dickins 33 n.o., J. Sharp 21 n.o.). to time by examination fever. However, tfie side managed to develop into a Western Suburbs l.st innings: 165 (J. Sullivan 3-10, J. Deltniann 2-17, B. O’ Sullivan 2-18). happy and reasonably efficient combination,, and put up some really good per 2nd . 113 (B. O’Sullivan 5-18, H. Learoyd 3-32, formances. Among these were the outright victory over Western Suburbs, ond of J. D ettm an n 2-38). the leaders, the crushing defeat of Marrickville. and the sporting but unsuccessful 8. V. Manly — LOST on 1st Inning's. University 1st innings: 8-111 (cl.) (I. McCristai 23). race against time to improve a first inning^ lead over Balmain (w ho finished 2nd ,, 6-176 (J. Dunlop 51, J. Dettmann 51). second) to an outright win. Manly 1st innings: 141 (B. O’Sullivan 4-60, J. Dettmann 3-37). 9. v. Paddington — WON on 1st innings. Our batting was very variable, with some noteworthy individual efforts. University 1st innings: 9-153 (cl.) (D. Gilling 65). Burnett’s opening 82 in even time against Wests, G illing’s classic 65 against Paddington 1st innings: 109 (B. O’Sullivan 4-51, W. Marchant 2-19, I ,1. Dettmann 2-26). Paddington, Dubedat’s aggressive fifty odd against Balmain, are three memories 10‘. V . Northern Districts — LOST on 1st lnning:s. that linger. O f the bowling a frequent handicap was lack of balance in attack. University 1st innings: 104 (R. Thompson 22). However, outstanding were Learoyd’s 7 for 33 bowling unchanged against 2nd ,, 9-82 (J. D ettm an n 23, A. S. T h om 21). I Northern Districts 1st innings: 194 (J. Sullivan 4-80,' J. Dettmann Marrickville and Sullivan’s 7 for 109 against Waverley (all bowled after he had I 2-19, B. O’Sullivan 2-50). suffered a severe blow on the head while fielding at silly-leg) and the same 11. V. Majrickvllle — W'ON on 1st innings. player’s 5 for 18 against the powerful Balmain batting array. Jim is the most University 1st innings: 193 (I. McCristai 52, A. R. Thom 38, D. Gilling 34, J. D u n lop 31). improved bowler in the team and thoroughly deserves his 22 wickets since he Marrickville 1st innings: 61 (H. Learoyd 7-33, J. Dettmann 2-18). came up into the side halfway through the season. Bruce O ’Sullivan made a 2nd ,, 5-142 (D. Needham 2-29, R. Thompson 2-35). brief but promising appearance with 17 wickets in four matches before dropping 12. V . Balmain — LOST outright. U n iversity 1st in n in gs: 177 (.1. D ettm an n 26, R . D u bedat 25, G. C ooke out. Searle and Elliott each took 17 wickets in half a dozen games before 21, J. Sharp 21 n .o .). j promotion, and skipper Dettmann who returned to the game halfway through 2nd ,, 4-118 (cl.) (R. Dubedat 53, J. SRarp 31 n.o.). the season also bagged 17 wickets. Balmain 1st inning^s: 121 (J. Sullivan 5-19, R. Thompson 2-18, J. » Dettmann 2-37). However, the most pleasing feature i f all was the really high standard 2nd ,, 2-181 (J. Sullivan 2-60). 13. V. Waverley — LOST on 1st innings. of fielding attained. In the last four matches, only one chance was not accepted, U n iversity 1st In n in gs: 194 (D . N eedh am 47, G. C ook e 27, R. D u bedat and the ground fielding, consistently sound, was often brilliant. In this depart 22. A . S. T h om 21). ment, Alan and Alistair Thom and Ron Dubedat particularly shone. If we can Waverley l.st Innings; 249 (J. Sullivan 7-109, J. Dettmann 2-17). 2nd ,. 3-49. produce the same standard next season, we shall have the soundest possible I foundation for real success. W e have the youth, the talent and the enthusiasm — here’s hoping we can use them for a bumper season in 1948-49. I MUNICIPAL AND SHIRE Results in brief: The Municipal and Shire team again met with a fair measure o f success this season, winning six matches, losing six and drawing one. Their position 1. V . St. George — WON outright. | U n iversity 1st InninKs: 184 (P . Searle 45, G. H arris 29, R. B u rn ett of eighth in the competition could have been improved upon, had it not been 27). for the usual absence of regular players in all grades during the long va#tion. 2nd ,. 4-83 (R. Cornforth 43, D. Price 24 n.o.), . The effect of this was very noticeable in the "Shires” as the team won fw r of St. George 1st inninj?s: 159 (G. Harris 4-36, P. Searle 2-30, D. N *d- its first six .matches, and drew one of the others, scoring 326 runs against h am 2-37). Paddington before rain stopped play. From that time, changes in the personnel 2nd ,, 105 (P. Searle 3-21, P. Blliott 3-24, D. Need h am 2-24). of the side made it hard to develop a balanced team, and only two more matches were won. 2. V . Mosman — LOST on 1st innings. University 1st innings: 93 (F. de Carvalho 34, R. Thompson 21X. The highlights of the batting during the season were the century (110) by 2nd ,, 8-192 (D . P rice 59, T . G ray 33 n .o., P , E lliott 27 n.o., R. Burnett 24). Bob Meyer against Bexley, and the success achieved by Harley Suttor in his two- Mosman 1st innings: 210 (P. Searle 3-25, P. Elliott 3-44, R. innings’ total of 153. Both these players completed the season in second grade Thompson 2-50). and other members of the original side found places in the third eleven. 3. V. Gordon — LOST on 1st innings. Bowling honours went to Harry Learoyd who captured 14 wickets at an University 1st innings: 103 (P. Searle 29). 2nd 194 (F. de Carvalho 73, D. Needham 38, R. average of 6.5 before leaving the side, and throughout the season the fielding Thompson 31). was keen and efficient. Many younger members of the club found an opportunity Gordon 1st innings: 149 (P. Elliott 5-30, G. Harris 2-22,'P. Searle to gain invaluable experience during the season in , this grade, and it is to be 2-28). expected that the experience, plus the keenness shown by the number o f shire 4. V . Glebe — DRAWN. University: 1-38 (D. Dicklns 23 n.o.). players who attended practice, will give the higher grades a fund of players on Glebe: 238 (P. Searle 5-57, P. Elliott 3-36). which to draw. 8 Results in brief: INTER-VARSITY 1 . V . Cumberland — LOST on 1st innings. University 1st innings: 248 (D. Dlckins 6J. R. Tliumpaon 41 n.o., J. Two Inter-Varsity games were played by Sydney, one against Queensland Sullivan 32. R. M cG regor 28, F. McDiafmld 21). at Sydney and the other against Melbourne at Melbourne. Both matches were Cumberland 1st in n in gs: G-286 (S■i. Lee-2-35, R. Thompst >n 2-()3). drawn. 2. V. Manly — WON on 1st innings. U n iversity 1st in n in gs: 7-189 (R . M eyer 52, R. M cG regor 30, D. D ick in s V. QUEENSLAND AT SYDNEY. 25, P. A rm stro n g 23), M an ly 1st in n in gs: 132 (R . M eyer 14-24, J. Sullivan 3-22. S. H olm es 2- 20). J The team was: Dwyer (c .) , Newman, Lenertz, Westphalen, Coppleson, 2nd ,. 5-66 (R. Meyer 2-11. D. Brockhoff 2-14). Gray. Butler, Molloy, Emery, Harris, Thew, I. This match was a very un I satisfactory affair, as wet weather allowed only a couple of houts’ play each 3. V . Bexley — WON on 1st innings. University 1st innings: 9-288 (cl.) (R. Meyer 110, H. Suttor 65. D. day, and even then the wickets were so wet that little enjoyment could be D ick in s 23, A. M cA n d rew 22). got from the game. Sydney batted first on a wicket wet enough to be easy, Bexley 1st innings: 146 (S. Holmes 4-49. R. Meyer 3-29, I. McCristal 2-16). and continued their innings into the second day. B. Dwyer, opening up, top- 2nd ,. 7-112 (S. Holmes 3-29, I. McCristal 2-32). scored with 128, and undoubtedly saved the side from a low score. Butler 51 and Coppleson 30 were the next best scorers. Sydney’s innings finished with V . Paddington — DRAWN owing to rain. U niversity 1st Innings: 326 (H . Su ttor 88. J. Sullivan 55. A. R. T h om the total of 291, Queensland’s most successful bowler being K. Archer with 52. F. M cD larm id 35, G. Scahill 26 n.o.. 5 for 80. Queensland went in on much the same kind of wicket and wickets S. Holmes 25). fell quickly — 8 were down for 69. However, the last two batsmen shaped Paddington 1st innings: 0-3. better than their team-mates, and carried the score to 173. Top-scorer was 5. V. Roseville — WON on 1st innings. M. Miles wikh 70 and next B. Taylor with 31. Most successful bowler for Univer.sity 1st innings: 158 (J. Dunlop 38, J. Sullivan 23 n.o.). Roseville 1st Innings: 97 (D. Brockhoff 4-25, A. Edwards 2-15, D. Sydney was R. Gray, who took 4 for 29 oflF 18 overs. Edwards 2-23). In their second innings Sydney lost 2 for 68 before rain washed out the 6. V. Glebe — WON outright. University 1st innings: 227 (I. McCristal 66 n.o.. A. S. T h om 52, K. game late in the last day’s play. Sheffield 51, D. E d w ard s 22). Glebe 1st innings: 68 (D. Gilllng 4-17, H, Learoyd 4-21). Result: Game drawn. i 2nd „ 73 (H. Learoyd 4-17, D. Gilllng 3-17). 7. V. North Sydney — LOST on 1st innings. University 1st innings: 100 (W. Dunlop 29, I. McCristal 22). 2nd 3-176 (D. Neldham 54, L McCristal 49 n.o., T. Gray 34). V. MELBOURNE AT MELBOURNE. Nth. Sydney 1st innings: 258 (I. McCristal 4-24, G. Cooke 2-40, T. Gray 2-43). Melbourne won the toss and elected to bat on a batsman’s paradise. They 8. V , Burwood — LOST on 1st Innings. found little trouble with our bowling, and batted steadily throughout the first University 1st innings: 83 (K. Tugwell 23). day and till 3 o ’clock on the second day, when they were all out for a total 2nd 81 (W. Dunlop 20). Burwood 1st innings: 101 (D. Scott-Orr 5-34, D. Needham 2-42). of 469. Nearly every batsman got runs. Best of the bowlers were Hanlin 2nd 3-49. (2 for 115)1 and Molloy (3 for 79 oflp 33 overs). As Sydney went in to 9. V. Lane Cove — WON on 1st innings. bat, conditions became very bad with a dust storm. Delarue was out for a University 1st inning's: 3-230 (D. Needham 65, J. Dunlop 62, A. S. steady 42, and Coppleson 76. The other batsmen fell cheaply, and a modest ThomI 42, W. Dunlop 29 n.o., K. total of 178 was reached. Sent in again, wickets soon began to fall, and at ShefllAd 22 n.o.). Lane Cove 1st innings: 89 (J. Dunloi) 4-13, D. Brockhoff 3-35, D. the end of the final day’s play we just held out with 8 for 180 for a drjw. Needham 2-14). Best scorers were Butler 52, Delarue 36, Molloy 27 and Abbott 23 n.o. f 10. V. Pennant Hills — LOST on 1st innings, I Result: Game drawn. U n iv ersity 1st in n in gs: 50. - 2nd „ 9-123 (G. Cooke 35, W. Dunlop 24). Pennant Hills 1st innings: 124 (H. Learoyd 5-37, S. Holmes 2-21, D. Brockhoff 2-28). 2nd 9-76 (D. Brockhoff 3-13, T. Gray 3-28). Results in brief: 1 1 . V . Lindfleld B. — WON on 1st innings. University 1st innings: 117 (K. Tugwell 42 n.o., T. Gray 23). V . Queensland University. 2nd „ 7-92 (cl.) (G. Cooke 41 n.o., D. Brockhoff 36). S yd n ey 1st in n in gs: 291 (B . D w y e r 128, G. B u tler 51, J. V . M. Lindfleld 1st innings: 93 (D. Brockhoff 5-27, D. Scott-Orr 4-21). Coppleson 30, G. H arris 24 n.o.). 2nd „ 4-104 (G. Fair 2-15). - 2nd ,, 2-72 (J. Newman 22 n.o.). Queensland: 173 (R. Gray 4-29, I. Thew 2-28, P. Molloy 2-37). 12 . V. Waverley — LOST, on 1st innings. University 1st innings: 48 (K. Sheffield 20). 2nd 4-141 (W. Dunlop 53, K. Sheffield 47). V . Melbourne University. Waverley 1st innings: 7-211 (cl.) (G. Fair 3-48, G. Scahill 2-22). Melbourne: 469 (P. Molloy 3-79, B. Dwyer 2-85, D. Hanlin 2-115). 13. V . Cumberland — LOST on 1st innings. S yd n ey 1st in n in gs: 178 (J. C opp leson 76, A . D elaru e 42). University 1st innings: 46 (J. Taylor 15). ■2nd ,, 8-180 (G . B u tler 52, A . D elaru e 36, P. M olloy Cumberland 1st innings: 56 (B. Brown 3-9, T. Gray 3-12, G. Fair 2-5, 27 n.o., H. A b b o tt 23, J, W e stp h a len D. Scott-Orr 2-21). 21). 10 11 I POIDEVIN.GRAY* ELEVEN. To the House Committee of the University Club, for their generosity in This team performed creditably during the season, winning one match, letting the club use their facilities to entertain our Queensland visitors. drawing one and losing two, both matches being lost by bad fielding at To Tom Ludwig, groundsman at the University ovals, who continues critical times. These lapses marred an otijerwise sound performance in the to produce excellent conditions for our games. field, and it was most disappointing to see opposition batsmen settle down And to all our less well-known supporters who have faithfully followed after giving early chances. our teams, and with whom we hope to renew acquaintances next season. The batting was not consistent, the middle batsmen failing too frequently after a good start had been given. Cop^leson, who compiled a neat half COMMITTEE MEETINGS. century against Wests, and Taylor were 'the outstanding batsmen. Taylor revealed fine form against Balmain, and sh'ould prove a valuable asset to fhe During the season eight committee meetings were held, and attendances club next season. were as follows;— The bowling was always accurate, the opening attack comprising Hanlin J. O. Stenmark ...... 4 R. G r a y ...... 2 and Learoyd always appearing dangerous, j and rarely letting the opposition H. Abbott ...... 7 P. M olloy ...... 6 settle down. R. Barbour ...... 5 E. Thew ...... 1 Hanlin and Coppleson are to be congratulated on their inclusion in the J. V. M. Coppleson ...... 5 A. R. Thom ...... 8 Colts’ Eleven which toured Junee, and although Coppleson was not available, J. Dettmann* ...... 4 A. S. Thom ...... 5 Hanlin performed very creditably, capturing 5 wickets on the tour. R. Findlay ...... 4 J. Westphalen ...... 3 W e should like to point out that the younger cricketers should show much Granted leave of absence September to December. keenness towards this competition, as valuable experience can be gained, and University with its higher standard of cricket to-day should be able to carry off the premiership. I BLUES, 1947/48. W e Congratulate the following players, who won their Blues fo r the s e a s o n :— SYDNEY UNIVERSITY VETERANS. Butler, G. Lenertz, H. Coppleson, J. V. M. Molloy, P. The Vets, enjoyed the novelty of a "home ground” for the first time, Delarue, A. Newman, J. , arid it is hoped that the acquisition of St. Paul’s Oval for nearly half the Dwyer, B. | matches played during the season can be repeated in following years. A number of younger players-were available during the season to replace a few of the older players who have finally retired, and some proved to be DONATIONS. both keen and useful members. Little difficulty was experienced in fielding As usual, the club had a number of enthusiastic supporters. The teams for the majority of matches, any casual vacancies being filled by students Committee on your behalf, desires to express its grateful appreciation to the as in past years. following, who gave their support in a most practical way;— Although not as successful as in the previous season, the Vets, won The Women’s Auxiliary Mr. R. Y. Norton cotisiderably more matches than were lost, and were not defeated when at Dr, T» Clouston Mr. J. O. Stenmark^ fuli strength. Dr. F| Farrar Dr. S. Smith F. Farrar was again the most successful bat, only failing to reach 25 Dr. AR Johnson Mr. S. G. Webb runs on two occasions. He received strong support from K. Binns, W. Tout, Mr. C. Norton R. A. C. Rogers and L. Westaway. . l . J. O. STENMARK, Chairman. C. J. King was outstanding with thp ball, and it was unfortunate that A. R. CUMMING THOM, Hon. Sec. he was not available for more matches. The brunt of the bowling otherwise was borne by K. Binns, C. H. W . Lawes, F. L. Prince and R. A. C. Rogers, but the team sadly missed the services of a reliable leg-spinner. | AVERAGES FOR 1947-48. R. Norton proved a capable wicket-keeper until his departure late in the FIRST GRADE. season, when F. Farrar, W . Tout and M. Helsham revealed unsuspected ability BATTING: behind the sticks. Inn. N.O.H.S. A g g . A v era g e B. D w y e r ...... 13 — 98 399 30.7 J. V. M. Coppleson 13 3 104* 304 30.4 H. Lenertz ...... 12 — 79 315 26,3 APPRECIATIONS. N. D ow n es ...... 7 — 77 179 25.6 A . D elaru e ...... 1C 1 66 354 23.6 The thanks of the committee are extended to the follow ing:— G. B u tler ...... 10 2 52* 184 23 J. Westphalen ___ 13 ' T o Mrs. Molloy, President of the club Ladies’ Auxiliary, and to. all 1 65 231 19.3 H. A b b o tt ...... 12 2 36 140 14 members of that body who so earnestly and willingly worked to make* the J. N ew m an ...... 13 3 32 135 13.5 social life of the club a success. P. M olloy ...... 11 — 37 137 12.3 T o Mr. Heydon, secretary of the N .S.W .C.A. and his staff, who gave Also Batted: L. Banbury ...... 2 1 14 26 their time and interest to matters connected with our club. 26 R. G ra y ...... 6 1 38 104 20.8 T o Mr. Nigel Barker, Secretary of the University Sports Union, arid D. H an lin ...... 6 2 36 58 14.5 his assistant Miss Anderson, for their continued efficiency and pleasantness in G. H arris ...... 1 1 10* 10 F. de Carvalho ... 4 — 15 19 4.7 all the club’s dealings with them. E. T h ew ...... 9 2 8 25 3.6 M. L lo y d ...... 4 1 5 9 3 12 t 13 W. Marchant 4 1 20 43 14.3 BOWLING: D. Gilling ... Overs Maidens R u ns Wickets Average 5 — 65 114 22.8 35 12.4 A. S. Thom . 4 — 21 52 13 D. Hanlin .. 105 3 435 B. O’Sullivan 575 27 21.3 6 1 12 34 6.8 E. T h ew ----- 140 9 BOWLING: P. Molloy ... 109 12 445 17 26.1 Also Bowl«d: O vers M aidens R uns W ick e ts A v era g e 13.5 H. Learoyd . 30.5 5 108 10 10.8 H. Lenertz . 6 27 B. O’Sullivan 38 163 20.3 50.5 2 197 17 11.6 R. G ray ...... P. Elliott ... 53.6 M. Lloyd ... 48 202 67.3 • 8 201 17 11.8 P. S earle ___ 54 4 H. Abbott .. 58 297 74.2 181 15 12.0 .1. Sullivan .. GO 5 283 22 12.9 SECOND GRADE. J. Dettmann 61 8 230 . 17 13.5 BATTING: i Also Bowled: In n. N.O. H.S. A k s . A v e ra g e G. Harris ... 25 2 118 7 16.9 D. P rice ...... 9 2 71 232 33.1 W. Marchant 28 — 173 6 28.8 F. de Carvalho 10 66 272 27.2 R. Burnett .. 12 1 ■ 58 2 29.0 R. G ray ...... 7 43 170 24.3 T . G ray ...... 10 1 59 2 29.5 D. Dickins .... 7 63 142 20.3 D. N eedham 57 1 272 7 38.9 R. Dubedat ... 9 3 32* 121 20.2 5 74 299 19.9 M. & S. R. Barbour ____ 20 BATTING: H. H u sh es .... 18 78 275 15.3 Inn. N.O. H.S. A gg. A vera ge U. H an ley ----- 14 38 179 12.8 W. Dunlop .. 42 153 12.8 12 1 34 230 20.9 D. 4^nr\ery ...... IG a ; s . T h om . 123 12.3 1(1 — 52 169 1G.9 P. Searle ...... 12 29‘ G. C ook e .... 9 L. nanbury .. . 13 58 138 1U.6 1 41 113 14.1 A. McAndjew 8 1 G. H arris .... 7 24 48 6.9 22 97 13.9 K. TUKwetl .. 9 42* I. T h ew ...... 9 9 2U 5.0 1 87 10.9 T. G ray ...... 8 — 34 Also Batted: 85 10. G D. B rock h off . 11 1 36 78 9.8 O. H utler ...... fi 86 168 28.9 G. Scahill .... 2 24 .11 9 26* 45 5.G R. Burnett .... 4 28 72 Also Batted: D. H anlin .... 4 43 70 17.5 H. S u ttor ___ 2 59 95 15.8 C S8 153 76.5 R. C orn forth .. G I. McCristal . 4 2 350 24 14.58 19.6 M. Helsham ...... 15 — G. Harris ...... 29 58 11.6 . 108 5 21.6 14 15 SYDNEY UNIVERSITY CRICKET CLUB. Statement of Receipts and Payments for 10 Months Ended 31/12/47. j TRUST ACCOUNT. RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 1/3/47 . 27 7 4 Entertainment, Donations . . . t . .. 68 4 0 Inter-Varsity ...... 17 15 6 Playing Fees ..... 22 17 6 L uncheons...... 7 10 0 Sale of Caps 7 10 N.S.’^.C A . Disablement N.S.W.C.A. Grant 50 0 0 Fuhd ...... 8 0 0 Purchase of Caps ...... 18 16 0 S U. Suspense A /c ...... 44 4 0 Balance. 3 1 /1 2 /4 7 ____ 72 11 2 £168 16 8 £168 16 8 CLUB ACCOUNT. RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. Deficit — Sports Union Materials ...... 182 14 6 Account ...... 222 14 6 Office Expenses ...... 32 10 0 Competition F ees ...... 1 10 0 Inter-Varsity Contests . . 6 0 0 £222 14 6 £222 14 6 STA+EMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR PERIOD 1/1/48 — 25/6/48. TRUST ACCOUNT. RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 1/1/48 ...... 72 11 2 Entertainment — . Sale of Caps ...... 1 4 0 Inter-Varsity ...... 21 14 9 S.U. Suspens^ A /c . . . . 44 4 0 Luncheons ...... 6 5 0 1 Travelling Expenses . .. 66 0 0 Playing Fees ...... 3 6 3 Balaije, 25/6/48 ...... 20 13 2 £117 19 2 £117 19 2 The Club possesses War Savings Certificates to the value o f £49 and, in addition, has a stock of University caps worth £17/4/8. CLUB ACCOUNT. RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS. £ s. d. £ s. d. Deficit — Sports Union Material ...... 40 12 6 Account ...... 48 19 0 Insurance ...... 1 10 0 . Office Expenses...... 6 1 7 6 £48 19 0 £48 19 0 R. J. FINDLAY, Hon. Treas. H. IIINTI* 16 o . C K K K K I (1,115 > U i S I 111 \ N ^ i i v L i M : r o i r r SI \ > 0\ |<)|JM<) l»r |UTsriil«‘(l ill lln* Annual G«'noral Moctinfr in the I nioii Hall, I niversily of SyHnry. at 7.30 p.m.. Monday, 11th July, 1949, •X REPORT OF GENERAL COMMITTEE I SEASON 1948-49 OFFICE-BEARERS GENTLEMEN, ! Patron: DR. T. ClOUSTON. Your committee has pleasure in presenting the 84th Annual Report and Financial Statement foi your consideration. President: MR. J O S ten m ark. T he club., invigorated by the infusion o f much nevj blood, began the season in high hopes that in all four grades of the N.S.W.C.A. competitions V ice-Presidents: University would prove itself among the leading club sides. Unfortunately, these hopes were not fulfilled and once again we figure in the lower half MR. S. G. W ebb, K.C. of the competition lists. The 1st XI, 8th in 1947'48, were 13th; the 2nd Pro f. m il l s Mr. M cD o n a l d Mr. A. B. S. W hite XI (iSth 1947'8) were 12th; the 3rd XI (9th 1947'8) were 10th; and D r . H o w e ll W . So u th „ H elm rich the 4th XI (8th 1947^8) finished 8th; while in the Club Championship our position was 12th compared with 13th in 1947-8. O w e n „ Co n n e l l y „ Ch a p m a n Stb w a r t-Sm it h „ Fa lk „ K irkpatrick To all v4io joined the club this season we extend a hearty welcome F. C. Rogers „ Prince D uggan and express the hope that they will enjoy several years of cricket with us. The newcomers figured prominently in the outstanding performances of Jo h n so n . C. N o r to n R. A. C. Rogers the season. We were indeed fortunate to gain players of such calibre as „ WILLCOCKS .. R. N o r to n „ JAGELMAN Bob Cristofani, Nev. Emery and Roy Cawsey all in the one season. „ Farrar .. A sprey M o llo y The renewal of the fixture “Past Blues v. Present” was a happy event „ M cElh o n e „ DlCKlNS Co l . T ravers and we have no hesitation in saying that the match was the most enjoyable „ Sim pso n Judge Stacy of the season.' We look forward to next season's encounter and the chance H allid ay to renew associations once again with our past members. The provision of C. WICKHAM la w s a 2nd XI match on the same day was a most welcome innovatioyi'/ Inter'Varsity matches were played against Queensland University at Hon. Secretaries: B. R. Hanley, D. A. T. Dickins Brisbane and Melbourne University at Sydney. The match ii> Brisbane, was played a| the picturesque St. Lucia grounds (there’s nothing quite Hon. Assistant Secretary: A. R. CUMMING T h om like them), ^ d resulted in a draw after three days’ interesting cricket. The match against Melbourne, after postponement due, to rain, was completed in two days on a damaged pitch. Always in doubt,, the issue was D. A. T. DlCKlNS Hon. Treasui^r: finally decidpd in favour of Melbourne, to whom we offer our congratulations. • 4 Queensland established the precedent of inviting two teams and we hope Hon. Sec. University Veterans: M r. F. PRINCE to be able to return the compliment this next season. We record Our dA p I thanks for the wonderful hospitality shown by our Queensland hosts. - • Delegates: The teams’ performances in the grade competition reveal disappointing To N.S.W.C.A.: MESSRS. J. O. Stenmark, S. G. Webb inconsistency. Some of the wins recorded were indeed meritorious, but some of the defeats were as inglorious. The 1st XI possesses undoubted talent To. & Messrs. Falk, Prince C. S.: and individual performances such as Emery’s century v. Mosman, Cawsey’s To. S.U.S.U.: Messrs. R. Barbour, D. Dickins 92 V . St. George and Hanlin’s bowling throughout, show the high quality of the talent. It was gratifying to read a noted critic's description of our General Committee: play against Paddington— “cricket at its best”— and we hope our teams can produce fiuch cricket more consistently in the coming season. J. V. M. COPPLESON P. Searle Our congratulations to Dave Hanlin on his selection in the State XI F. DB Carvalho H. Su ttor V . South Australia and on topping the bowling averages (44 wickets at 16.5); G. Butler J. D e t t m a n n to Nev. Emery for his two centuries (104 v. Mosman, 108 v. Queensland R. Barbour E. T h ew University) and for heading the batting lists. R. Cristofani In the lower grades excuses for inconsistency can be made because of the changing personnel of the teams. The 2nd XI possessed no outstanding batsmen when de Carvalho and Meagher were promoted to the 1st XI, 3 . - ■i and the bowling was only sound at its best. John Dettmann ably led the Though final calculations saw University in third-last place in the 3rd XI and this side was perhaps our most consistent one. John made competition table, an enjoyable season was experienced by all who gained some good scores and took the hat'tijick- v. Randwick. Our Fourth XI selection in the First X I. Some fine individual performances were recorded, promised to be one of the top teams and several outstanding scores were but continual shuffling of the batting order throughout the season seemed made. Keith Sheffield’s batting, including a century, gained him promotion to have an upsetting effect on the principal batsmen with the result that to the 2nd XI and centuries were also scored by Armstrong and Sainsbury. there was usually an- uphill fight in front of the batsmen shortly after the commencement of our innings. The teams were well served by thLir captains. We were unfortunate to lose the services of Brian Dwyer tbwards the end of the season,^ and Roy Gray was unable to play in many games. Bob Cristofani ably filled The bowling was reasonably sound in all departments. Only once were the role as captain of the 1st XI and Dick Barbour was untiring in his efforts we set more than 250 runs to chase, and considering the over-prepared state for his team, the 2nd X I. ! of the pitches generally, this speaks highly of the accuracy required over a four hour session. We look forward to the 1949-50 season with confidence. To the winning teams in each of the grades, Northern Districts (1st Grade), O f the batsmen, Nev. Emery was the principal run-getter, visiting the Waverley (2nd Grade), Western Suburbs (3rd Grade and Club Champion wickets on 11 occasions, 2 not outs, for 352 runs, including a brilliant ship), Mosman (4th Grade), we extend our congratulations. century against Mosman. He also finished the season well with a fine 70 against North Sydney. As he has now overcome his early impetuosity he will score heavily next season. Doug. Emery, after spending the major part of the season in the lower FIRST ELEVEN grades, showed what a fine stroke-maker he is when he again received his opportunity in the First XI. From the first ball he received it could be seen that the bowling was going to suffer. His three innings produced 18, 63 After gaining two meritorious wins against Petersham and Gordon and 60, and if off to a good start next season higher honours are not in the •• opening rounds of last-season’s competition, the stage was set-for beyond him. In addition he took four very difficult catches in the slips in University to >shock the critics, but aftw being in the box seat against St. the last match, making it look quite easy. George ;.we • failed by thirteen runs. Frdm this, until we met the unbeaten Cumberland Eleven in December, University did not win a game; due partly to the approach of the Annual Examinations. The Cumberland Roy Cawsey’s patches of sheer brilliance with the bat were unforunately match win particular-will re raairi in the memories of those who-took part too few and far between. His 92 v. St. George and 69 v. Randwick were for*the*'Hianner in whch the fortunes of the game swung from one side to probably the highlights of the season, and knowing Roy’s determination, thc‘othe^'4n a matter^of mcrtnente. The decidin^j-factor was the-last wicket next year shoun see him amongst the leading rungetters in Sydney cricket. partncfshtp between'HaHKn'and Th«iv which • realized-50 runs. Reflected- In addition to liis attractive batting Roy took some of the most spectacular in this was the time honoured-story of the wicket takers-feeing replaced,- ' catches of the season, specializing in the short gully position. His ability to and^'SfteHa fewt^overs -during^ whidi both- batsmen settled down,-’ the; long bowl slow leg spinners made him the team’s leading all-rounder. handM!wa»Happlied''intelHgehfcly-'and-' v th "devastating• effect. ’-Earlier :»we-> had ^^^entDiifc-Beiird',''making’ his- first gN de debut on ’ a rain-damaged pitch, > scdfe-^a faultl<*s$” •42.'' Oiir session-in the fiefd- was speft^ on'-the hottesttday “Sunny” Carvalho, after prolific rungetting in the early rounds i^l of the season-and-the magnificent sustained boding effort by-David H^Hn the seconds, found himself “thrown to the wolves” on a bad wicket who was at the crease unchanged for 20 overs, .taking 5 for 52, did much against the best opening attack in Sydney Grade Cricket (Manly’s Walker to gain .him selection in the State X I ’ later in the year and Brooks) and was returned to the seconds— unfortunately. Regaining his place, later in the season he showed a large crowd at Trumpet Park how W ith Cumberland Wanting only nine runs for victory and three wickets to play the controlled lofted shots when the fieldsmen are crowding about intact University snatched the match without further addition to their the wicket. This seems to be a lost art with most batsmen, but Sunny score. certainly used it to good effect. He also should scbre heavily next season. Our next win was not until the end of January, when the strong Paddington side was dismissed for 93 on a perfect pitch. In reply w^i re David Meagher, like de Carvalho, was at first unsettled by the corded our best batting performance of the season, closing with 5-282. In uncertainty of his selection, but making the most of his chance soundly the first of the two games against North ^Sydney the opposition found 277 thrashed the bowling of Paddington twice. He showed that he can play beyond them and after being 2-114 at the interval could only tally 148. both an aggressive and a defensive role. The second-last match of the season was restricted to one day, and for the secood. time we'met Petersham, having to share the time. At stumps, Brian Dwyer started the season with a magnificent 89 on a rain-affected after scoring 7-191, we needed only one more wicket to win, and the match pitch and looked like being one of the State's best openers, but sheer bad was drawn. ’ luck would result in his dismissal just when he was set for a big score. On 5 ■ ,-s: noicM than three successive occasions he hit the ball for four but had hit Results in Brief: his wicket in so doing. Later in the season he was unavailable owing to medical duties. j. 1. V . Petersham. — WON on 1st Innings. Petersham 5-111 Closed. (Hanlin 2-34, Thew 3-5C). University 2-120 (Dwyer 89). Malcolm Coppleson commenced quite well, but after scoring 155 runs in fourlUr inningsinninps addedarirlpd nnluonly RR88 more for he season. He showed glimpses of 2. v. Gordon. — WON on 1st Inninss. his ability in the last round and no doub next year will see him among the Gordon 106 (Hanlin 6-46, Cristofani 3-31). runs again. His 56 against Manly on a )ad wicket was a gem. University 167 (N. Emery 34. D. Hanlin 34). I Peter Molloy seemed lost in his position of No. 9 and found difficulty 3. V . St. George. — LOST on 1st Innings. in St. GeorKe . 206 (C ristofa n i 6-55). concentrating. When sent in higher! up later in the season, he scored University 193 (Cawsey 92, Coppleson 31). freely to all parts of the ground. His bowling was not always used to advantage, but in the last match of the season his sustained effort at the 4. V . — LOST on l.st Innings. crease was a most creditable performance though he did not take a wicket. Manly. University 147 (Cristofani 45). ^ 2nd Innings 5-120 (Coppleson 56). Ma.nly 231 (Cristofani 5-60). Dick Beard made an excellent debut against Cumberland, and acting a? emergency keeper against Paddington performed so well that he retained this position for the rest of the season. W hen he is prepared to treat the 5. V. Randwidk. — LOST on 1st Innings. bowling with more respect early in his innings he will be one of our most University '7-240 C’.osed. (Cawsey 69, Lenertz 5n). prolific rungetters for some years. Randwick 4-245 (E. Thew 2-73). 6. V. West. Suburbs. — LOST on 1st Innings. Johnny Newman kept wickets very soundly while with the Firsts. His West. Suburbs 230 (Cristofani 3-58, Cawsey 2-38). batting, after showing promise early in the season, suffered as a result of his U n iv ersity 117. varied positions in the batting order. 7. V. Mosmar^ — LOST on 1st Innings. M osm an 341 (H a n lin 3-75). Harry Lenertz scored consistently throughout the season, but mainly U n iversity 280 (N . E m ery 109, C ristofa n i 62). through lack of support frequently had to throw his innings away in an endeavour to force the pace. 8. V . Cumberland. — WON on 1st Innings. U n iversity ' 194 (N . E m ery 41, R. B eard 42). C u m berlan d 185 (H a n lin 5-52). David Hanlin was day in and day out our most consistent bowler, delivering 193 overs of which 16 were maidens, taking 43 wickets for 712 9. V . Waverl I — Lost on 1st Innings. runs, average 16.5. His impeccable length over long periods usually made U n iversity 121 (C risto fa n i 46). the best of the opposition lose patience and then succumb to his varied W a v e rle y 188 (H a n lin 4-61). flight or change of pace. At stumps hi| enthusiasm was as great as at the opening overs. 10. V . N. Districts. — LOST on 1st Innings. University 140 (Dwyer 52); • N. Districts 6-143 (Cristofani 2-22). ■ I Eric Thew, torn between jurisprudence and cricket, sent down ^150 1 overs, and though always panting after his first delivery due to lack o f 11. V . Paddinaton. — WON on 1st Innings. practice, was usually instrumental in getting an early wicket. Paddington 93 (Cristofani 5-34, Cawsey 2-0). U n iv ersity 282 (C a rv a lh o 56, L e n e rtz 39, C a w sey 81, M eagh er 62). Paddington 2nd Innings 5-149. Bob Cristofani, who finished the season as skipper of the team, was consistent with both bat and ball and his experience, shrewdness, and 12. V . Paddington. — LOST on 1st Innings. originality will again be an asset to the side next year. U n iv ersity 189 (D . M eagh er 49, M olloy 29). Paddlngtoft 7-220 (D. Emery 2-28). Having played together for a season this side derived a great deal of 13. V . Petersham. — D R A W N . experience, batting on wet wickets on no less than seven occasions. Aware University 7-191 (declared). (D. Emery 63, F. de Carvalho 45). of the weaknesses of the principal batsmen of the opposition, University Petersham 8-173 (D. Hanlin 4-57). next year should be much higher up the competition tabic provided our batsmen settle in first before endeavouring to slice the bowling to ribbons. 14. V . North Sydney. — WON on 1st Innings. U n iv ersity 277 (N . E m ery 70. D . E m e ry 60, P . M olloy 28). North Syd. 148 (D. Hanlin 6-44, E. Thew 3-26). __ -u;-, i; SECOND ELEVEN inability to play really good defensive cricket led to frequent wholesale collapses, of which those of the second innings at Wests (3-113, all out for Once again the Scconds faded away ini the middle of the season after 129), and the first inninj^s against Petersham (5-88, all out for 9 2 ), and making a promising start, and after lying foorth early the side finished only Cumberland (all out for 60) were the most unfortunate examples. Yet twelfth with 52 points. Five matches were won on .the first innings, three this same side could score 7-351 against Northern Districts, 9-277 closed drawn and six lost, one of these outright. against Mosman, 7-250 closed against Manly, and 4-200 closed (in two The season revealed two great vveakne^es. The most glaring was the hours) against North Sydney. unreliability of the batting, as witness the f^ct that the scores ranged from 60 against Cumberland to 7-351 against Northern Districts. On no lesj Some promising batsmen joined the side late in the season. Keith than six occasions the side collapsed for less than 100 runs, only to see as Sheffield, who uses his feet well, will be ready for first grade after a season often as not our opponents go in and score: well on the same wicket. in second grade to perfect his defence. Ivor McCristal played two sparkling innin;;s in his only appearance against Gordon, and his fielding would be Allied with this first weakness, but not the only cause of it, was the an asset to any first grade side. John Solomon is another batsman with a continuously changing personnel of the team. Only two people played in good eye and a fair range of shots who could make first grade if he settles every game. No fewer than twenty'six players appeared in the Second down to building a solid defence. “ Eleven” in one or more matches, including five different wicket-keepers. Of the twenty-six all but three or four were quite capable of holding down The bowling attack after the first month or so lacked sting. Fast bowler permanent positions in second grade cricket, but the side as a whole was Ian Thew took 17 wickets at a cost of only 8 runs apiece in the first four never able to settle down, while infrequent appearances and lack of practice games, then lost his rtidder and took only six more at 38 apiece for the rest took toll of the form of many who should have been the team's leading of the season. He just headed off Harold Hughes for the average, with 15.7 performers. against 16.5. Analyzing the team’s .results, it is interesting to see that up to the' The leading wicket taker, Hughes thoroughly earned every one of his exam, period the team held its own with two wins and a draw in the first 33 victims, because he bowled his leg spinners with good length aid four games. In November, December and January the team won only one direction. Jim Sullivan’s slow left arm bowling possessed the same virtaeJ match out of six. In the last four games the team pulled out of the rut and his performances ajainst North Sydney, and Gordon amply justified hiS and again had two wins and a draw. elevation from the thifds. The century hoodoo which had been wtth us for two full seasons was finally dispelled in March by Frank Farrar who returned from the Veterans Peter Searle' who bore with. Hughes the brunt of the attack, bowjari for one week and scored a brilliant 100 in 84 minutes against North Sydney. long stretches with more accuracy than last season and at Mosman in John Solomon had just failed to achieve the distinction in January against particular his medium-fast swingers developed considerable hostility. Briart Paddington when he unaccountably missed a straight ball'after compiling Hanley, on the other hand, bowled disappointingly. Having shown uo (in a solid 96. Queensland what he Aould do with his “ million dollar arm” , he bowled for the most part inacci»ately in grade matches except against Cumberland^ Apart from Farrar’s brief but brilliant stay, David Meagher and Geoff. With severe concentration he could make first grade as an opening bowler, Butler took the batting honours, and both deservedly spent the greater particularly with the added recommendation of being a competent batsman. part o f the season in first grade. Meagher icam e to the club this season “Winkie” Harris is another good bowler who had an off season and the with an excellent school record and Combfced Country selection behind club expects tetter things of him next year...... him, and after quickly reaccustoming himself to turf wickets he batted beautifully for his five knocks in second grade. The only time he failed to | Keen fielding undoubtedly helped what was at times only a moderately get going was when dismissed by a rather rough l.b.w. decision at Chatswood • good attack. Peter Elliott and Ivor McCristal fielded superbly, while Roy Oval, his scores being 23 (run out), 6, 32, (run out), 69 n.o., and 68, Gray and Don Price were also worthy of mention. David Dickins, by sheer giving him a total of 198 at an average of 49.5. Resembling Meagher in his keenness, has improved his fielding considerably and in one match at least strong leg'side play and his ability to watch the ball like a hawk, Geoff. the opposing batsmen treated him as another Loxton when contemplating Butler played only three matches but gave us three gems in his 62 against short singles. Mosman, 46 ii\ the second innings against Waverley, and 35 against Northern District. Not far behind these two was the irrepressible "Sunny” Viewing the season in retrospect, it seems that the two main weaknesses Carvalho who, having started the season without much success, came good at which we must direct our attention are first the inadequate grasp of the with 69 on the Blick dust'heap in the second innings against Wests, and • fundamentals of defence in batting and accuracy in bowling, and secondly won prom otion to the firsts in time to play the first grade “ knock o f the ' a failure to appreciate that playing second grade cricket implies the Season" against Paddington, responsibilty of always being available for selection. The middle of the season slump alluded to above, while no doubt partially due to the distracting After these four there was a big drop in batting standards. Individual effect of the Annual Examinations, can chiefly be attributed to a slackening innings stand out, such as Don Price's slashing 73 not out in just under the of keenness whose chief symptoms are lessened attendances at practice and hour against Northern Districts, and Roy Gray's 53 against Mosman after increased “dropping out” for one or more matches. 'T.» going in at two down for five, when he scored forty of the side's first fifty runs. All the recognized batsmen played one or more good innings, but 8 Results in Brief: THIRD ELEVEN 1. V. Pet«r8ham. — WON. ( To try to cram all the experiences of a full season into a short report University 92 (Hushes 2G, Meagher 2:0. such as this is a hopeless task indeed. W e in the Thirds had so many worth P etersh am 6D (Thew 7-27, Searle 1-1, HukIios 1-U, Gray 1-2G). recounting— every match broughts its own joys, its thrills, or its fun, and 2. V . Gordon. — L.OST. • occasionally its disappointments, so much so that it is hard to single out University 94 (Carvalho 29). I any for pride of place. Perhaps the most lasting impression left with all Gordon 3-127 (Thew 2-40, Gray lr34). ^ who took part at various times in the battles of the Thirds was the spirit of camaraderie, of good fellowship and sportsmanship, that permeated, every 3. V. St. George. — DRAWN. member of the team. Simply it was a true spirit of cricket, and a happier University 5-175 (closed). (IJarbour Meayher 32, Carvalho 32 Dickens 27). I band of “flannelled fools” one could not wish to meet. As a team we St. George 5-151 (Thew 2-24, Harris 2-45, Hughes 1-16). performed moderately well in the competition table, winning seven matches and losing seven and finishing in tenth place. Again a major disadvantage 4. V. Manly. — WON. was the constant changes in the side due to unavailability and to predatory M anly 113 (T h e w (>-44. Searle 2-3t!, H arris 1 -2 2); and 4-14G (H a rris attacks by the Seconds and once by the Firsts on our best players. To 3-42, Hughes 1-58). University 7-250 (closed). Dlckins 79, Meagher G9 n.o.. Hanley 24, illustrate the point, we won 4 of our first 5 matches with a stable side but Hughes 23, Harris 23). lost the last three when only four of the regular team were still with us. Many individ,ual performances come to mind— Doug. Emery's 76 and 5. V. Randwick. — L.OST. 74 not out agaiilst Manly, in each innings smashing fours through six University 173 (Gray 52, Price 38 n;o., Dlckins 20). Randwick 205 (Gray 3-19, Hughes 6-76, Harris 1-L'o. boundary fieldsmen before they could move more than a yard or two, and repeat performances against Northern District and Paddington just before G. V. West. Suburbs. L.OST, outright. the selectors whisked him straight to the firsts. Apparently they forgot to University 96 (Elliott 27); and 12!) (Carvalho 69). tell him it was first grade, judging by the way he continued to pile up runs West. Suburbs 167 (Thew 3-35, Searle 3-50, Elliott 2-lG, Hughes 2-50: and 1-61 (Hughes 1-12). there. Brian Hanley's 48 against Petersham in the first round, injuding the mightiest sixer of the season; Doug. Gilling's 41 against Randwick; 7. V Mosman. - WON. Phil Greville’s 56 against Mosman and 65 against Cumberland and his run University 9-277 (closed). (Hughes 71 Butler 62. Price 49, IJarbour 25). of scores in the last three matches that would have certainly taken him to a Mosman 263 (Elliott 3-57, Searle 3*-61, Hughes 1-51. Harris 1-77). higher grade next round; Alistair Thom’s 58 against Paddington, not forgetting Harry Learoyd’s 7 not out against St. George (his only sc^fe in 8. V. Cumberland. — L.OST. eleven matches)— all these were highlights. Of our bowlers, Harry Lekroyd's University 60 (Harris 13); and 9-255 (closed). (Barbour 60,‘ Hanley 50, C arvalh o 34, S h arp 29 n .o.. P rice 26). 4'60 from 18 overs against Wests and 5'43 from 15 overs against Waverley, Cumberland 5-173 (closed). (Hughes 4-35, Hanley 1-64); and 5-92 (Ha Harley Suttor’s 3 for none off two overs against Petersham, John Dettfnann’s nley 2-31, Harris 1-8, Learoyd 1-15, Hughes 1-26). 5'55 off 17 overl against Northern Districts and his hat trick to dismiss Randwick’s first t|ree batsmen, Sullivan’s 5'38 (12 overs) that won us the 9. V. Waverley. — LOST. match against St. George by 7 runs, his 5 for 2? (8 overs) against University 80 (Carvalho 27, Dickins,23); and 6-150 (closed).. (Carvalho 51. B u tler 46, H u g h es 3 4 '^ .o .). Paddington and 5-38 against Mosman, and John O’Neill’s 4'23 against Waverley 1-104 (closed). (Thew l-3p); and 1-86 (Searle 1-24). Northern Districts all stand out. O’Neill’s bowling improved with every match and he was easily our unluckiest bowler, earning twice the wickets he 10. V. Northern Districts. — DRAWN. got. Outstanding in the field was Ivor McCristal and we were fort-upate in a University 7-351 (closed). ('Price 73 n.o., Meagher 68, Carvalhol57. having such reliable slips as DoiigV Emery and Doug, Gilling for sdfn^'tifh’e. Butler 35. Barbour 31, Gray 27, Hanley 25 n.o., Dickins 12). N. Districts 4-253 (Searle 2-54, Price 1-28, Harris 1-80). Rain stopped Indeed, one of the most pleasing features of the season’s play was the play. generally high standard of fielding, despite one or two unhappy patches. Lionel Banbury, who kept wickets most of the season, gathered his share 11. V. Paddington. — WON. of scalps and let few pass. John Dettmann as skipper did a good job, losing U n iv ersity 259 (S olom on 96. D lck in s 29, Searle 28, Sheffield 27, B arbou r the toss only twice, and the team was happy under his captaincy. Batting 26, H arris 24). Paddington 245 (Gray 4-52, Thew 2-43, Hughes 2-44, Searle 2-52). honours for the season went hands down to Doug. Emery with 379 runs in 10 innings before his promotion, Phil Grevilte and John Dettmann having 12. ‘V. Mosman. — LOST. a close tussle for the minor places. John narrowly collected the bowling Mosman 260 (Hughes 4-59, Searle 3-58, Gray 2-65, Harris 1-32). . average (having 'the advantage of being skipper!) from Jim Sullivan with Unlvierslty 91 (Dickins 21); and 8-158 (Gray 53, Hughes 39, Barbour 27). 1 Harry Learoyd a close third. 13. V. North Sydney. — DRAWN. One could go on like this for hours, so many incidents seem to cry University 4-200 (closed). (Farrar lOO, Hughes 43, Barbour 21). out for mention. Our team was young and displayed the keenness and North Syd. 6-120 (Hughes 3-39, Hanley 2-14, Dlckins 1-0). occasionally the recklessness, of youth, and played all its matches with vigour and enthusiasm. We look back on the season with the thought that 14. V. Gordon. — WON. we won some, we lost some and we enjoyed them all, and we look forward to University 161 (Dickins 40, Sheffield 32, McCristal 25); and 7-103 (D. next season with the thought that whether we win none or lose none, we C arva lh o 34, M cC ristal 24 n .o .). Gordon 128 (Hughes 6-38, Sullivan 4-50). ghall certainly enjoy them all again. 10 ' . , 1 1 - V - - . 1 . X r.J. -■ H Results m Briet: t FOURTH ELEVEN 1. V. Petersham. — WON on 1st lnninK». The graduation of the Club’s M. and S. sides to grade cricket brought University 1st Innings 6-120 (Hanley |8, GilliuK 23 n.o.). with it a greater keenness,, which was demonstrated in the higher standard Petersham 1st Innings 80 (Elliott 5-35, Suttor 3-0). of the team’s play. As in other years, however, the side suffered at examination and vacation time and some of those called upon to fill the 2. V. Gordon. — L.OST on 1st InninKs. vacancies were necessarily short of match practice. Gordon 6-194 (O’Neill 2-43). i University 1st Innings 161 (Elliott 42, Spttor 23, Dettniann 2u). Nevertheless the team made a not unsuccessful debut in grade cricket, t finishing ninth in the Competition table. Particularly in the early half of 3. V . St. George. — WON on 1st Innings. i the season we proved more than a match for many of our opponents and U n iversity 1st In nings 183 (D ettm a n n 50, E llio lt 33, M cCVistal 27). 2nd Innings 4-75 (Suttor 24). had we been able to maintain our early form in the last few games we might SI. George 1st Innings 176 (Sullivan 5-88, Dettmann 2-15). have finished in the first three or four. 1 4. V. Manly. — WON on 1st Innings. I Our greatest strength lay in our batting and some fine performances University 1st Inning.s 155 (D. Emery 70, Greville 21). were recorded before our stars were taken from us. Three centuries were 2nd Innings 4-130 (closed). (D. Emery 74. McCristal 26 n.o.). scored— Keith Sheffield (134 n.o.), Phil Armstrong (110) and Maurie Manly ‘1st Innings 115 (Learoyd 3-19, Sullivan 3-29). Sainbury ;(110), and Alistair Thom (97) and Graeme Cooke (91) were 2nd Innings 5-159. unlucky to miss the honour. Special mention should be made of -Keith Sheffield who earned his promotion first to the 3rds and then to the' 2nds, 5. V. Randwick. — W'ON on 1st Innings. Kandwick 1st Innings 85 (Hanley 3-16, Dettmann 3-20). and who was the Inainstay of our Poidevin'Gray team's batting. The bulk 2nd Innings 5-135 (Hanley 3-34). of the bowling wis borne by Dave Engel and Johnny Hunt. Both stuck U n iversity 1st In nings 9-197 (clo se d ). (D ettm a n n 57, G illing 41, B a n well to an only too often difficult and heartbieaking task. Dave’s 5-45, 3-19 bury 29). and 3'30, and Johnny’s 5'65 were particularly good efforts. Donald Scott'Orr provided able support for his 5-1? and 4-24 were material factors 6. V. West. Suburbs. — LOST on 1st Innings. in two of our victories. Our fielding varied from excellent to mediocre, University 102 (Cooke 26); and 9-96. West. Suburbs 6-217 (closed). (Learoyd 1-60). though always keen. Outstanding in this phase of play were Phil Arm^rong, Alan and Alistair Thom, Keith Sheffield, Maurie Sainsbury, Bill Costello, 7. V. Mosman. — LOST on 1st Innings. Denis Gressier and Dave Wilcken. Graeme Cooke before his retirement Mosman 291 (Hanley 3-103, Dettmann 2-44). through injury wais our only reliable slip and Johnny Hunt gave yeoman University 151 (Greville 56, D. Emery 31): and 8-84. service at 3rd man. 8. V. Cumberland. — LOST on 1st Innings. Of those who have kept wickets David de Carvalho was outstanding. U n iversity 145 (S olom on 42, S u ttor 32). These key men would have appreciated the immediate return of the ball by 9-184 (G r e v ille . 65, D ettm an n 54). the fieldsmen— the constant observance of this simple rule would have paid Cumberland 196 (Sullivan 4-66, Dettmann 3-31). handsome dividends throughout the season, as it did in the St. George 9. V. Waverley. — WON on 1st Innings. match when fi’j^e kfitsmen were run out. Later in the season David CJarvalho University 130 (Sheffield 32, Banbury 30, Emery 24). showed ability as. an opening batsman and we expect him t«t. do well next Waverhy 125 (Learoyd 5-43). season. Of our captains, space will allow merely their listing— Alan Thom, Bob Meyer. Tom Gray, and Denys Needham, of whom none had a proper 10. V. Northern Districts. — WON on 1st innings. University 5-173 (Emery 61 n.o., Sheffield 36). ’ opportunity to mould their team into a really efficient combination. N. Districts 167 (O’Neill 4-23, Dettmann 5-55). During the season more than thirty players played in the team at one 11. V . Paddington. — W O N on 1st In n in gs. time or another and it is impossible to mention all. N one the less, special U n iv ersity 224 (E m ery 73, A. S. T h om 58, O ’ N eill 30 n .o .). mention must be made of men like Len Hume, Dav« Wilcken, Graham Fair Paddington 138 (Sullivan 5-25, Dettmann 3-58); and 4-168 (Learoyd and others who turned out at practices week after week, whether they were 2-24). selected or not and who could be relied upon to turn out uncomplainingly at practically no notice to fill last minute vacancies. That really is club 12. V. Mosman. — LOST on 1st Innings. spirit, and their enthusiasm will surely bring its own reward next season. U n iv ersity 110 (G reville 22). 9-142 (G reville 47, B an b u ry 29). I Mosman 115 (Sullivan 5-38, Dettmann 3-32). Those players who this season have gained experience in the 4th’s 5-103 (Dettmann 3-24, Learoyd 2-29). \ must form the backbone of next season’s 4th’s and some no doubt will gain * higher honours. To them is given the opportunity of profiting by any 13. V. Gordon. — LOST on 1st Innings. apparent weaknesses in this season’s side. They should be meticulous in Gordon 135 (O'Neill 4-43, Gilling 3-43). backing up in the field, returning the ball regularly to the keeper over the University 77 (Greville 20). bails, bowling on the best length possible, batting in a more determined and intelligent manner and in particular practising all forms of fielding on every ' 14. V. Waverley. — LOST on 1st Innings. practice day. To those who are placed in the slips, get as much practice as U n iv ersity 117 (G rev ille 40. G illin g 25, D ettm an n 20). 7-154 (Greville 25, Dettmann 38, Needham 33). possible on a slips machine, and support your bowlers; don't let them down Waverley 159 (Learoyd 3-34, O’NeiU 3-46); and 4-67. (literally). Fina ly, be punctual and keen. 12 13 ; y Results in Brief: INTER.VARSITY 1. V. Petersham. — D R A W N . l V. QUEENSLAND. Petersham 5-174 (S. Hohnes 2-44, K. Afcyer 1-lU, D. Needham 1-33). University 6-124 (K. Sheffield 28. T. Armslrorif; 25. P. Greville 24, A. This year the club managed to send to Brisbane two teams, and thoufjh S. Thom 21 n.o.). the results of the matches played were not altogether successful for us, the trip as a whole was very happy. 2. V. Gordon. — WON on 1st Innings. I University 6-202 (G. Cooke 91, P. Grevflle 38). The Inter'varsity First Eleven, comprising M. Coppleson (capt.), Gordon ‘175 (J. Hunt 3-48, D. Engel' 2-31, T. Gray 2-15). I N. Emery, G. Butler, D. Hanlin, R. Barbour, P. Searle, D. Dickins G. Harris, P. Elliott, B. Hanley and J. O’Neill, managed to force a draw with 3. V. St. George. — WON on 1st Innings. the home side. St. George 142 (D. Engel 1-17, S. Holjrnes 1-17, Milner 1-12, J. Hunt 1-27, R. Thompson 1-23). f Sydney lost the toss and Queensland on a perfect wicket slowly piled U n iv ersity 6-239 (K . Sheffield 72 n .o., U. M eyer 44, K. M cH u gh 51, D. up a solid score, 301, which proved too much for us with the second use Brockhoff 32 n.o., P. Armstrong 27). of the wicket. Behind 70 runs on the first innings, Sydney was left 233 4. V. Manly. — WON outright. to win in 105 minutes after Queensland had declared their second innings M anly 142 (D . E n gel 4-30, J. H unt 4-37). at 7 '1 7 3 .‘ U n iversity 342 (P . A rm stro n g 110, A. S. T h om (iG, D. P u lk ii 51. G. Only 139 runs were scored before stumps on the third and final day C ook e 43). Manly 2nd Innings 173 (D. Pullen 3-32, D. Engel 2-33, J. Hunt and v.e had lost ^ve wickcts. 2-42). Best performance for us in the match was the century by Nev. Emery in the first innings and his 42 in the second innings. Best of our bowlers 5. V. Randwick. — WON on 1st Innings. was Peter Searle with his 3-3 5 in the first innings. U n iversity 169 (D . N eedh am 66, M. S ain sbu ry 2;i, \V. Co.stello 26). Randwick 130 (D. Pdllen 3-39, W. Costello 2-14, D. Scott-Orr 2-24). The Second Team were beaten at the end of the third day after a University 2nd Innings 3-38 (D. Pullen 15 n.o., M. Dunkley 9 n.o.). dour struggle highlighted by the fact that in the three days of play oi^y 562 runs were scored. f G. V. West. Suburbs. — LOST on 1st Innings. West. Suburbs 163 (J. Hunt 5-65, W. Costello 2-21, D. Engt-I 2-2J). University 63 (M. Sainsbury 13, T. Gray 13). V. MELBOURNE’. ‘2nd Innings 184 (M. Salnsbijry 110, K. Sheffield 27). This match was played in Sydney and like most inter'varsity matches 7. V. Mosman. — LOST outright. played here the match started two days late, due to rain. OfficiaUy the Mosman 204 (J. Hunt 5-60, S. Holmes 3-47, T. Gray 2-45),»r,d match concluded on the third and only day of play and resulted in a draw. 1-28 (R. Meyer 1-12). At this stage Sydney was leading Melbourne on the first innings. It was University 113 (S. Holmes 45 n.o., J. Taylor 35),and 110 (T . G ray 53 n .o .). decided, however,jthat officially or unofficially the rnatch would be continued on another day s<| that a decision could be reached. Melbourne then, with 8. V . Cumberland. — WON on 1st Innings. a recovery in the "second inning;s, beat Sydney outright by 12 runs after a University 330 (K. Sheffield 134 n.o., R. Meyer 80. D. Eftgel 28 n.o.). • very exciting match. Scbres on bo(;h sides were low due to previous heavy Cumberland 94 (D. Scott-Orr 5-15, T. Gray 3-32, D. Engel 3-19). rain. The Inter-varsity Eleven which represented Sydney on this occasion • 2nd Innings 6-137 (D. Enkel 3-50. D. Scott-Orr 1-27, R. were M. Copplesbn (ca^.), R. Caws'ey, G. Butler, D. Meaghier, R. Gray, . Meyer 1-4),, T J. Newm.an, D .’ Dickinis, R. Barbour, Bv Hanley, P. Mollt)y, H. Learoyd, ^ .9. V. Waverley. — LOST on 1st Innings. > * ' University 194 (R. Thompson 42, D. Needham 35,' A. S. Thom 29). 1 Results in Brief: Waverley 199 (D. Brockhoff 3-40, J. Hunt 3-42, D. Elngel 3-51). V. Queensland Queensland 301 (Hanlin 0-37, P. Searle 3-35, B. Hanley 2-38, Elliott 10. V. Northern Districts. — WON on 1st Innings. 0-26, Harris 2-76, O'Neill 2-18). University 236 (A. S. Thom 97, W. Costello 37, D. de Carvalho 27). 2nd Innings 7-173 (closed). (Hanlin 3-49, Searle 1-21, Han and 0-25 (G. Cooke 16 n.o., D. de Carvalho 7 n.o.). ley 2-40, Harris 1-19, O’Neill 0-25, Elliott 0-12). N. Districts 166 (D Engel 5-45, L. Hume 2-23, J. Hunt 2-31). Sydney 232 (Emery 108, Dickins 28, Coppleson 7, Butler 3, Barbour 0, E lliott 41, H an ley 17, H anlin 18, Searle 2, H arris 11, , 11. V. Paddinston. — LOST on 1st Innings. O’Neill 4 n.o.). Paddington 5-310 (D. Engel 2-70, J. Hunt 2-109, D. Scott-Orr 1-16). 2nd Innings 5-139 (E m e ry 42, D ick en s 11, C oppleson 37, University 101 (A. R. Thom 39, D. de Carvalho 11, D. Gressier 11). Butler 33, Barbour 12, Elliott 1 n.o.). 2nd Innings 1-77 (D. de Carvalho 54, D. Scott-Orr 19 n.o."). V. Melbourne. 12. V. Cumberland. — LOST outright. Melbourne 97 (Hanley 1-22, Learoyd 0- 8, Gray 4-42, Molloy 4-22). Cumberland 231 (D. Scott-Orr 4-24, D. Engel 2-40. L. Hume 2-54). 2nd Innings 152 (Hanley 2-22, Learoyd 0-33. Gray 3-35, U n iv ersity 72 (D . S c o tt-O rr 23, W . C ostello 16, C. O rr 13). Molloy 3-38, C'awsey 1-16). 2nd Innings 51 (Mitchell 15 n.o.). Sydney 103 (Newman 0, Dickins 2, Cawsty 24, Coppleson 4, Meagher 12, B u tler 12, G ray 5, M olloy 24, B a rb ou r 8, H an ley a, Learoyd 7 n.o.). 13. V, P etersh a m . — W O N on 1st In n in gs. 2nd Innin.es 135 (Newman 1, Dickins 27, Cawse./ 6. Coppleson U n iversity 130 (D . de C arva lh o 41, D. E n gel 23). 5, M ea gh er 43, B u tler 1, G ray 6, M olloy 23, B arbou r 1, P etersh a m 112 (D . E n gel 3-31), C. O rr 2-19, D. S c o tt-O rr 2-25). H an ley 11, L e a ro y d 1 n .o .). 14 15 POIDEVIN-GRAY ELEVEN PAST BLUES rw- Consisting of players under twcntylonc years of age, this team failed The match “Past Blues” v. Present XI was an enjoyable fixture, and to live up to expectations, due mainly to a lack of interest among some of in the principal match the veterans showed that they were not beyond the players who apparently valued their holidays away from the city more giving the present team a lesson in batting, and won by 36 runs. Old than participation with this eleven. Of the five matches played only one was acquaintances were renewed and later in the evening, at the University won. It is hoped that this vital departmei^t of the club will be stronger next Club, some fine tales were told of earlier student life at the University. season. Keith Sheffield, who played in all*five matches, was by far the most For the victors Alan D elarwe, F. Farrar and W . South topped the half- consistent and earns mention in every match. I century. while N. Falk played a stubborn innings for 26. Cawsey and Molloy were the principal wicket-takers, with 4'57 and 4'53 Results in Brief: respectively. 1. V. Petersham. — l>OST on 1st Innlnjis. University 184 (Sheffield 67. Hanlin 2G, Hunt 25). In reply to 246 the Present XI totalled 210, of which D. Emery con Petersham b-oDG (Fair 2-35). tributed 51, Cristoiani 41, and Carvalho 33. J. Jeffery and J. Chapman 2. V. Balmain. — WON on 1st InninRs. took 5'51 and 4-24. Balmain 188 (Hanlin 5-57, Hanley 3-nc). University 199 (Coolte 90, Sheffield 30. Hanlin 25). A second team was also fielded, and once again the Past Blues showed 3. V. Cumberland. — LOST on 1st Innings. their superiority, winning the game in the last over against the clo'^k. Scores U n iversity 108 (B ea rd 53, Sheffield 20). were: University 8-151, Past Blues 5-158. C u m berlan d 138 (R . B eard 5-47, H anlin 3-GO). I 4. V. Paddington. — L.OST on 1st Innings. University 101 (Diclvins 30). 119 (Sheffield 30 n .o., Sninsbury 44). Paddington 5-173 cl. (L.earoyd 4-74). SOCIAL EVENTS 5. V. St. George. — LOST on 1st innmgs. U n iversity 143 OBeafrd 38. Sh effle’.d 41). St. George 9-147 (Thom 3-14). During the year the club has continued its progress in ^cial and matrimonial events, and the Committee desires to express its congratulations to the following on behalf of the Club:— To 2nd XI fast bowler Ian Thew and Miss Nance Rofe, who have UNIVERSITY \fETERANS •announced theii: engagement. To wicketkeeper John Newman on his marriage. r / Despite considerable interference by rain, resulting in a number of To Eric Thew on the birth of his child. wet wickets, and in some cases complete abandonment of games, the Vets, had a most successful and enjoyable season. T o R. Cristofani on his engagement. The highlight was the revival of the Annual Past v. Present Fixture. Reinforced by several ex'University men now playing Grade Cricket with other clubs, the Vets, managed to field two teams and confounded the critics by winning both games by narrow margins after keen tussles. It is APPRECIATIONS a moot point whether the Past or Pre^nt Players received the greatest; surprise! ' The result, however, is immatvial. Both games were played in Principally and primarily the Committee wishes to acknowledge the the that cricket should be played and it is the sincere hope of' debt it owes to the President and all members of the Ladies’- Auxiliary} ex^members of the Club that this Annual Fixture should not be allowed.to which has done so much for the Club, both financially and physically, over lapse again. i last season. ' The Vets, are deeply grateful for the hospitality extended on this The Committee also wishes to extend its thanks to the following:— happy occasion by the Club President, members of the Ladies' Committee, To the Secretary of the N.S.W.C.A. for his courteous and prompt and others responsible for the social success of the fixture. attention to matters relating to the Club. Norman Falk proved a popular and capable captain. His batting, too, was outstanding, heading both aggregate and averages. He was ably backed To the Acting Secretary of the Sydney University Sports Union, Mr. up by Dick Rogers, Ken Binns, and Frank Farrar, each of whom totalled Suhan, and his very able assistant. Miss Anderson, who have helped the around the 300 runs mark. Committee so pleasantly over the season. The latter proved to be less consistent with the bat than in the To the House Committee of the University Club for their generosity previous two seasons, but his 63 in the Past v. Present fixture was >an in letting the Club use their facilities to entertain our Melbourne visitors. outstanding effort. To Tom Ludwig, curator, who continues to serve the Club in the field. The brunt of the bowling was borne by Charles King and Ken To Dick Barbour and John Dettmann for their hours of labour in Binns, whilst Dick Rogers, Frank Farrar and "Jersey” Jones rendered able compihng and distributing 28 issues of the Club Bulletin during the season, support. Frank Farrar’ s 5 for 13 in the final match a[;ainst St. George and particularly to Miss Freeman of the M.L.C. Assurance Co. Ltd, staff, Veterans was a match'winning effort when all seemed lost. who so generously and capably typed and ran off our stencils each week. It may be of interest to record that Doug Emery's brilliant 51 in the ' Past V. Present fixture was the only half'century recorded against the Vets, And to those many followers who have also contributed their part to during the season. the Club, and whom we shall welcome again next season. 16 17 k:-4 •- \ COMMITTEE MEETINGS SYDNEY UNIVERSITY CRICKET CLUB Statement of Receipts and Payments for Half Year Ended 31/12/48. During the season nine Committee meeting^ were held, and attendances were as follows:— CLUB ACCOUNT R. H . Barbour ...... 7 B. R. P anley ...... 8 RECEIPTS PAYMENTS . 4 P. Sear e ...... 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. Deficit— Balance at 30/6/48 48 19 0 F. De Carvalho ...... 7 H. Sutlor ...... 3 Sports Union A/c. £269/2/7 Adjustment ...... I .■ 0 E. Thew ...... 1 • J. V. M. Coppleson ...... 5 Administrative Exps...... 25 11 0 J. D. H. Dettmann ...... 8 A. R. iThom ...... 5 Materials ...... 178 9 6 Bulletin Exps...... 13 2 1 D. A. T. Dickins ...... 7 *R. Cristol’ani ...... 2 Umpires ...... 2 0 0 J. O. Stenmark ...... 8 Petty Cash ...... 1 0 0 * Elected May. : £269 2 7 £269 2 7 t'or Half Year Ended 30/6/49. RECEIPTS PAYMENTS BLUES, 1948/49 £ s. d. £ s. d. Deficit— Umpires ...... 8 0 0 Sports Union A/c. --- 78 3 1 Materials ...... 50 0 i 6 We congratulate the followin^i players who were awarded their Blues Insurance ...... 1 10 »0 for the season:— ^ ^ Bulletin Exps...... 16 12 7 Administration ...... 2 0 0 D. Hanlin. P- M olloy. £78 3 1 £78 3 ,;1 R. Cawsey. Cristofani. N . Emery. TRUST ACCOUNT For Year Ended 30/6/49. RECEIPTS PAYMENTS DONATIONS s. d. £ s. ‘ d. I \ I Balance as at 1/1/48 20 13 2 Ground Fees ...... 5 16 ’ 0 The Club gratefully acknowledges the donations of the following Donations ...... 31 0 0 Afternoon Teas ...... 3 14 0 enthusiastic supporters during the last season:— Sale of Caps ...... 3 12 0 Melbourne Entertainment 44 9 4 Excess Playing F ees...... 17 3 3 Expenses to Brisbane - 83 12 3 Federation Grant ...... 37 2 0 Donation ...... 17 11 Mr. Kirkpatrick. Dr. T. Clouston. Ladies’ Auxiliary ...... 40 0 0 Balance ...... 11 0 11 Col. S. Travers. Dr. F. Farrar. Mr. R. Norton. Dr. Wilcocks. £149 10 5 Mr. McDonald. Dr. Johnston. Mr. Chapman. Judge, Stacy. In addition the Club possesses War Saving Certificates to the face value Mr. Molloy. Mr. F. Prince. of £49, and also a stock of cricket caps valued at cost £10/3/8. M r. N . Falk. Mr. Dickins. r - —f ■ Mr. J. O . Stenmark. Mr. J. Connelly. D. A. T. DICKINS. Mr. A . B. S. W hite. Mr..,C. Norton. Hon. Treasurer. 18 19 s . mrnm ssm .3-. f » AVERAGES FOR 15)48 Also Batted: F. Farrar, I-U-IOO-IOO-IOO.O; D. Meafiher. 5-l-69*-198-49.5; 1. McCristal, 2-1-25-49-49.0; G. Butler. 4-0-62-146-36.5; J. Solomon, 5-0-96-124-24.8; K. Sheffield, 5-0-32-75-15.0; D. FIRST GRADE de Carvalho, 2-0-34-37-18.5; L. Banbury, 2-0-10-18-9.0; H. BATTING: Learoyd, 1-0-5-5-5.0; J. Newman, 2-0-7-9-4.5; D. Emery, 5^0-10-22-4.4; A. R. Thom, 1-1-18*-18— ; J, Sullivan, 2-2-14*- Inn. n Io . 15— . N. E m ery ...... 11 '2 B. D w y er ...... 10 — BOWLING: R. C a w sey ...... 15 ;1 Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average H. Lenertz ...... 11 ‘ l I. T h ew ...... 106 18 362 23 15.7 F. D e C a rva lh o ...... f> — H . H u gh es ...... 121.3 1 543 33 16.5 D. Measfher ...... 9 1 R. G ray ...... 65.2 7 247 11 22.'5 D, R. Crlstofani ...... 15 2 B. P. Searle ...... 127 13 482 17 28.3 M. Coppleson ...... 14 2 G. Harris ...... 80.2 2 445 11 40.5 B. H a n ley ...... • 47 5 224 5 44..S , P. M olloy ...... 12 3 Also Bowled: J. Su’livan 19,5-1-74-4-18.5; P. Elliott 22-2-96-5-1D.2; D. Dink R. B ea rd ...... 6 1 ins 0.210-0-1-0.0; D. Price 5-0-28-1-28.0; H. Learoyd 7-0-37- D. H an lln ...... 0 3 1-37.0; 'F'. Farrar 3-0-17-0- — ; I. McCristal 1-0-5-0- — ; F. J. N ew m an ...... 12 2 Carvalho 1-0-2-0- —; R. Barbour 1-0-3-0- —; D. Emery E. T h ew ...... 0 2 1-0-5-0- — ; D. Gilling 2-O-lS-O ------, G. B u tler ...... G — Also Batted: D. Emery, 3 innlnRs for 141 runs; t h ir d GRADE I. Thew, 1 innings for 1 run; av. BATTING: I BOWLING: Inn. N.O. H.S. Agg. Average Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Averase D. E m ery ...... 10 2 76 379 47.37 P. GrevUle...... 19 — 65 379 19^96 D. H anlin ...... 16 712 43 16.5 J. D e t t m a n n -...... 18 — 57 358 19.!S9 D. R. Crlstofani ...... 143 10 695 32 21.7 D. G illing ...... 8 1 41 133 19.0 7 274 11 24.9 R. I. McCristal ...... ^ ...... 16 4 , 28* 206 17.'17 ...... 150 12 627 24 26.1 E. J. O’Neill ...... 1 ...... 14 5 30* 113 12.58 26.5 B...... 9 — 53 2 H . S u ttor ...... 1 ...... 13 — 32 163 12.54 D...... 11 — 57 2 28.5 A . S. T h om ■'...... 10 — 58 112 11.2. P. M olloy ...... 41 189 3 63.0 L,. B a n b u ry ...... 14 — 30 151 io.79 P. f - 12 —— J. SuUlvan ...... 15 4 17 102 ' 9.27 M. .Salnsbury, ...... 9 1 15 55 6.88 H . >L>earoyd .!...... 9 5 7* 11 2;75 ' Also: :Batted 5- J. Solomon 2-0-42-44-22.0; -. McCredle 2-l-l3*-19-19.0 ■ ^P. • SECOND GRADE I Elliott 7-2-42-90-^18.0; B. Hanley 5-0-48-85-17.0: K. Shefiiead. ■■ BATTING: 5-0-36-81-16.2; Q Cooke 4-0-26-62-15.5j D. Pullen<5-2-15-36-12.0; = J. Sharp 3-1-12-24-12.0; A. Mitchell 1-0-11-11-11.0; D. Needham ' A v e ra g e Inn. N.O. H.S. A g g . 5- 1 . 33*. 44- 1 1 .0; p. Armstrong 6-0-18-51-8.5; O. Harris 1-0-5-5-' 12 — 69 330 27.5 I F. 5.0; R. Meyer l-O-l-l-l.O; J Hunt 3-l-l*--l-.5; W. Costello 1-0- 124 24.8 !* _ B. H an ley ...... 9 4 50 0- 0- 0. R, O ra y ...... 7 — 53 157 22.4 i D. 13 2 73* 227 - 20.6 BOWLING: i • - H. 17 1 77 320 20.0 Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Avertige R. B a rb ou r ...... 19 1 60 332 18.4 J. Dettmann ...... 125.1 18 437 31 14.09 ' D. D ick ma ...... 18 — 79 328 18.2 J. S u llivan ...... 103.3 6 473 31 15.26 H . L e a ro y d ...... 119.3 2 472 26 18.15 J. Sh arp ...... 7 3 29* 57 14.3 1 B. H an ley ...... 43 1 187 10 18.70 Q. H arris ...... *...... 13 3 24 117 11.7 p. , Elliott ...... 46.7 1 191 10 19.10 64 9.1 D. G illin g ...... 8 1 17 J. O ’ N eill ...... 101 4 461 20 23.05 , 8.0 ■ ■ P. E lliott ...... 6 1 27 40 Also Bowled: 1. McCristal 1-0-11-1-11; G. Harris 5-1-24-2-12: D. Needham- 7.2 ?-' ■ * - P. 13 1 28 86 2-0-12-1-12; D. Gilling 14.7-1-82-4-20.5; H. Suttor 39-4-130-6- /.jr - - - I. 9 4 6* 15 3.0 21.67; P. Greville 6-0-45-1-46. ♦ ^ 20 > 21 , —^- - - — - i t e /f T i FOURTH GRADE BATTING: Inn. N .d . H .S. AveraKu K. Sheffield 5 2 134* 163 54.3 A . S, T h o m 7 1 97 246 41.0 Q. C ook e ___ 6 1. 91 195 37.0 M. Sainsbury 5 110 164 32. S D. Needham 6 1* 66 154 30.8 D. de Carvalho 9 1' 54 181 22.5 W. Costello 7 0 37 94 13.4 D. Scott-Orr 8 3 23 67 13.4 T . G ra y ___ 15 -i 53* 153 12.7 D . E n gel .... 13 i 28* 149 12.4 A . R . T h o m 7 0 37 94 11.7 A. Mitchell 6 2 14* 36 9.0 D. Oressler 5 0 16 31 6.2 J. H u n t ...... 10 3 11 35 5.0 Also Batted: P. Armstrong -162-54.0; D. Pullen 3-1-54-77-38.5; D. 3-l-45*-51-25.5; J. (lor 4- 0-35-46 -11.5; U H um e 4-1-10*- Brockhoff 2-1-32 D; P. Greville 2-0-38-62-31.0: S. H olm es 15-5.0. BOWLING: O vers Maidens Runs Wickets Avei’uge D. S c o tt-O rr ...... -.... 38.3 1 144 15 9.6 D. E n g el ...... 131.1 22 480 32 10.5 O. P u llen ...... 27 4 106 8 13.3 J. H u n t ...... 105.1 6 48'J 25 19.5 S. H olm e s ...... 32 3 144 7 20.6 R . M ey er ...... 25 5 88 4 22.0 W, Costello ...... ' 2o ft ^ 93 4 23.3 T . G ray ...... 51 r 2 332 10 33.2 Also Bowled:F. Milner 5-0-18-1-18.0; G. P'air 3-0-20.1-20.0: D. Brockhoff 15- 1-62-0-20.7; D. Neednam 7-0-46-2-23.0; U Hume 21-2-68-2-34.0. UNIVERSITY VETERANS BATTING: Inn. N.O. H.S. A g g . A v e ra g e N. P'alk ...... 12 6 53* 361 60.17 R. Rogers ...... 15 4 3 59 328 27.33 F. Farrar ...... 12 t — 65 298 24.83 . K. Blnns ...... 17 J 2 75 349 23.20 R. Sheaffe ...... 7 3 26 ,8 5 21.25 N. Bowen ...... 12 2 42 156 . . ,i 15.60 C. LAwes ...... 4 2 17* 30 15.001 M. Helsham ...... 9 — 43 132 14.67 • B. Wileman ...... f...... 4 1 35* 42 14.00 H. Marks ...... 16 1 29* 166 11.07 J. Hogg ...... 6 . — 26 64 10.67 C. King ...... 11 5 20* 56 9.33 F. Prince ...... 8 3 11 46 9.20 R. Daniel ...... 6 — 19 51 8.50 R. Norton ...... 10 3 17* 33 4.71 A. Johnson ...... 13 1 10 49 4.08 BOWLING: » Runs Wickets A v e ra g e M. Helsham ...... 78 9 8.67 - F. Farrar ...... 123 14 ■ 8.79 C. King ...... 419 42 9.98 R. Rogers ...... 157 15 10.47 R. Sheaffe ...... 95 9 10.55 K. Binns ...... 300 28 10.71 C. Jones ...... 165 14 11.40 C. L EIGHTY-FIFTH ''V, -ft ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT 1 9 4 0 - 5 0 ; > ■ OFFICE-TJEARERS PATRON - Dr, T, Clouston PRESIDENT J. 0. Steninark, Esq, VIGE-PRESIDENTS Prof, K. C. Mills Dr . B, Dwyer A, B. S, V/hite, Esq, Col J • Travers S. G, Webb, Esq., K.C A. H. Dickins, Esq, Dr, G, Willcocks D, MacDonald, Esq. J. Helmrich, Esq, Dr. G, Halliday V\f, South, Esq, J, Chapman, Esq. Dr. G, McElhone Connelly, Esq, Kirkpatrick, Esq. Dr, D, Howell N. Falk, Esq, J. P. Duggan, Esq. Dr. F. C, Rogers F, Prince, Esq. R. A, C. Rogers, Esq. Dr, A. S, Johnson C, Norton, Esq, J. M. Jagelman, Esq, Dr. F. Farrar R. Norton, Esq. Molloy, Esq, Dr. Owen Asprey, Esq. J. D. Dettraan, Esq, Dr. G, Stewart Smith R. Meillon, Esq. HON. SECRETARY - D, A. T, Dickins HON. ASS. SEC. - D. Scott-Orr HON. TREASURER H, Learoyd HON. SEC. UNIVERSITY VETERANS - F. L, Prince, Esq, DELEGATES To: N.S.W.C.A. - Messrs. J. 0, Stenmark and S. G. Webb, K.C. C. and S. - Messrs. M. Falk and F. Prince. S.U.S.U,. - Messrs, D, A, T, Dickins and H. Learoyd, GENERAL C0^MITTEE R. Cristofani D, Emery A, Thom B. Hanley F. deCarvalho P, Searle N. Emery R, Cawsey P a g e 1 . Gentlemen, lour Ooriiraittee has pleasure in presenting the ^5th Annual Report and Financial Statement for your consideration. Commencing the season vdth optimism, we were dis~ appointed at the position in the Competition Tables of our teams. The fourth XI alone finished in a reasonable position. This teanij if its eleven could be maintained, could almost always win this competition, but the long vacation with players absent for nearly three months^ others unavailable for lesser reasons, necessitates constant reshuffling of the sides, and thus denies the teams of that team work so essential for success. The loss of Dob Cristofani and John Dettman, the Captains of the first and third XIs, was a sad loss, not only from the playing viewpoint, but as personalities of leadership. The Past v. Present Blues match was one of our happiest days, and was a great success. Luncheon and tea at the Pavilion, arranged by Mrs. Emery, entertainment by the President and Mr, Vifebb, and the teams the guests of the Patron and Old Blues at the University Club. Our heartiest congratulations to Dave Hanlin on his Sheffield Shield selection and to JJrian Hanley on his ”hat trick,” Your Committee vfishes to place on record its deep appreciation of Mrs, Emery’s marvellous work for the Club with her singularly few helpers. The entire social success of the Club is due to her efforts, and is really appreciated by all the players, FIRST ELEVEN REPORT; With Gordon, the team finished equal thirteenth in the competition table. It v:as a season mixed with good wins and disappointing lapses. The wins against Mosman and Northern Districts were particularly meritorious - against Mosman, Roy Cawsey's fighting innings of 73 out of a total of loO was the decisive factor: and against Northern Districts, the fielding was superb - this match was 7Jon hy 4 runs after we had scored a ineagre '/6 runs. Dave Hanlin, Bob Cristofanij Eric Thew, and i^rian Hanley provided a strong attack, but skipper Bob’s departure for England and Eric Thew’s retirement left us sadly depleted in our variety of bowl.er*-:), Dave Hanlin was the most successful bowler, and finished the season with thirty-five wickets, includ ing the hat trick against Waverley, Congratulations, Dave, on gaining N .S j l , r epr e sentat ionI Three scores of 3 0 0 or more were an indication of strong batting pobential, but all the remaining innings bar one were less than 2 0 0 , which Indicated,extreme instability in batting. These hip, scores coincidrid vdth a good opening or first wicket ir’age 2. stand, but we could never recover after a bad start, due to a lack of experience and confidence, i.e., we do not know when and how to dig in. This is a general fault in the Club, Peter van Zuylen, a newcomer to the Club, proved the club’s most consistent run-getter, and his innings against Gordon, Petersham, Cumberland, and St. George were all worthy of mention, Peter is to stay with the Club some years, and we are hopeful of bigger scorcs next year. The general standard of fielding was good, as evidenced in the Northern Districts, Manly, Balmain, and ./averley matches. Lapses in concentration and attention in the field had bad results. For a young team, this is inexcusable, and in future good fielding must be encouraged, practised and developed, V/e were fortunate in our captains, Bob Cristofani and Doug Emery. These v;ere among the keenest cricketers in the Club, and performed their job with considerable merit. Finally, we extend congratulations to Manly District Cricket Club on their first premiership honours. PLAYER INN. N,0, H,S, AGG, AVERAGE R,Barbour 6 3 62 115 3S.33 K. Sheffield 7 3 61 153 3 ^ ,2 5 P, van Zuylen 15 2 73 465 35.77 N, Emery 6 - 120 199 33.16 R. Beard 15 2 4^ 326 2 5 . 2 2 P, Greville 11 tm 80 255 2 3 . 2 0 J, Sullivan 3 2 21^ 22 2 2 . 0 0 F, deCarvalho 16 « 79 352 2 2 , 0 0 R, Cawsey 10 2 174 21.75 G, Harris 4 2 32^ 34 1 7 . 0 0 R, Cristofani 50 135 16.^7 D, Emery 13 1 43 201 16.75 D, Hanlin 9 2 27 9d 1 4 . 0 0 B, Hanley 7 2 12 39 7 . ^ 0 P, Searle 3 1 13^ 15 7.50 M, Coppleson k M 12 19 4.75 D, Meagher o - 10 24 4 . 0 0 E. Thew 5 6 10 2 , 0 0 H, Hughes 4 - 5 7 1.75 D, Price 3 - 1 3 1 , 0 0 V'. Cristofani 1 i 0- 0 ^JOWLING - FIRST GR/'.DE: PLAYER OVERS MAIDENS RUNS \7ICKETS AVERAGE D. Hanlin 147 14 553 1 5 . ^ R. Cristofani 125 13 463 26 17.g E. Thevr 6^ 5 291 14 20.7 Page 3. PLAYER OVERS MIDENS RUNS V7IGXETS AVERAGE P, McKeown 19 54 2 2 7 . 0 G, Harris 5^^ 271 9 3 0 . 0 P, Searle 19 105 3 35.0 D, Ernery 52 1 2 5 ^ 7 3 6 . 6 B, Hanley 90 6 407 1 0 40.7 R, Cawsey 53 6 2 3 0 5 4 6 . 0 J, Sullivan 55 H, Hughes a 40 F. deCarvalho 2 1 6 P, Greville 1 4 SECOND ELEVEN REPORT: The seconds had a bad season. We won only two matches, had the prescribed number of draws - six, lost two outright and five on the first innings. We finished at the very bottom. Let us first consider the reasons - all well-known. First of all, the nuraber of players was immense, as thirty graced our inglorious ranks, some on the way up, some on the way down, some as regulars, others just visiting for the afternoon. Secondly, we were generally weak in both batting and fielding. This, however, does not mean to say that we had no good batsmen or bowlers. V/e had them but not all at once. Thirdly, there was the usual amount of University carefreeness in our approach to the game. In the beginning of the season, Brian Hanley and Merv Lloyd provided a good opening attack. Brian deserved his promotion to the firsts, as he took fourtee'n \d.ckets in three games at an average of 11.6, After he left us, however, our opening attack lacked fire, Ken Bangs, Peter Searle, Ian Thew, and Peter Elliott were all capable of taking wickets, but at too great intervals. However, this was not entirely their fault as many catches were missed. The same fate met all the other bowlers, John 0^Neill, Jimmy Sullivan and Harold Hughes were the three main slowies, Harold had the distinction of taking most wickets in a match, 6-60, against Cumberland. John 0*Neill took most wickets - 22 - but he left us soon after Christmas. Some of John*s wicket taking balls v^ere excellent, and we sadly missed him. John also showed us how to maintain a batting average - he had five not outs. Jimmy Sullivan, also very handy with the bat in difficult times, bowled his slow loft arm swingers and breaks with varying success. His 5-115 against North Sydney, and his 3-31 (5 maidens) against Mosman were his best efforts. Harold Hughes was the most successful batGman in the "team” (S innings justify inclusion in the toara), His success showed the other members, particularly tlio lees experiencod, that defence and discreet use of your strong {■rt.rrj.’noo is al.l that is P a g e 4 . needed. Dick Barbour*s 101 n,o. was the only century of the team. Dick mixed brilliance, o.g,, his century and his innings against Randwick, vrLth ”not so good'' efforts. His placement of v/g 11 timed off and cover drives and square cuts is particularly note worthy. Kerens to his success in Englandl Dave Meagher, though he had a bad season, had a fair average to his credit. However, we can console ourselves with the thought that he would have been lost to us if he had shown last season’s form, Dave Dickins had the highest aggregate, and seems ready for first grade, where he will succeed if he will only concentrate all the time. His driving is still a pleasure to watch, Keith Sheffield was also a batsman who knew how to get runs after the initial few minutes. After that he picks us effortlessly, but he still must be wary of that offside weakness which so often snicked the ball into slips. All these batsmen had averages of over twenty. Others v^o were successful were Roy Gray whose hitting is xmparalleled, Vic Cristofani, whose ^7 n,o, against Western Suburbs was superb, Mai Coppleson, who starred against Waverley, and so through the ranks. It is impossible to mention all in this short space. However, each played his part in providing a happy season for the other. SECOND XI AVERAGES FCR 19/<.9-50t PLAYER INN. N.O, H.3. AGG. AVERAGES H, Hughes 13 2 321 • 29.19 R, Barbour 12 1 101 272 24.73 D, Meagher 11 55 254 • 23.09 a D, Dickins 19 *72 42 22.53 K, Sheffield 13 1 5^ 251 • 20,92 K, Bangs a 3 19 64 12. ao J. Sullivan 12 1 40 139 12.64 J. 0»Neill 12 5 la 7a 11,14 P. Elliott g 22 ai 10.13 D. Carvalho 16 3 2^^ 102 7.^5 R. Gray 3 2 52^ 103 103.00 V* Cristofani 6 2 87^ 150 • 37.25 P, Greville k - 59 14a • 37.00 M, Coppleson 2 mm 63 70 35.00 D, Price 3 - 32 71 23.67 J. Shand 7 1 45 116 19.34 I, McCrystal 7 2 75 15.00 M, Lloyd 5 2 15^ 44 14.67 J, Hodge 2 •h 21 26 13.00 D, Buckingham 3 - 26 34 11*33 B. Hanley 6 - 2a 67 11,.17 P. Searle 6 37 57 9. 5 H, Taylor 2 1 4-^ 7 7.00 Page 5. SECOND XI PATTING AVERAGES (CONT.) PLAYER INN, N.O. K.S. AGG« AVERAGES I 7 X A. Sargcson 6 2 7 6.75 I. Thew 2 1 0 1 2 6 , 0 0 N. Hayes 2 S 4 . 0 0 D, Wilcken 1 i X - 4 4 BOWLING - SECOND GRADE; PLAYER OVERS MAIDENS RUNS WICKETS AVERAGES J. Shand 9 55 5 11 J. Hodge 1 11 1 11 B , Hanley 46 4 162 14 11.57 J. O ’Neill 8^ 3 415 22 M, Lloyd 4^.6 5 1^9 10 1^.9 P. Elliott 33 1 154 6 25.6 J. Sullivan 95 6 432 16 26.3 H, Hughes 64 37^ 13 2^.L I, Thew 35.3 4 143 5 2^.6 K, Bangs 66.1 3 337 11 30.6 P. Searle 5 100 3 33.3 R, Gray - 74 2 37.0 V. Cristofani 13 — 73 1 73.0 A. Sargeson 10 - 45 tm - THIRD ELEVEN PiEPORT: My report on the third eleven must make rather depressing reading. Without dwelling morbidly on the statistics, let it suffice to say that to win only four matches out of fourteen played is not very good. Nevertheless we had our moments of triumph and above all an enjoyable season’s cricket. The main and perhaps the only reason for our failure was inconsistent and unreliable batting. A total of 200 or more was reached on only four occasions. This bad batting record is made all the more unfortunate when it so frequently followed some really high standard bowling; in fact, only twice was 200 or more scored against us. The remedy for the batting failure is not to find more talent or skill because that is undoubtedly there already, but for every member in the team - recognised batsmen or not - to go out to bat with the determination to survive. Only on very rare occasions were better than mediocre bowling attacks met, but time and again indecisive and suicidal strokes, or no strokes as the case may be, would start the inevitable procession. Although the team was constantly changing it is doubtful if there were a better bowling side in the competition than ours. Page 6, V/e saw some splendid fast-medium bowling, particularly by Ian Thew and Paul McKeown, who both fully desorvo their excellent averages. ”Winky‘* Harris in the early part of the season before his promotion to first grade at last showed the form everyone knew and expected was there by giving some fine marathon performances* Both he and Paul McKeown are to be congratulated on their elevation to and success in higher company. The fielding of the side, if never brilliant, was always keen, and catching generally was reliable. As usual of course players put far too little emphasis on this all important side of the game - more and more practice is the only path to success. There were some outstanding individual performances during the season, but those which immediately spring to mind are Vic Cristofani^s debut with the Club with a splendid 9^^ against Cumberland - an innings which augure well both for him and the Club in the seasons to come; Ross Richards systematic and nonchalant playing of the opposition bowlingj Bruce Otter^s beautiful 50 against Petersham; and Jim Hodge»s consecutive 60»s are all worthy of mention. A glance at the averages however will indicate first how much consistency was lacking from our batting; Doug Gilling and Ivor McCrystal were the most reliable in this respect, but next season it is hoped to see an improvement right through the team. In the latter half of the season, John Dettraan who had captained the team for the past two years unfortunately saw fit to allow his business to interfere with cricket and we lost his ser vices to Brisbane, Anyway, wo wish him luck and success in his new climes and hope that the experionce gained by all those who played with him will serve them and the Club in good stead in the coming season. THIRD ELEVEN AVERAGES FOR 19Z..9-50; BATTING; PLAYER INN. N.O. H.S. AGG. AVERAGE R. Richards 6 62 190 31.3 D. Gilling 11 1 305 • 30.5 J. Hodge 14 5 64 263 29.2 I. McCrystal 13 1 52 21^ • 23.2 A. Sargeson 7 1 93 15.5 D. Edwards 6 1 41'' 72 14.4 B. Otter 6 ^3 13.^5 G. Harris 6 1 29^ 60 12.0 M. Sainsbury 6 23 69 11.5 J. Dettraan 11 26 11^ 10.7 D. Scott Orr 12 22 93 ^.1 T. rnew 9 ■ "2' ■ 10^ 44 6.3 G, Cooke 9 22 65 6,2 W, Davey 7 - 1?^ 24 4.0 Page 7. Also batted: V, Cristofani, 1 innings, 9^ runs, D. Buckingham 4/^6, P. Searle 5/SO, K. Bangs 5/42, P. McKeovm 7/22, I. Lindsay 1/20, P. Isaacs 1/3, A. Stenmark l/l2, H. Learoyd l/S, N. Hayes 2/0, J. Shand 1/9, J. Mackie 4/l5, P. Miles 2/6, J. Hunt 2/0, R. McHugh 2/26. DOWLING - THIRD GRADE: PLAYER OVERS MAIDENS WICKETS RUNS AVERAGE I, Thew 111.6 14 34 • 369 i o ; a P, McKeown 64.7 2 22 • 263 11.9 K, Bangs 43 3 S I 2S 16,0 D. Gilling 22 4 5 36 17.2 H, Learoyd 3^.7 11 S 140 17.5 J, Dettman 54.2 4 11 195 . 17.7 G, Harris 59 5 10 216 21.6 B. Otter 52 2 11 251 22.^ P. Searle 33 2 3 119 39.6 Also bowled: D, Edwards, 1 wicket, 39 runs, J. Hunt 2/4O, M, Sainsbury 2/26. J. Stenmark 3/l3> Hodge l/o9, V, Cristofani l/2, R. McHugh O/13 , I, McCrystal O/65, A. Sargeson 6/3 , G, Cooke O/lO. D. Scott Orr 0/5, D, Buckingham 0/6, FOURTH ELEVEN REPORT; The fourth grade, after a successful season, finished in fifth position. Of the fifteen matches played, we registered one outright win, eight on the first innings, two were dravm, and four lost on the first innings. In both of the drawn games against Wests and Gordon, we were in the commanding position, though two of our defeats were prevented from outrights only by the stubborn batting of our tail-enders. In five of our nine wins, the Judges had to call for a "photo” to decide the winner. Who could forget our exciting win over Northern Districts, clinched, by Olsen and Parnell, the defeat of Rar^wick by one run, the outright defeat of Waverley when 60 odd runs "were required in 30 minutes, we finished with 5 minutes to spare, the close call in our victory Over Pet^sham b y 5 runs, and then in the last match of the season, after being dis missed for the paltry score of 53, defeated Manly by IS runs. It was in matches such as these that brought out the wonderful team spirit of the Fourths, which made the job of their Captains, Alan Thom and Tom Gray, a position of honour. During the season, no less than thirty-five players played in the team, of which twenty-two bov/led at least one over. To mention all would bo well nigh-Impossible, but the candidate for bovrling honours could be solected from the following: Paul McKeown for his 5-21 against Paddington, and his sterling perform ance against Randwick in obtaining t) - 2 9 to give us vitory by one run; John Huntexcellent bowling when wickets were needed,'such as 3-36, 4-25, and 3-24; Dave Bowe’s efforts of 4-1^, 3-7, and 2-7; Alan Thom, v^hoso smngers on two occasions brought results of 3-7, and 3-11; and Brian Learoyd for his fine double against Cumberland of 4 - H s.nd 3-^3* The batting strength of the team, though formidable on paper, did not reach the heights of our other departments, as in only two innings did we score more than two hundred runs. Many fine individual performances were recorded and here also it would be herd to judge the winner of the batting '’Oscar,” Dill Swanton’s gem of an innings of 101 not out against Cumberland; Ross Richards’ 30 in the first round that Unfortunately ended when he trod on his wicket v/hile hitting a ’six:^ Peter Miles for his slashing 40 against Nor*thern Districts, ana 50 against Cumberland; Alex Shand and Bruce Otter for their bright sessions on a couple of occasions; not forgetting John Parnell’s memorable *six^ to win the match against Northern Districts: Tom Gray^s marathon against St, George in carrying his bat for 40 not out; then in the latter h alf of the season the consistency in run getting of Hugh Taylor, Dave V/ilcken, John Collins, Ern Kelly, and allrounder, Dave Pullen, would bring them well into the running. The fielding award could be equally divided amongst at least thirty players, though special mention must be made of Brian Learoyd, Alex Shand, Dave Buckingham, and Maurie Sainsbury, Of those who kept \-dckets, perhaps Warwick Davey and Bill Blanshard were the most polished, but Bill Swnnton will ever be remembered for holding that snick which dismissed the last Randwick botsman in that never-to-be-forgotten match, Altho\igh many successful and not so successful individual performances are recorded in the scorebooks, it is only those who’ witnessed or played in the Fourths that know of the high standard, not only of our fielding and catching ability, but of the good fellowship and comradeship maintained throughout the far too short season. That this should bring congratulations from our opponents, and even on occasions, umpires, is our reward for playing cricket. • FOURTH ELKVEN AVBR/.GES FOR 1949-50: BATTIWG;« PIAYER INN. N ,0 H .3 . AGG, AVERAGE W. Gwanton 101'^ 130 32,5 R, Richards K, CO 137 2 7 . 4 P. Miles 5 50 .136 27.2 B, Ottor C) 6 /t- 123 24.6 Page 9. BATTING AVERAGES (GONT.) PLAYER INN, f.O . H.S. AGG, AVERAGE M, Sainsbury 1 1 1 37 162 16.2 D , Buckingham 9 - 137 1 5 .2 T. Gray 2 2 3 40^ 260 1 3 . 7 J, Glouston 14 1 42 165 12.7 D . Bowe 14 1 22 150 11.5 A, Shand 1 1 42 124 11.3 M, McCredie 1 1 wm 121 1 1 . 0 D , Learoyd 6 4 21 10.5 W, Blanshard 2 46 7.6 A, R, Thom 1 0 .1 15"^ 49 J. SarkB 6 «• 10 22 J. Hunt 1 1 3 10^ 25 3.1 Also battod; H. Taylor 4 1 52X 103 3 6 . 0 J, Collins 4 1 107 35.6 Wearne 2 1 22^ 32 32.0 E. Kelly 3 53 92 30.6 D, Wilcken 4 41 122 3 0 . 5 H, Learoyd 2 1 12 23 23.0 R. Garlov 4 2 17 40 2 0 . 0 P. Hall 4 1 2 1 1 6 . 6 D, Pullen 0 4 ^ 16.3 4 X 65 A. Mitchell 3 1 31 15.5 C, Orr 4 1 2 3 ^ 44 14.6 J, Parnell 3 2 14 14.0 D. Engol 2 1 2 4 ^ 25 25.0 9 X P, McKeown 4 2 16, g .O p, Scott-Orr j L 7.3 A. Olsen 3 13 1 3 ~ 4 T 3 A, S. Thom 2 3 3 1.5 G. Cook 1 1 1 1 . 0 W, Davey 2 4 ^ 7 BOVJLING - FOURTH GRADE: PLAYER OVERS MAIDENS RUNS WICKETS AVERAGE P, McKeown 36 67 12 5.6 D, Learoyd 52 9 150 16 9.4 D, Pullen 21.5 2 35 1 0 . 6 J, Hunt 68 6 252 23 10.9 B, Otter 23 2 76 6 1 2 . 6 D, Bowe 49 9 174 12 1 4 . 5 A. R, Thom 4^.7 11 161 10 16.1 ,M, McCredie 20.4 - 135 d 16.9 A, Shand 73 6 313 14 22.3 Page 10, FOURTH ELEVEN BOVJLING. AVERAGES (COMT.) PLAYER OVERS MAIDENS RUNS PICKETS AVERAGE Also bowled; M, Sainsbury 7 1 1 3 3.6 T , Gray 5 32 3 1 0 . 6 C . Orr 1^ k 4 4 4 1 1 . 0 J , Parnell 12 3 24 2 1 2 , 0 R, Carlov 20 6 41 3 1 3 . 6 P. Milos 20 1 1 1 2 5 22,4 D , Engel 5 25 1 2 5 . 0 D , Duckingham 6 40 1 4 0 . 0 A, Olsen 3 54 1 54.0 J, Clouston 1 1 D,Scott Orr 11 H, T a y lo r W 57 INTER-VARSITY V, Queensland (at Sydney) This match we won quite comfortably on our home ground. Having dismissed Queensland for 97, Sydney piled up a first innings lead of 136, due mainly to a very clever display of batting by Peter vanZuylen (72) and Doug Emery (^7). In their sccond innings, Queensland were dismissed for 130, giving Sydney a win by an innings and six runs. Chief destroyers of the opposition b£ltting hopes were Brian Hanley with his 5-26 in the first innings, and Peter Elliott with 3 - 2 5 and 3 - 2 3 . Queensland! 1st innings 97 (Hanloy 5-26, Elliott 3-25, D.Emery 2 - 3 2 ). 2nd innings I30 (Hanley 0-12, Elliott 3-23, Harris 3-31, D. Er S y d n e y ; 1st innings 233 (Greville 23, Beard 11, van Zuylen 72, D. Emery ^7, N, Emery 0, Coppleson 5, Sheffield 5, Harris 10, Elliott 10 n.o., Sullivan 1, Hanley 0 .) V. Melbourne (at Melbourne) This match proved a "story book” thriller when in the last over of the last day of play we were dismissed in the second inning with a margin of only 5 runs in a total by each side of over 500. Melbourne gained a well-deserved win by a fighting second innings recovery after being iSO runs behind on the first. Page 1 1 . From every angle the trip was thoroughly enjoyable, with every member of our team pulling his weight. Congratulations, Melbourne, V. Melbourne Melbourne; 1st innings S-I63 (Kanlin 2-5^, Hanley 1-37, Elliott 2-30, Harris 3-33). 2nd innings ^-359 (Hanlin 0-4^, Hanley 3-54, Elliott 2-66, Harris 3-101, Emery 0-C, Shand 0-6^). Sydney t 1st innings 342 (Greville 25, Dickins 3 ^, vanZuylen 25, Emery 42, Beard 33, Barbour 30, Elliott 74, ohand 42, Hanley 7, Hanlin 17 n.o., Harris 0.) 2nd innings 175 (Bickins 3 0 , Shand 2 3 , Emery B. 4{^, Elliott 3 , Barbour 11, Hanlin 11, Beard 1, vanZuylen 2 1 , Harris 1 1 , Hanley 15, P . Greville absent 0 ), PAST BLUES M T C H Once again this match proved an outstanding success and enabled the Club team to level the honours against the Past Blues who won last year. The team was very well entertained at the University Club aftiorwards. For the interest of all past and present members of the Club we have printed the scores in detail, PRESENT V. PAST BLUES; Past Blues -1st innings: F. Farrar - ct. D, Carvalho ,bld, Learoyd 1 B. Dwyer - ct, D, Carvalho , bid, Hanley 3 N. Falk - bowled Hanley 9 4 K. Binns - ct. vanZuylen, bid, Gilling 5 3 B. Travers - bowled Hanley 13 R. Rogers - RUN OUT 1 c . Cha an - ct, Cawsey, bid, Learoyd 9 R. Sheaffe - bowled Hanley 0 R. Norton - NOT OUl’ 6 S. Smith - NOT OUT 3 c . King Sundries - 1 TOTAL Bowling B, Hanley 4-55 Pan;e 12. H. Learoyd 2 - 4 0 D, Gilling 1 - 2 ^ R. Cawsey 0 - l S D, Emery 0 - 2 2 R. McHugh 0 - 2 0 Present - 1st innings; P. Greville Sheaf fe 3 F, deCarvalho ct. i^arrar, bid, Travers 25 P. van Zuylen RUN OUT 47 D. Emery RUN OUT 79 R, Cawsey RUN OUT 2 R, Barbour NOT OUT 25 D. Gilling L.B.W, Farrar 2 B, Hanley NOT OUT 12 R, McHugh D, Carvalho H, Learoyd Sundries ^ TOTAL 6-212 Bowline S. Smith 0-21 R. Sheaffe 1-25 3. Travers 1- ^ C , Chapman 36 C. King 33 73, Dwyer 43 K. Binns 23 1'“, Farrar 1-14 POIDEVIN GRAY The Club did very satisfactorily this year vanning three matches out of the five played. Our team were beaten, by the strong Paddington side in the first round, but were perhaps a little unlucky to lose the final match against Cumberland, where a brilliant century by Bruce Ritchie for the opposition on a wet pitch was the deciding factor. Special mention must be made of both Vic Cristofani and Keith Sheffield who finished with averages of well over 60, Bruce Otter was our mainstay in the bowling. Perhaps the most pleasing feature of the series was the splendid team work, spirit and happiness which was so obvious in our team. Page 13, SCHOOLS* MATCHES V . G . P «S.: This year was the first year in which the match was played for the Ian Vickery Memorial Shield, The match resulted in a comfortable win for the Club and we have the honour of holding the Shield for the first time, V , Associated Schools: Here again we were successful. The match also proved a comeback to form for Doug Gilling who played a grand knock. Both matches were played in the best of friendliness, and it is to be hoped that they will continue for many years, UNIVERSITY VETERANS* CRICKET CLUD SEASON 1949-50 Despite considerable disruption of the fixture list by rain during the second half of the season, the Veterans enjoyed another most successful season. The highlight was the Annual Past V , Present fixture, played on Australia Day, which again resulted in a close and most enjoyable game with the Present team reversing last yearns result, F, Farrar and N, Falk were outstanding with the bat during the earlier part of the season, and the latter*s 94 in the Past V . Present fixture was the outstanding knock of the season. To H, M, Marks goes the honour of scoring the only century of the season, and he was the only other batsman to top 300 runs for the season, M, Helsham proved a model of consistency with the bat, whilst R, Sheaffe, N, Bowen, and R, Rogers lent able support on occasions. Dowling honours were divided, no less than five bowlers capturing more than 20 v/ickets, R, Norton proved a capable wicket-keeper, with F, Farrar and M, Helsham as able deputies, St, Paul’s Oval was again available for home matches. The v/icket ws.s dreadful early in the season but improved later and was really first class for the last few matches, LLUES. 1949-50 The following players have been awarded their Blues for the last season, and we congratulate them, D , Hanlin P, van Zuylen R. Beard D. Emory Pajge 14. DLUaS. m Q-50 (CCNT.) p. Greville B. Hanley APPRECIATION The Club wishes to place on record its genuine appreciation for the assistance given to its Committee during the past year by Mr. S. H. Suhan and Miss J. B. Anderson at the Sports Union office; and also by Mr. Heydon, Mr, Barnes, and the staff of the N.S.W.C.A. v/e congratulate Tom Ludwig and assistants on their con tinued production of good wickets, and thank them for their con tinued cooperation on all Club matters. In particular we arc most grateful for all the help, enthusiasm, and encouragement that our all too few members of the V/omen^s Auxiliary have given us over the season. DONATIONS The Committee is most appreciative of the splendid financial support which the following supporters of the Club have given during the past season: The Women’s Auxiliary Dr. T. B. Clouston Dr, A. S. Johnson S. G. Webb, Esq., K.C. J. J, Hanley, Esq. Dr. G. Willcocks C. Norton, Esq. R. A. G. Rogers, Esq. Iv. Falk, Esq. A. H. Dickins, Esq. Dr. F. Farrar J. D. Dettman, Esq. D. McDonald, Esq. Dr. G. Halliday Dr. B. Dw;/er Je Chapman, Esq. J. Dur;gan, Esq, J. 0. 3TENMARK (Chairman) D. A. T. DICKINS (Hon, Sec.) Page 15. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY CRICKET CLUB Statement of Receipts and Payments from 1 ,1 ,U9 - 30.6.50 Club A/c Dr. Cr, Administration & Office Bulletin 17. 4. 6 Annual reports 30.lo. 0 Sundries I6. 2. 3 64. 2. 9 Grade Competition Expenses 4 . 1 0 . 0 ^Varsity & l/V Expenses 2 3 . 0 , 0 Balance s Deficit to Materials and Repairs S.U.S.U. Account 286.18. 5 £2^6.1^. 5 £286.18. 5 Trust A/c Cr. Entertainments 7 4 . 1 6 . 4 Balance at 30.6,49 1 1 . 0 , 1 1 Memorial Shield 2 1 . 0 . 0 Donations 5 7 . 1 4 . 6 Ground and l/V Umpires fees 7.11. 0 Ground and excess ground fees 2 1 . 7 . 6 Purchase caps and badges 16. 6. S Paid membership fees 5. 5. 0 Special Country Match 3 , S.10 Sale cricket caps and Mounted balls 2,10. 0 badges 6,16 . 0 Inter-Varsity fares 5^.13. 9 Proceeds socials 5. 3. 0 Unfinancial members* fees 7. 7. 0 Inter-Varsity Levies 2 1 , 5 . 0 Sports Federation grant 40,14.10 Balance at 30,6.50 2 War Savings Certificates46.13. 0 ^215.19. 9 m^,.19 ._ 9 H. LEAROYD Hon. Treasurer. H m vpraitQ (flrirket CHlnb EISHTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT AND \X FINANCIAL STATEMENT #fa00ti 19511-51 -t. \ EIGHTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT AND \ : s FINANCIAL STATEMENT \ \ e y v j -ir. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY CRICKET CLUB OFFICE-BEARERS PATRON Dr. T, Clouston PRESIDENT J. 0. Stenmark, Esq. (10)' VICE-.PRESIDENTS Prof. R. C\ Mills Dr. B. Dwyer A, B. S, White, Esq. Colonel J, Travers S . G , Webb , Es Q'. , K .C. A. H, Dickins, Esq. Dr, G, Willcocks D, MacDonald, Esqv J, Helmrich, Esq. Dr. G, Halliday W. South, Esq. J, Chapman, Esq. Dr. G, McElhone Mr. Connelly Mr, Kirkpatrick Dr. D. Howell N. Falk, Esq^. J, P. Duggan, Esq, Dr, F. C. Rogers F, Prince-, Esq. R. A. C. Rogers, Esq, Dr. A. S. Johnson C. N6rton> Esq. J. M, Jagelraan, Esq. Dr. F, Farrar R. Norton, Esq, Mr . Molloy Dr. Owen Mr. Asprey J, D, Dettman, Esq. Dr. G. Stewart Smith R. Meillon, Esq. J. J. Hanley, Esq,(l) F. H. deCarvalho, Esq, (6)R. Cristofani, Esq, H, Heydon, Esq. ;J. J, Van Zuylen, Esq, (1) HONORARY SECRETARY D. A. de Carvalho (11) HON. ASSISTANT SECRETARY k, R. Sheffield (d) HONORARY TREASURER D. A. T, Dickins (9) HON. SECRETARY UNIVERSITY VETERANS F. L, Prince, Esq. DELEGATES To: N.S.V/. Cricket Association: Messrs. J. 0. Stenmark & S. G. Webb DELEGATES (Cont.) - 2 - To: 0, and S, Messrs, Falk and F. Prince. S^Adney University Sports Union: Messrs. D. A, T, Dickins & D, A. deCarvalho. GENERAL COMMITTEE B. Lear0 yd (^) D. Emery ( 2 ) T. Gray (10 B. Hanley ( 4 ) H. Hughes ( 1 0 ) D, Buckingham (ll) B. Otter ( 6 ) P. van Zuylen (S) Numbers in brackets indicate Committee attendances. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Eighty-Sixth Annual General Meeting of the Sydney University Cricket Club will be held in the MacLaurin Room, the Union, on Thursday, July 5, 1951, at 7 p.m. Business 1, Minutes of previous meeting. 2, Reception of Report, 3 <• Election of Office-Bearers, 4. Presentation of Blues and Trophies. 5. Notices of Motion. 6. General Business. D. A. de CARVALHO Honorary Secretary. L j l ^< Un>^iicxy\.) -3- Gentlemen, Your Committee has pleasure in presenting the Eighty- Sixth Annual Report and Financial Statement for your consideration. It is with satisfaction that we report that oiir efforts over the past few years in team building are achieving results, V/e feel that. University Cricket is being re-estab]J.shed for our teams finished seventh in the Club Championship. rrourth)in the 1st Grade Competition, eleventh in the 2nd Grade/''''ftftn in the 3rd Grade and tenth in the 4th Grade, thus completing the most successful season for many years. We fervently hope that we are on the threshold of another golden era in the history of Sydney University Cricket,, ---- The Past v. Present Blues match was another delightful day of reunion, with our eleven the guests of the Patron and the old Blues at the University Club after the game. The Ladies' Auxiliary again were completely responsible for the social side of our Cricket, and we are even in their debt. The Club sincerely appreciates Mrs, Emery^s and her too few assistants’ wonderful work. Our thanks also to the Vice-Presidents who so generously assisted us. First Grade Report The first XI had its most successful season for. tweatiy- six years and could Justly claim to bebrie of the strongest teams in the competition. It finished fourth, and among the matches were a narrow defeat by premiers Paddington who had to put on a last wicket partnership of 12 to pass us, and a good win in the last match over Waverley who until then were running second in the competition. Of the fourteen matches played, the team won six, lost four, and drew four. All our losses were disappointing as in each match we were in winning positions; (1) v. North Sydney, a ninth v^cket partnership of after they were 3-73 in reply to our 137 on a damp wicket; (2) v, Cumberland, an unbroken seventh wicket partnership of 52 after they were 6-121 in reply to our 171, also on a damp wicket; and (3) v, Balmain, an eighth wicket partnership of 77 after they were 7-7^ in reply to our 141. The fourth loss was against Paddington, The side this year probably played more as a team as out of the seventeen players who appeared, twelve played eight or more matches. The outstanding performer in the team was undoubted ly Dave Hanlin, who time and time again turned on magnificent bowling figures to take in all 43 wickets at an average of 15.5- His best performances were 6-91 v. Northern Districts, 5-64 v, V/estern Suburbs, 5-70 v. North Sydney and 6-4^ v, Balmain, -4- For a great part of the season there were only three regular bowlers, but Dave stood up to it well. At the other end of the opening attack, Brian Hanley turned in some good performances as 5-41 v. Paddington and 4^-56 v. Gordon, but on the whole did not have a good season. However, he has the pace and the ability to get plenty of wickets and will undoubtedly come again, Ian Thew joined the side in the last four matches and bowled really well v. Waverley to get 6-73, Bob Cristofanl was our only spin bowler, and though missing the first four matches ended up by taking 26 wickets at an average of 1^*2, including 5-77 V, Cumberland and 5t15 v . Petersham, On the batting side, the team did not do as well as it might have done, owing to a weakness in the middle section, Neville Emery topped the batting averages with 1+0,8 and played two fine innings of 97 v. Western Suburbs and 125 n.o, v. Petersham, Vic Cristofani topped the aggregates with 391 and was easily our most consistent batsman, His 91 v. Western Suburbs, and 6l v. Petersham, where he and Neville Emery provided the batting high light of Gur season by hitting up {^5 in 37 minutes after tea, were outstanding performances. Doug Emery began the season well with two sixties but unfortunately did not keep up that strain. The disappointments in our batting were Peter Van Zuylen, Phil Greville, and Keith Sheffield, none of whom really got going properly at any stage. However, there is always next season,: David Dickins played some beautiful innings when he rejoined the team later in the season of which the best was a brilliant 62 v. Glebe which would have been worth almost 100 if the oval had not been soaked, Dick Beard played several good innings of which the most valuable was his 43 for the team against Manly when he and Bob Cristofani saved the side after early collapse. The fielding on the whole was fair but can easily be improved. If it is, the job of bettering this year\s record next year will be easier. One last point - we must have one wicket keeper all the season. This year there was too much chopping around between the two keepers in the team, and in one case it probably lost us a match. Doug Emery and Bob Cristofani both proved good captains and the team was a happy unit always trying hard, We hope the other Glubs enjoyed the season as much as we did. V/e extend our congratulations to Paddin^jton who, after an exciting match with us, went on to win the premiership convin cingly . Highest IMot Bat sman______Innings_____Score_____Outs Total Average N , Emery 1 0 125 n.o. 1 367 h-O .B V, Cristofani 1 2 91 2 391 39.1 D, Dickins 6 2 1?^7 2 3 . 4 D. Beard 12 .1 2 l^7 22.5 •5- 1st XI Averages {cont,) Highest Not Batten Innings Score Outs Total Average D , Emery 1 2 69 2 5 0 2 0 . S H. Hughes 3 27 6 0 2 0 . 0 R. Cristofani 1 0 50 2 147 1 ^ . 4 K. Sheffield 13 k7 2 180 16.4 P. Greville 64 127 15.9 G, Morrow 6 39 n.o, 1 74 14.5 P. Elliott 7 37 n.o. 1 6 2 10.3 B. Hanley 7 9 4 25 5 . 3 P. Van Zuylen 7 1 5 1 3 . 2 D. Hanlin 9 22 n.o. 2 56 3 . 0 K. Bangs 6 1 6 1 32 6.4 J. O ’Neill 2 6 6 3.0 Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average D, Hanlin 169.4 11 667 43 15.5 I. Thew 43.0 3 175 11 15.9 R, Cristofani 109.1 3 473 26 13.2 K, Bangs 41.7 3 169 3 21,1 B. Hanley 79.5 6 293 14 21.3 P. Elliott 6.7 m m 43 2 21.5 G. Morrow 51.2 7 166 5 33.2 D . Emery 19 m m 92 2 46,0 P, Greville 1 4 V. Cristofani 5 --M J, O ’Neill 13 “• h «.* Second Eleven Report For the seconds this was a season of inccnsiotencies, V/e won our first two matches and considered ourselves ’’hard to beat,” but the next three teams we met showed us that we had judged too hastily. After this came a brighter period yielding two wins and two draws, and finally a black era of three losses and a draw. These results gave us twelfth position in the competition. V/e defeated Balmain, the competition winners,' yet lost to teams that finished nearly last. Our play in some matches was a credit to the Club and the players themselves, yet in other matches we were a long way below second grade standard. Of course, we enjoyed our cricket in the seconds, but WG would have enjoyed it very much more if we had finished among the first five teams instead of among the last five. Since we were playing the games we might as well have won them. Here v^as -6- our main trouble. Not in the fact that we did not have cricketers of sufficient calibre but rather that our attitude to the game was far too casual, inducing a picnic atmosphere which mitigated against our success. At least two matches were lost because of our failure to dig in at the creases and fight back in a determined manner. Another disturbing factor was the continually chargjLng personnel of the team. On more than one occasion three members of the team were unavailable for selection and in one instance five members were unavailable. With this state of affairs a team must finish in a low competition position. Of the three departments of the game our bowling took pride of place. A very pleasing featufe was the way in which we could always depend oh oUr bowlers» Ian Thew. Ken Bangs and Bill Sarldet*8 bowled with remar*kable acCUjracy, Ian and Ken . deserved their promotion to the Firsts where Ian continued his good work. It was disappointing to see Ken have suoh limited opportunities. Congratulat ions to Bill Sandea?6 on taking most wickets; his was a very sound performance. Harold Hughes managed his usual quota of wickets, also Geoff Morrow and Brian Hanley had a lean season early but it was good to see them strike form towards the end. We dismissed the opposition for reasonable totals through- out the season but we just could not get the runs in many cases. Against Balmain and Manly we batted well but against Cumberland, Gordon, Petersham and Waverley we batted poorly. Top score for the season was a 74 by Harold Hughes who was our most consistent batsman. There were some fine individual performances but as a team we were just inconsistent. Ernie Kelly is a batsman of class with all the shots and with a little more experience on all types of wickets will be an acquisition to any first grade team. Our fielding was dependable and although Bill Sanders may not agree, generally assisted our bowlers. Ernie Kelly was outstanding in this respect, as well as Peter Van Zuylen. They set a fine example for the rest of the team. If we can eliminate this unavailability and get down to some serious cricket I feel that next season the seconds will finish in the first five. Batting Averages Highest Not Batsman Innings Score Outs Total Average H. Hughes 1 0 2 4 2 . 0 0 '^4 336 E. Kelly 5on.o. 2 2 0 2 P. Elliott I 1+7 1 4 ^ 24.67 D. Dickins 5 65 1 2 2 24*4 P. Greville 5 56 119 23. -7- 2nd XI Batting Averages (cont.) Highest Not Total P. Van Zuylen 5 36 m t ^4 16.g K, Bangs 5 15 2 34 11.33 W, Sanders 13 41 1 126 10.5 D, Meagher 11 26 97 S,32 J, Solomon 12 25 — 101 S.42 I. McCristal 13 31 109 I, Thew 7 lOn.0, 2 30 6.00 R, Richards .6 20 m m 4.67 D, deCarvalho 10 3 32 4.57 Also Batted:- N, Emery 1 52 9 m 52 52,00 G, Morrow 3 32n,o. 2 42 42.00 V. Cristofani 1 25 25 25.00 B. Learoyd 3 12n,o. 2 25 25.00 D. Buckingham 4 61 93 23.25 W, Adams 4 47 76 19.00 J . Blomley 1 16 a . 16 16.00 C, Trumper 2 Sn.o. 1 11 11.00 G, Harris 4 26 1 32 10.67 K. Williamson 4 16 9 m 35 S.75 B, Hanley 3 1 16 B.OO B. Otter 3 9 17 5.67 A, Smythe 2 7 11 5.5 J. 0»Neill 4 11 12 3.00 R. Calov 2 4 - 4 2.00 Bowling Averages Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average I. Thew ' 66 6 224 16 14.00 K. Bangs 57 7 203 12 16.92 c. Trumper 24 6 107 6 17.^3 w. Sanders 106.7 10 4^1 26 1^.50 G. Morrow 4S.2 4 210 11 19.09 H. Hughes 56 2 296 15 19.73 J. O ’Neill 24.5 1 139 6 23.33 B. Hanley 36 3 212 9 23.56 P. Elliott 19 1 94 2 47.00 A. Smythe 27 4 147 3 49.00 B. Learoyd 14 m m 65 1 65.00 V/. Adams 11 - 79 1 79.00 G. Harris 31 1 160 0 Also Bowled - See page 2nd XI Bowling Averages (cont.) Also.Bowled Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average J. Blomley .4 4 2 2,00 D. Meagher 1 11 1 11.00 K, Williamson 5 1 IS U •M B, Otter ' 4 M 16 U t R . Calov 4 U 19 t m I, McCristal 4 - 23 - m m Third Eleven Report The Thirds had a successful season, occupying fifth place, 7 points behind the joint premiers, St. George and Mosman, Randwick and Balmain had an advantage over us of 3 points and 1 point res pectively, Of the fourteen matches played, eight were won on the first innings, four drawn, one lost on the first innings, and one lost outright. The team has been a happy one and every member of it showed a willingness to forget about averages when called upon to do so. This fact, nautrally, increased the efficiency of the side and was not the least reason for its success, Paddington were out first opponents. The outstanding events of this game were good bowling efforts by Learoyd and Otter, Otter’s 30 runs from the first two overs, and excellent innings by Buckingham, Williamson, Kelly, and Wilcken. Our score of 6for 2ol remained our best for some time. The match against Marrickville was washed out after about 30 minutes play. Our lack of bowling variety was shown up by Northern Districts who scored 23^ and had us 2 for 6 at the end of the first day. Rain on the second day gave us a somewhat lucky draw. Otter took 6 for 65. The Western Suburbs game is not a happy memory. Our fielding fell to pieces and our opponents scored 204. Hunt was the chief sufferer from dropped catches, but took 4 for 75. On the second day we were caught on a genuine sticky wicket and were dis missed twice for dO and 66, The outright loss caused us to drop from fourth place to tenth - a disastrous day’s work, Owi.ng to numerous players being unavailable we fielded a side against Cumberland which was comprised of 50^ fourth graders, Adams joined the team for this game, and startled the opposition by taking 4 for 5 from 3.4 overs. Although we were chasing only ^9 runs, 6 wickets had fallen before Trumper and Moye made the necessary runs. The match against Gordon will be long remembered for -9- many reasons. For our only game on No. 1 Oval we had vile wickets on both days. The scores - Gordon ^0 and B/f, University ^5 and 9 for 66 indicate the nerve-racking nature of the game, won mainly bV great fielding and the cool stubborness of Adams ana Hunt in the first innings when they added 24 for the last wicket. The winning run, cheered to the echo^ was a no-balll An easy vistory against North Sydney followed, Klfilliamso'ft and Kelly being again associated in a fine partnership, Adams wrecked our opponents with 7 for 35. We now raced the thi^ee leading teams in successive games, and could manage only tWo draws and a loss, Rain saved us against Mosman, and possibly cheated us of a win against Randwick, Ian Thew Joined us for the latter game and produced form which quickly led him to first grade. With Randwick 5 for 21, a dropped catch allowed them to reach 113, At the end of the day we had lost 4 for 44* Balmain beat us convincingly, mainly owing to fine bowling by Fagen, Trumper’s 32 in better than even time, after the earlier batsmen had scraped around like novices, was like a blood transfusion but was not sufficient to get us out of trouble. Balmain passed us without loss - the only occasion during the season when the side looked like dropping its bundle. Our second innings did something to rehabilitate us, Watson*s 71 being particularly good, Adams and Smythe bowled well, but we were unable to dismiss Balmain, After this loss we had little chance of winning the competition, but the team made every effort to improve our position - then sixth. Although we won our last four games, we picked up 'only one place, to finish ahead of Northern Districts, Against Petersham we made our best score of the season - 9 for 290; Williamson made the highest individual score - 36, and Adams and Buckingham batted so well that we lost them to the seconds for the remaining matches. A somewhat risky decision to close at 7 for 191 against Manly gave us many later anxious moments. Wilcken scored a brilliant 4^. With Manly 7 for 171 we were saved by Learoyd and Otter, the latter showing his capacity to rise to the occasion after having dropped an easy catch which almost sealed our fate. We dismissed Glebe for 115 on a wet, miserable day, and were 4 for 100 just before tea on the second day when in our anxiety to pass their total before the adjournment we lost 5 wickets for 9 runs. Otter saved the day with his glance off the middle stump. We were again unable to clinch the outright, taking 6 for 74. A comparatively easy first innings win against Waverley ended the season on the right note, Needham did something to justify his presence by making 62, and Learoyd bowled his best to take 6 for 44. Of our batsmen, Buckingham and V/ilcken were our most - 10- consist ent . Kelly, while with us, showed plenty of promise and a reliable defence, the latter factor being that which cost Williamson many runs. Once set, Williamson invariable passed' 50, but the number of his scores of under 10 was disappointing. Adams and Saott-Orr were both solid, if not brilliant, Watson, early in the season, lacked sufficient defence and tended to play over the ball, but on the occasions on ^ i c h we became set, he displayed much ability and a free stroking not possessed by any other player. Needham showed the effects of some time out of cricket and lacked concentration until late in the season. Otter and Calmao were both disappointing. Otter needing more concentration and desire to make runs, and Caiman needing more attention to foot work* Trumper can make the runs when necessary and would, if he cared sufficiently, make an excellent number 6 or 7. Apart from Thew, whose assistance we had on only one occasion, Learoyd and Adams were the outstanding bowlers. Learoyd appears to lack experience, and with more of that could be de\ras- tating in third grade. Adams, with plenty of stamina, and determin ation, a good leg break and wrong*un was a most v^aluable acquisition to the side until stolen by the seconds, but he will not be as effective as he should be until he concentrates less on spoed and more on length. His figures were, nevertheless, remarkable for a leg break bowler. Otter was accuracy personified and although nobody could discover any movement in the air or off the pitch, he took 21 wickets. He was a great comfort to the captain in that he was always capable of taking a wicket at a grim time. Hunt bowled his usual accurate slows, and although he was belted by good batsmen, he had successful days. It was regret table that the presence of Adams caused him to become a luxury. Trumper tried hard all through the season, but needs some movement in the air to back up his enthusiasm and guile, Williamson, a late discovery,as a bowler, showed capacity and intelligence, and an occasional sharp offbreak, Watson was a consistent change bowler, and on the bad wicket against Gordon bowled intelligently. The fielding was generally excellent. In the fi??st few rounds most players were unsure on the ground as well as in the air, culminating in the appalling exhibition against Western Suburbs when the dropped catches undoubtedly lost us the match, by putJting us, instead of our opponents, at the mercy of the wicket. Thq improvement thereafter was marked and reached its zenith in the Gordon game, when no adequate adjective could be applied to the catches taken - iS. It appeared that "impossible” was not a word to be applied to chances -fco University third grade. Williamson fielded well in various positions, and took some excellent catches. Scott-Orr and Watson were at times brilliant in close, while Buckingham, in between off days, was safe in slips. Every member of the team excelled at times, and it is invidious to select names for special mention, Davey deserves special praise for his keeping, which steadily improved throughout • •-11- the season. His keeping to Adams was particularly good,1 We had a good and enjoyable season and aspire to premiership honours next year # Battine Averages Highest Not Bat sman Innings Score Outs Total Average J , Hunt 5 Sn.o. 4 25 25.00 D, Wilcken 7 m m 172 24.5 K, Williamson 10 86 m m 216 21.6 E. Kelly 7 64 1 123 20.5 D. Buckingham 13 1 231 19.25 W. Adams 53 2 113 lg.9 D. Scott-Orr 7 35 127 Id.l C. Watson 12 2 175 17.5 D. Needham 15 62 1 197 14.0 B. Otter 12 35 1 14s 13.4 C, Triimper 11 39 1 12.5 D. Caiman 9 32 - 66 1-1 R. Richards 6 21 •U 6.S B, Learoyd 5 7 1 15 3.6 W, Davey 10 4 5 12 2,4 Also batted (under 5 innings) D, Meagher 1 34 M 34 34.0 J, Moye 1 27 m 27 27.0 D. deCarvalho 2 20 1 21 21.0 R. Daniels 1 16 16 16.0 R. Calov 3 Sn.o. 2 14.0 R, McHugh 2 16 16 8.0 T. Gray 1 7 7 7.0 A, Sargeson 2 9 - 11 5.5 P. Isaacs 1 4 4 4.0 A, Smythe 2 2n.o, 1 2 2.0 Bowline: Averages Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wicketos Average I. Thew 10 1 23 5 4 a6 B, Learoyd 101.7 14 305 29 10.5 W. Adams 69.7 3 349 32 10.9 B, Otter 7^.7 6 276 21 13.1 J, Hunt 35.5 lai 12 15.0 K. Williamson 29 2 lid 7 16.8 C, Trumper 135 15 477 25 19.0 C. V/atson 42 5 172 9 19.1 Also bowled - See page 12. -12- Bowling Averages. 3i?d XI (continued) Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average R, Richards 1 6 2 3.0 R, McHugh S ,4 2 36 2 1^ .0 D, Buckingham 1.6 21 1 2 1 .0 A. Smythe 12 1 51 2 25.5 R, Daly 20 1 133 4 33.25 A, Sargeson 7 1 37 1 37.0 J, Lamble 11 54 1 54.0 T. Gray S . 4 55 1 55.0 R, Calov 27 5 114 2 57.0 D, Needham 1 ^ 3 97 1 97.0 D. Scott-Orr 2 9 -- Fourth Eleven Report The fourths finished in tenth position as against fifth position last year. With a wealth of talent available at the beginning of the season it appeared as though this team would improve its position in the competition table, but as has been proven in past years the fourths alone dannot hold them to the Club. A fifth eleven must be maintained for at least half the season and grounds and opponents must also be found for them if we are to have a reservoir for the fourths, The team itself proved it could fight back when under pressure, as was necessary in five of the closely fought matches. These contests brought out the great spirit of Cricket in the team* Unselfishness, brilliant fielding, the holding of almost impossible catches and the cheery enthusiasm of all the players developed a team comradeship which occasioned some slight disappointment when alterations in the personnel of the side were made necessary by the promotion of players to other grades. The fielding throughout the season was of very high standard but special mention must be made of Dave Bov;e and Clinton Wines for their consistency and brilliance in any position^ A ’Special^ must go to the two ’Dons,' - Caiman and Scott-Orr for their first class exhibition of running between wickets and may they revive a lost art to crickeb generally« Don Caiman also headed the batting averages after a brief stay of five matches. Dave Bowe in finishing second proved that fortune favoured the brave and obtained tw o hundred runs by this methods He then purchased his own bat and his flow of runs ceased. Jim Ferguson who helped out on a few occasions was consistent and unflurried. Bob Calov proved the ”all rounder” of the side finishing in third position both in the batting and bowling. -13- Of the remaining thirty odd batsmen perhaps Dave Wilcken and Hugh Taylor were the most consistent. The best scorer while completely out of form - Ross Richards, Alan Smythe headed the bowling averages and thoroughly deserved that honour. His whirlwind debut was a performance against well set batsmen and in less than three overs he had clean bowled four batsmen (including the hat-trick) for no runs. He made a valiant effort to pull the game round in our favour against Gordon in the following match. He finished with ^ wickets for 19 runs - a wonderful effort, but we were defeated by 6 runs. As there were six good catches taken in that performance some credit must go to the team and its skipper that afternoon, Don Scott-Orr, Grahame Cook our second ’star’ bowler obtained his position with a grand performance of 6 wickets for 35 runs against North Sydney to help force a win by the bare 5 runs. Bob Calov was the most consis tent wicket-taker, obtaining 24 wickets for an average of 12 runs. His best efforts were 5 wickets for 12 runs against Glebe. 5 for 23 and 3 for 21 against Western Suburbs, and 5 for 54 against Northern Districts, The slow bowlers Tom Gray and Clinton Wines finished at the head of the others. The former gained his position by secur ing 3 wickets for 25 runs, and 5 wickets for 2 6 runs against Balmain, He was aided and abetted by keeper David de Carvalho, who stumped dive and caught one of those eight wickets, Clinton Wines was the more consistent and collected fifteen wickets in his five matches. The fourths were unlucky to lose Jim Mackie, our ’star’ keeper, who gave a grand exhibition of wicket-keeping in the opening few rounds. The rest of the season the standard of the keeping was well maintained by A, Sargeson, D. de Carvalho, W. Blanshard, and J, Blumer• The fourths’ captains were almost as numerous as were its keepers, Tom Gray, Don Scott-Orr, Bob Calov, and Dave Bowe respec tively attaining the honour of leading a happy team of genuine sports men and hard triers; an eleven with whom it was a pleasure to be associated. Batting Averages Highest Not Batsman Innings Score Outs Tot al____Average D, Caiman 7 75 1 174 29 D, Bowe 13 77 2 215 19e55 R. Calov 11 59 1 160 16 D, Wilcken 6 21 - 93 15.5 H, Taylor 7 51 — 102 14.57 D, Scott-Orr 9 49 1 106 13.25 -14- Battinp; Averages (cont.) Highest Not Batsman Innings Score Outs Total Average fl, Thomas 9 45n.o. 101 1 2 . 6 2 J, Moye 6 33 69 11.5 C. Wines 7 1 6 4 10.66 F, Pratt 9 2 d 1 1 0 , 6 2 T, Gray 11 36 1 102 10.2 G. Cooks g 20 1 6 d P. Isaacs 6 26 1 -^ J, Mackie 7 15n.o, 2 39 7 . 5 D, Cozens 1 30 5 W, Manton I I 20 2.5 Also Batted;- P. Hall 2 23 40 40 R. McHugh 2 30 55 27.5 J. Ferguson 4 56 97 24.25 A. Sargeson 2 37 42 21 R. Richards 5 53 90 IS J. Hunt 1 15 15 15 R. Daly 4 12 14 14 Purcell 1 9 9 9 D. Carney 2 10 12 6 W. Blanshard 4 23 5.75 B. Thiering 3 9 4.5 A, Shand 1 4 J. Shand 2 4 A, Smythe 5 7 1 16 4 D. de Carvalho 2 5 M 6 3 R. Lamble 4 3 1 6 2 A. Pfeifer 2 3 4 2 C. Knight 2 2n,o, I 2 2 Blumer 2 1 1 .5 C. Orr 1 • mtr M. Lloyd 2 dn.o, 2 d B. Learoyd 1 2n.o. 1 2 Bowling Averages Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average A, Smythe 26.3 7 5S 16 3.62 G, Cooke 3 S9 10 3 . 9 R» Calov S 5 12 2gg 24 12 Te Gray 22 - 113 9 12.55 C, Vifines 46 3 230 15 15.33 D, Cozens 24 4 104 5 20.g D. Bowe 53.5 8 201 3 25.12 Also Bowled; See page 15. > -15- Bowling Averages (cont) Bowler ^vprs Maidens Runs V/ickets Average I Also Bowled: J , Shand 4.2 6 1 6 D c. Carney 15.2 4 36 4 9 R , Daly 6 - 47 4 11.75 C. Orr 10 1 24 2 12 J , Hunt 12 2 49 4 12,25 B. Learoyd 13 2 44 2 22 R . Lamble 17 2 64 2 32 D. Scott-Orr 15 1 73 2 36.5 R. Richards 15 - 90 1 90 P, Isaacs , 1 — ■6 R, McHugh 1 16 W R , Thomas 2 _ 14 F, Pratt 2 - 20 ■ a Inter-Varsity Matches V, Queensland University in Brisbane. This match, played on the St. Lucia Oval, resulted in a convincing 9 wickets win for the Sydney team. Highlights of the match were;- 1. The collapse of the Queensland batting due to good fielding and the clever bowling of newcomer Bill Adams (4-26), 2. The bowling of Queensland State i^resentative Bruce Taylor who had most Sydney batsmen in trouble. 3. The way in which the visitors were looked after and entertained by their hosts. Result: (Queensland - 1st innings - 126 (Hanlin 2-30. Hanley 1-30, Bangs 1-ia, Elliott 2-11, Adams 4-26). - 2nd innings - 10? (Hanlin 3-25, Hanley 3-29, Bangs 2-21, Elliott 1-13, Adams 1-7). Sydney - 1st innings - 219 (Dickins 22, Solomon 7, Nev. Emery 20, Elliott 63, Sheffield 11, Meagher 36, Kelly 0, Adams 4, Bangs 3^, Hanley 9, Hanlin not out 1), - 2nd innings - 1-20 (Hanley 2, Hanlin 14 n.o., Kelly 4 not out) , A second XI als o played on the St, Lucia No, 2 Oval and this match throughout the three days bore a verT’’ similar result as the first grade team. -16- V. Melbourne University in Sydney. Rain seems to have played in the past few years an important part in this match. This was definitely the case this year as only a couple of hours’ play were possible for the whole match, We apologise to the Melbourne team for bringing them over unnecessarily but suggest they leave their weather behind next year. Result: Sydney - 1st Innings - 5-155 (Beard 24, Dickins 67, Van Zuylen 16, D. Emery 32, Elliott 0, V, Cristofani 15 n,o. Melbourne - 1st innings - The practice inaugurated by Queensland of having a Seconds Match was again most enjoyable. This gave players who may never have the ability or opportunity to represent in the firsts, the opportunity of making a trip. The match itself was most exciting and characterised by: 1, The wiles of the redoubtable Queensland captain, Clem Jones, 2, The inspired bowling of Ian Thew who was on his honeymoon. Ian took 1-26 from 9 overs and 4-26 from 15 overs. 3, The all-round performance of John Shand (5-26 in Queensland’s first innings, and 44 in our second innings), 4, The ^5 opening partnership of the ”Dons” Caiman and Scott-Orr. (Caiman ^1 no, Scott-Orr 29). 5, Dave Buckingham’s "amazement,” Poidevin-Grav Shield. Season 1950-51* We had a rather disappointing season in the Poidevin-Gray Shield Competition; for, although we vran three of the five games played, we had expected to do better. However, with luck on our side we would have beaten Petersham outright (we were beaten on the first innings in that match, but in their second innings Petersham had lost 9 wickets and still needed 50 runs to win). Although the team possessed ten recognised batsmen it was the batting which was mainly responsible for our failures. On several occasions, however, some good performances were given: Sheffield (92 and 56), Cristofani (78) and Buckingham (6.^ not out) were the only batsmen to pass the half-century. Our best bowlers were Otter, Morrow, and CrivStofani - Otter gaining 19 viickets. The -17- fielding on the whole was good, and the keeping of Beard and de Carvalho fair. Morrow captained the side well. Congratulations to St, George, whose performances certainly warranted their winning the compdsLtion, Matches player - 5. 3 won on 1st innings, 2 lost on 1 st innings. Batting Averages Highest Not Bat sraan Innings Score Outs Total Average W, Adams 27n.o, 3 40 40.00 V, Cristofani 7 ^ 1 202 2 a . ^ 6 K. Sheffield 6 92 155 2 5..S3 D, Buckingham g 68n,o, 2 143 2 3 . ^ 3 D, deCarvalho 2 17n.o. 1 22 22.00 G, Morrow 6 23n.o. 2 67 16.75 B. Otter 7 47 116 16.57 D, Scott-Orr 2 23 27 13.50 E. Kelly 6 29 60 12.00 D, Beard a 2 g 91 1 1 . 3 ^ R. Richards 6 26 60 10.00 K, Williamson 5 17 2 ^ 5.60 B, Learoyd 5 7 12 2.40 R, Thomas 1 1 1 1.00 Bowling Averages; Bowler Overs Maidens Runs V/ickets B. Otter 6^ k 249 19 13.11 G. Morrow 75.1 a 22S 16 14.25 I. Cristofani 33 2 135 6 22.50 B. Learoyd 33 1 12^ 5 25.60 W. Adams g.6 1 56 1 56.00 Also Bowled: D, Beard 5 23 2 11.50 R, Thomas 1 — 1 a .00 D, Buckingham 2 - 14 1 14.00 K. Sheffield 2 - 14 1 14.00 R. Richards 4 1 14 1 14.00 D. Scott-Orr 3 1 3 K. Williamson 2 — 10 E. Kelly 2 - 11 - - University Veterans The Vets won more matches than they I p s t , but the batting lacked the stability, and the bowling the venom, of previous seasons. An infusion of new blood seems necessary. Dick Rogers was most con sisten t with the ba t and topped both aggregate and averages. He was closely followed by Ken Binns, who showed once again that he is the best stroke-maker in the team if he can survive the first two or three overs. Frank Farrar batted attractively in his limited appearances, and Norman Falk showed that he can still get runs against good bowling on the few occasions when he put himself in early enough. Of the others it can be said that they rose to the occasion - sometimes! None of the bowlers enjoyed great success, but no fewer than seven secured 10 wickets or more. Walter Calov secured most wickets and headed the averages narrowly. The attack was never really hostile, but was rarely collared. The moderate form shown by both batsmen and bowlers was confirmed in the Annual Past Blues v. Present fixture. After Dutting up quite a good show in the previous two fixtures, the ^ast team was no match for the Present Blues on this occasion, and received a crushing defeat. Nevertheless it was a most enjoyable fixture, and the Present team and the Club President proved to be ex cellen t hosts at luncheon and afternoon tea. The Vets, offer their most sincere congratulations to the first XI and look forward to even better things in the next season. Batting Averages Highest Not Bat sman Innings Score Outs Total Average R.A.C. Rogers 14 50 4 269 26.90 K, Binns 11 3 213 26.63 D. Cohen 5 ?:!-5n,0. 1 95 23.75 N. Falk 10 3^ n .o. 4 142 23.67 F. Farrar 54 131 22.63 G. Halliday k 53 S? 21.75 W. Calov 11 31 7 S5 c 21.25 K. Falk 37n.o. 2 7S 19.50 R. Sheaffe 10 37 2 134 16.75 K. Bov/en 13 66n.o. 1 200 16.67 Helsham 1 0 33 — 1 5 1 ' 1 5 , 1 0 R. Norton 10 36n,o. 2 1 1 2 14.00 F. Prince 7 20 11.43 H. M. Marks 13 140 10.7'7 C. King 6 20 3 29 9.67 ' « • • -19- Batting Averages (cont.) Highest Not Batsman Innings Score Outs Total Average A, Johnson 10 22 Si S .10 0„ Hambly ^ 13 40 5.00 Bowling Averages: Bowler Wickets Runs Average W. Calov 23 243 10.56 D, Learoyd 4 46 11.50 R. A. C. Rogers 10 131 13.10 C. Hambly 20 270 13.50 F. Prince g 116 14.50 C. King IS 297 16.50 K, Binns 12 2ia 1^.17 R. Sheaffe 14 255 1^.21 M, Helsham 12 220 1^.33 F. Farrar 3 ^7 29.00 The Past Blues Match This match was one of the highlights of the season. It gives the Present Blues an opportunity to entertain former stalwarts of the Club - hospitality which is more than repaid by the Past Blues after the match at the University Oval - and it is also an opportunity for plenty of talk and not so much cricket. However, although the score-sheet has been lost, one can now recall that the speedy bowling of Brian Hanley was more than our past Blues could cope with. May this match continue to flourish. Schools Matches V , G.P.3 . In this match, the University team retained the Ian Vickery Shield by the subtle device of allowing G.P.S. to bat for most of the day and thus compile a huge score, only to i*ind that they could not dismiss the University team in the short time remain- iiiff, A draw resu lted . v. Associated Schools. The story is similar, the day was oppressively hot,, - 2 0 - From these matches a lesson is to be learnt - that is, Club members must try to turn out the best'possible side even though the examinations are upon us. We must give the school boys greater opposition if we are to earn their respect and consequently their services in later years. Blues The following players have been awarded their Blues for the last season and we congratulate them, D* Hanlin N , Emery D, Beard D, Emery K.. Sheffield D, Dicklns Appreciation The Club wishes to place on record its genuine appreci ation for the assistance given to its Committee during the past year by Mr. S. H. Suhan and Miss J. B, Anderson of the Sports Union office, and also by Mr, A. R, Barnes and the staff at the N.S.W. Cricket Association. We congratulate Tom Ludwig and his fellow groundsmen on their work on the wickets and the oval, and thank them for their continued cooperation in all Club matters. The Women’s Auxiliary again deserves the wholehearted thanks from all Club members. Led by Mrs. Emery, they laboured under difficulties to help us enjoy our season. Donations The Women's Auxiliary Dr. T. B. Clouston Mr. R. Rogers Mr. N. Falk Mr, J . J . Hanley Dr. c. Norton Mr, F. H. deCarvalho Dr. c. Rogers Mir, J . J . Van Zuylen Dr. F. Farrar Mr, A, B. S. White Mr. D. McDonald Mr, S. G, V/ebb Dr. B. Dwyer IVlr. F, Prince Dr. A. S. Johnson John Fairfax Pty, Ltd. Mr. D, A, T. Dickins D. DE CARVALHO Hon. Secretafr. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY CRICKET CLUB - 2 1 - Statement o f R eceipts and Payments fo r Year ended June 30. 1951* Cr. Club A/c Dr. Balance - Deficit to Administration & Office Sports Union Account £1^1.1?^, 0 Bulletin £5.19. 7 Petty Cash 2, S Sundries 9.11 £14.12. 2 Public Risk Policy 1 .10. 0 M aterials and Repairs 165.15.10 £ 1 ^ 1 . 1 ^ . 0 £ 1 ^ 1 . 1 ^ . 0 The Club also has a stock of 7 caps and 23 badges on hand, valued at cost £ 5 . 6 . 6 , Cr. Trust A/c Dr. Balance at 1.7,50 £24. 6 . 2 Umpires Fees £ 9 . 0 . 0 Excess ground fees Past Blues 7 .10. 0 collected £36.13. 6 Less ground charges Expenses l/V Brisbane EFT^.S.W.C.A. 77 6 29. 5. 0 £76. 6 . 0 Less amount refunded D onations; Women^s 16. 3. 0 60. 3 . 0 Auxiliary 20. 0. 0 General 49. 0. 0 69. 0. 0 Expenses l/V Melbourne Dinner 36. 0. 6 Proceeds sale caps and Less amount refunded badges a . 3 . 0 16.10. 0 19.10. 6 Proceeds from raffle 4 .10. 0 Luncheons 29.-0 . 0 / Proceeds from Dance 16.14. 0 Cricketers’ Disablement Fund g . 0 . 0 Balance Federation grant - 1949-50 season 7 . 2 Mounted b a lls 2. 9 Gift to Bulletin typist 1 . 5 . 0 Balance at 30,6,51 15. 1 £152. 5. 4 D. A. T. DICKINS Hon. Treasurer. Iniveraitg ©rirkrt (Dltib EIGHTY-SEVENTH :an nu al report I AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT =0^a0mt 1051-5; I V SYDiNiEY IJNIVy.ROITY CRICKET CLUB f h - OFFICE-BDARi-RS PATRON; Dr. T, Glouston PRESIDENT.:. J.O. Stoninark E sq., (^) VICB PRESIDENTS; K , k s T ^ v e f ’5eq> . Dr. V/. C’alov K. Binns Esq. F, H, fid CapvailhD. Efiq; J . Chapoan Esq. J, Connelly Esq. D.'fiL, Grist of ani Esq. Dr. B, Dwyor J,D . Dottman Esq. A.H, Dickins Esq. W. Falk Esq. Dr. F. Farrar Dr. G. H olliday J .J , Hanl(3y Esq. J, Helrarich Esq. Dr, D. HowgII H. Huf^hes Esq. (l) J.M, Jarelman Esq. Dr. A,S. Johnson Hr. Kirkpatrick J, Moillon Esq. Dr. G, McBlhontj Prof, R.C. Mills Capt. J. Morris (1) Dr. G. Norton R. Norton Esq, Dr. F, Owen F. Prince Esq. Dr. F.C. Rogers R, Rogers Esq. W. South Esq. Dr, G, Stev/art-Sniith Col. J. Travers S.G. V/ebb Esq.,Q<.C» B. Travers Esq. Dr. G. V/i 11 cocks J .J . Van Zuylen Esq, A,D,S. I'l/hite iSiSq. HuNOPJJil SECRETARY; Dw.R. C ristofa n i (9) HOW, A^SiSfANf SECRETARY: D, de Carvalho {&) honorary TREASURER; D. BuckinghairT (^) HON. SECRETARY UNIVERSITY VETERANS; Dr. C. Hombley DELEGATES; TO; N.S.W. CRICKET ASSOCIATION; Messrs. J.O. Stenmark S.G. Webb TO; CITY & SUjJURijAN ; Messrs. N, Falk, F, Prince TO: SYDNEY UNIVERSITY SPORTS UNION: Messrs. D. Buckingham D,R. Cristofani GENERAL COMMITTK] J. Gray (10) D. Dickins (4) D. Emery (4) K. Sheffield (7) P. Van ^uylen (l) D, Needham (9) J , Blumer (5) D, Scott-Orr (9) X Niaibcrs in brackets above indicate Committee attendances. < Gentlemen, Your Committee hc.s pleasure in presenting the Syth Annual Report and Financial Statement fo r your consideration. The season was a most unseMsfactory as we fell from 7th to 13th pflisition in the Club Championship, from 4th to 14th in 1st grade, llthto 14th in the second grade, 10th to 11th in the 4th grade. The third XI stood prominent and rose 5th to 2nd position, being headed only at the final game, after having to bat on a wet wicket on the last day of the season. We enjoyed the society of the Old Blues in the Past V Present game. Another excellent day of reunion when the players of yesteryear were entertained by the President and the XI were the Patron's guests at the University Club, We are deeply indebted to lirs. Cristofani, aided by Miss Barbara Naylor, Miss Joy Cheney, Mirs» T, Thew and Mrs, Alderson who looked after the 1st XI and the Old Blues game. Our f^atitude to Mrs. Buckingham and I'drs, Barbour who looked after the second team.. We are grateful to Captain John Morris for his many courtesies and to our Patron and the Vice Presidents and Mr, Webb (-],C, in particular for the financial help and assistance, David Hanlin again performed his "hat trick” for the fourth successive, or five times in four years. Our congratulations Dave, and also to Bert Alderson who scored three centuries. Another ccntury maker was N, Emery together wil/th D, Buckingham, D, Meagher, A. Sargeson, E, Stockdale and P. Hall, Most wickets for the season were taken by Don Camay who was having his first season with the Club, In a l l grades Don secured 74 wickets and his consistency was a contributing factor in the 3rd Grade team’s fine effort, f The services of Messrs. J.J, Hanley and R, Cristofani Senior in carrying out the duties of scorer for the F irst XI were greatly appreciated while Beth Dettmann earned the admiration of the thirds for her keen interest in this sphere. FIRbT GRADE The fii'st XI droppod from l^th position in the Competition Table to equal 14th and while this was due mainly to the failure of our apparently strong batting the fact that we won two tosses in 15 deprived us of an equal share of the rir;ht of election. On the two occasions when we did win the toss the matches were washed out by rain. In addition, during o q q of the worst dry spells in the history of this State we were confronted in one "ame v/ith a really sticky wicket which not only demoralised us but also bewildered our opponents. Of the fifteen matches played we won 4, lost 9 and 2 wore drawn. Throughout the season we were forced to rely on a pace attack Siwing to an injury to Bob Cristofani’ s spinning finger in the very first game ar:ainst Western Suburbs. The extended use of the fast bowlers D, Hanlin, D;. Hanley and I, Thew was one of necessity and not mere expediency. The most pleasing feature of the season was the vast improvement in our fielding in the latter match-, s. The elevation of Ken Williamson, Ken Alderson and D, Buckinghaiii was a ll that was necessar}' to make us spectacular in this Depcirtment. Congratulat j cns are exttaaed to Bert Aldei'son who in his first season with the Club scored 63I runs includ''.ng three centnrios, 139 v i'l. Districts, 119 v Glebe, and 100 V N. Sydndy. His avera,';e v;as 45-07. Throughout the season Bert was consi-^tency itself with the bat. His fielding was usually sound. Most outstanding bowler o f the second h a lf o f the season was David Hanlin who aft/Cjr a holiday, then a spell in the seconds, re.'illy produced the type of bowl in-, which won him higher honours in previous years. If Dave had been abD.e to practise v;hon he firtit wont into the army he would undoubtedly have recorded 50 w ickets or more fo r the season. His hat trick .against North Sydney was a find e f f o r t . I'lovillc Emery scored one cuntjiry, an unconquored 119 V Balmain. This was a match-winning effort out of a total of 1^9, but for the rest of the season failed to get going with the bat, Nev’ s vjicket-keepin/; was of a high standard and was easily his best season to date in this Department. u'rx t o bo no in his left hand early in the season. Despite this handicap Dou,'^ retunnfl to form with some handy scoresi He particularly relished the slows of Fred Johnston v Canterbury Bankstown. Keith Sheffield, worried by his exams, got off to a bad start, but as the season progressed began to pile up the runs in slow but sure fashion. His fielding was always of the highest standard. Victor Cristofani, our batting -'find" of 1950- 51 had a mixed season in this Department but was always the consistently outstanding fieldsman in the side, his spectacular saves and long accurate returns bringing continued applause from the crowd. Phil Greville scored a useful ^3 v N. Districts but was then sent to Korea with the Army* David Dickins who shwoed promise in patches played some delightful strokes to all parts of the field. He should score heavily next season. In the first two matches a^-j.ainst W, Suburbs and Manly Jack Simpson making his debut with the Club recorded the ama25ing performance of securing 6-90 and (^-^9 including the wicket of Keith Miller when that player was 97* However, for some inexplicable reason Jack lost confidence. It is expected that next season he will come to the fore again and stay there. D, Bublclngham made his first grade debut towards the ene of the season and in five innings, once not out, scored I3O runs. If he gets off to a good start next season we whould see plenty of runs from Dave’s bat- -r'T*T i • '.h AVJ'ii.AGjS A, ii.ldersori 14 0 139 631 45. N, Emery 11 1 119 2 S3 26. 3 D, Emery 10 1 59 2 4 ^ 2 7 . 5 5 Sheffield 14 2 53 2 $ 6 23.^3 I . Thew 11 a 34 7 0 2 3 . 3 4 V. Cristofani 15 4 54 2 4 ^ ^^2,55 P. B re v ille 7 0 ^3 145 20,71 D, Dickihs '11 0 $5 2 1 1 1 9 . 1 s J , Solomon 6 0 53 113 IS.S R, C ristofa n i 13 2 36 lr l3 16.63 D* Hanlin 7 0 49 S3 11.55 B. Hanley 7 0 16 70 S .75 Also Batted: D, Buckin{;j;ham 5 inninr^s 1 n .o . fo r 130 runs J • Simpson 5 inninj^s for 9 runs D, Mca^;her 4 innin^;s 1 n.6« fo r 32 runs K, Bangs 3 inninr;s fo r 9 runs K, Williamson 2 innin[;s for 9 runs K. Alderson 1 innin;_;s fo r 7 runs P, Van Zuylen 1 innings for 0 runs Overs Maidens Wickets Runs Avcraro D, Hanlin 145 9 41 773 13.^5 I . Thcw 176 11 33 794 24,07 R. C ristofan i 125 12 19 597 31.42 B, Hanley 115 5 16 507 31.75 J. Simpson 51 1 16 372 23.25 V, C ristofan i 30 2 6 175 29.33 Also Bowlod: K. Ban^s 1 51 K, Alderson 1 1 1 K. S h e ffie ld 1 19 J• Solomon 0 3 2nr1 PrRAnji). ,c ' ; i' I t j! a n 3 4 players appeared fo r side fo r one or more games the Second XI had probably its least unsuccessful season since the war, winning five raatches and drawing one to finish 14th, in the PrGmiership, For this achievement credit is due to our bowlers, Bangs, Willimaons, Simpson and Alderson being as good a quartet as nay club could ask for, while a late addition to the side David Walter showed considerable promise with his fastish left arm swingers. Cpngratulations to David Buckingham, David Meagher and Alan Sargesson, one three century-makers, Buckingham was our most con sisten t batsman and thoroughly earned his promotion to the Firsts. The main battin g weakness was in the middled where we sympathised with Ernie Kelly, and Dick Barbour capable batsmen who had a very bad season, Eric Stockdale was another who did not quite fu lfill the promise he showed earlier, but his game is sound and with more confidence he will go a long v/ay in University Cricket, In the latter part of the season our fielding definitely lost matches. The ground fielding was f a i r l y sound but two or three p ersisten t offenders dropped so many catchos at vital sta-cs that the matches against Gordon, Western Suburbs and one or two other teams were simply throv/n away despite good work by one small bowling force. After some monor disturbances the side settled down as happily as its changing personnel, including fivedffcrent captains, would allow. Only ONE member of the s ide which played the first match was in the team for the final match, and oven he had spent most of the season in another grade. The one period of relative stability this.year produced a straight run of four victories and the best eleven second graders could have gone dose to premiership honours if they had kept toguther as a side. v Western Suburba LOST University l6l (Hanley 32, Bufikingham 30) Western Suburbs 172 (Alderson 3 ~ 29, Hanley 3-53) v Manly LOST Dnlweraitejfol^iV (Elewl^y-ni^ti, out 50? •• ."•' Buckingham 3^) Manly 263 (Hanley 3 ’ - 60) v Balmain LOST Balmain 24^ (Hanley ^ - I+&, Alderson 3 -32) University 232 (Van Zuylen f^O, Greville 70) Northern District LOiiT Northern District 9 - 293 (Sanders 4-52) University 103 (Van Zuylon 29) and 6-135 (Mear(;hor not out 55) Gordon WON U niversity I 9S (Mea[:hLr 52, WilliCTison 33 > Sanders 33) ^^nd 1 - 102 (Solomon 49, ijuckin:;hain not out 35) Gordon I 70 (Banr-s 4-51, Alderson 3-25) Petersham-Marrickvilie LOST University ^Jl (Emery D. 34) and 2 - 6 9 (Solomon 51) Petershain-Marrickville 5 - 13^ (Emery D, 2 - 20) North Sydney LOST North Sydney 7 - 19^,(B"ngs 3 -59) University 173 (Williamson not out 66, Buckingham 43) Paddington LOST University I 70 (Alderson 66) Paddington 7 - 177 (Banr-;s 3 - 3^^) Bankstown-Canterbury WON Bankstown-Gantorbury 192 (Simpson 4-24) and 4 - 6 5 (Eowe 2 - 24) IJnivoraity 4 - 254 closed (Emery N, not out 69, Buckinr-ham 66, Alderson 59, Van Zuylcn 42) Cumberland WON U niversity 9 - 201 (Buckin[;hai 1 IO3 , Barbour^ 30) Cumberland I 64 (Hanlin 6 <- (ju) :v..id 3-99 (Williamson 1 - 12) Glebe-South Sydney WON University IIC: (Solomon 53' and 67 (Williamson 26) (ilebc-Sou;;h Sydney f;6 (Alderson 4-9, Willir^ison 3 - 26) r.nd C - 66 : (Alderson 3 -.14, 3anr;a 3 - 27), Mosjiian WON Mosmah 255 (Ban,-s 5 - 66. /illl.r'jiisrr) 5 - 66,: University 5 - 307, Sr.r.'UGSon not ’ (.;ut 121, '’.rllId 3on not out 79, Otter 50) Gordon LOST Gordon 236 (Alderson 3 - 68, Siin.iS'On 3 - 72. , U niversity 9,2’ (Mca/ her 2 6 ) and 5 - ^9 (Stockdalc not out 29).. ( ^ ■■ • , ’ i'l V Bai^ S t own- Cant er’.vary DR A'i7 Banket ov;n- C. ^ i it i, r 61 ii-y ' ’ 5 2 Simpson 4 - 77, Walker 3 - 594- i-'ni'/ersi'.:7 6 - lO;--- iSolomon 36 ) V V/estern Suburl^s LOST University 209 (Me,'i:;h 100) Western Suburbs 22k (Simpson 4 - 91. Trurripcr 3 63) NON-COMPETITIVE V Pa&t Univ<5rsity 15 th December, 1951 WON University 6 - 150 (Buckin'faam 33, V/i.lk«!n retrJiod 29, Barbour retired.29) . ' Past University I36 (Oiimiiifenf': 41, rrinc^,: '}‘i. /'dai ir; 4 - :"9.‘ • • * ff n • out Ili^hont C... :;:', ✓ Innings ^lot Out Highest Score Total Average D. Me a,"her 7 1 100 27^ 46.3 D. Buckingham 14 1 103 395 30.4 J, Solomoh 7 0 53 201 2£J.7" K, Williamson 14 2 79 331 27.6 K, AldEEsan 15 1 6B 277 1 9 .S P. Van Zuylen 16 1 SO 2^3 ia .9 E. K olly 12 1 16 107 9.9 K, Bangs 9 2 16 65 99 3 W, Davey 10 1 25 &1 9.0 V/, SandBBs 10 1 33 71 7.^ R. Barbour 11 1 30 77 7.7 W, Adams 7 0 14 46 6. 6 ALSO BATTED: N, Emery 1 1 69 69 A, Sargosson 2 1 . 121 122 122.0 B, Hanley 3 1 50 44.0 P. G rev ille 3 0 70 110 36.7 D, Emery 2 1 34 35 35.0 G. Bulter 1 0 26 26 26.0 R, Richards 1 0 16 16 16.0 E. Stockdale 55 1 29 59 14 .S P* Miles 2 0 25 29 14.5 B, O tter 5 0 50 59 1 1 .S D, Dickins • 33 0 la 33 11.0 C, Dezarnauldg 1 0 9 9 9.0 « 8AOTIM ft AVLiRAanfl D. Wilken 4 1 11 27 9.0 D. Hanlin 2 0 9 13 6 . 5 J . Simpson 5 2 9 1 6 5.3 D, Carney 3 1 7 1 0 5.0 P. Edwards 2 0 9 9 4.5 C, Trimiper 3 1 6 6 4.0 B. Learoyd 5 3 4 5 2.5 J . Bibby 1 0 d 0 0 BOWLIHG Overs Maiden Runs Wiciccts Avoraf^e Overs B, Hanloy 51 4 161 1 1 14 ,.6 K, Williamson 43 2 ISO 1 1 16.4 K, Bangs 117 10 509 2& l f ^ .2 - K, Alderson 105,2 41S 2 2 19.0 J . Simfbson SO 5 443 IS 24.6 W. Sanders 71 2 342 1 0 34.2 ALSO BOWLED: D. Emery 6 0 0 20 2 10.0 D. Bowe S 0 44 3 14.7 D. Hanlin IB 0 101 6 16,^5 D. Walker 21 2 101 5 20.2 C. Trumper 22 3 109 5 2 1 , D. Carney 25 2 134 5 26.5 B, Otter 8 0 63 2 31.5 P. G rov ille 9 1 32 1 32.0 * BOIJLING D, Learoyd 45 4 19^ 5 39.6 V. Adams 2 6 0 173 4 43.2 Richards 1 0 0 44 1 44.0 THIRD la The Third XI had a successful season, winning 2 matches outright and 9 on the first innings. Four games were lost on thfe first innings. From the 4th round until the last we led the field, only to lose the premiership in the last game. Our congratulations go to Petorsham-Marrickville, who are worth premiers. Their appreciation of ouroTforts when facod with a wet wicket and 277 runs to get in the last round took some of the disappointment from our loss. The team started in dashing style, winning the first 9 games. Included in these victories were three narrow onos; 3 runs over Balmain, one run a'’:ainst• Gordon, and S runs and 2 minutes to spare against Petcrsham-Marriclcville, Against, Western Suburbs, Northern D istricts, North Sydney and Banks - town-Canterbury we had comfortable wins, and defeated Manl^ outright by 4 on a one day grjne. Our batsmen could sc v-:, only 135 against Pac'.dington, but the boiklers fought back and dismissed our opponents for 96. Cumberland proved our f i r s t sturabling b lo ck , V/ith only 10 players (our thir experience of this tragedy) we were unable to pull it off, and our opponents thoroughly desrrvin;. their win. Time alone saved us from outright defeat, after we had made a desperate effort to win outright ourselves. After another first innings win against Glebc-Oouth Sydney, we were defeated by I^Iosman, to enter the last throe rounds only three points ahead of Petersham-Marrickville, At the end o f the 9'bh round wo had had a commanding lead, (so it seemed), of 15 points. We again defeated Manly outright and increased our lead to 6 points, with 2 rounds to go, A disappointing performance az-’ainst Randwick lead to a thorough defeat, but as ■fcrhe ra±& thwarted Petersham-Marrickville they gained a draw only, and we s till had a 3 point lead over Ghv;..!, It was a happy position, as the dry spell had broken, and a draw was all wo needed. However, the weather was unkind to us and after spending the first day in the field against TilXruD 1.1 Pctersham-Marrickvillo, we batted on a wot wickct, with the sun beaming down on our shattered prospects. We were well beaten, and took our position the premiers in the competition table. We can be happy in the thought that we have improved three places since last year, and the position of runner up is no disgrace to a University sidel There were many fine individual performances during the gaason, Wilkens magnificent innings against Gordon, when he won the game the hard way, and Sargessons ^0 against Cuijberland, were outstanding, Scott-Orr’s consistent run-ggtting as opener, and his opening partnerships with Stockdale, were also fine features of our batting, Stockdalel was a most useful ncwcomer, and scored our only century. Meagher was with us for only three games, but scored 153 runs] in that time, and deserved his eventual promotion to 1 st grade, Solomon v/as another who reached the top from a beginning in thirds. During the season we lost numbeous ^layers to higher teams. We naturally accept that position, 3ut were disappointed to lose two players from nothing more than a failure ot honour their obligations. After their failure to arrive when expected, we heard nothing more from either. Of the newcomers to the Clu^, Stockdale has already been mentioned. Hall, Edwards, Thomson and Ford all batted well at times, the first three being regular members of the team at the end of the season. All seemed to suffer from lapses of concentration, but should show next year that they have benefited by the experience. The bowlers were not behind the batsmen in the record ing of match winning p.'..*forraances, Carney was the outstand ing bowler, taking 44 wickcts for 566 from 145 overs. He was responsible for our second victory over Manly, taking 11 for 50• Against the srjne team in the second round he had t»aken 9 for 44. He took no wickets in the last two games, and no doubt this had much to do with out defears in those matches* Nelson was another useful newcomer, taking 39 wickets for 520, from 119.7 overs. Trumper, in sis: i.iatchos, took 23 wickets, and was undoubtedly responsible for our victory over Bankstown-Canterbury, when he took 6 for 45» Nelson wrecked V/estern Suburbs with 7 for 26, Adams, as last year, bowled well, but this season was unlucky. His 17 wickets would be about half his entitlement, Thomson bowled accurately in the last three matches, and needs only more spin and variety to become a great asset to the side, Learoyd and Needham bowled well at times, Adams was the outstanding allroundcr, and it is no reflection on his performances to say that we are very short of allrounders. His batting at the end of the soanon T H IH D X I was particul;irj.y good 4 The siclo^s fielding was excellent in most games and drew admiring comments from several of our opponents. There is no doubt that the fielding won some of our matches, Paddington being an oxample. Stockdale and Wilken did well in slips- Scott-Orr was his usual ebullient self at gully, and Nelson was an excellent outfield. Edwards was keen and deadly in front of the wicket, and has the best close throw in the side. Kelly shone at cover, and Thomson was safe in any position. The outstanding and most satisfactory aspect of the team was its ppirit, vjhich rarely flagged. Selfishness was practically non-existent, and each man had confiddace in the willingness of every other to sink his private ambitions into the well-being of the side. Consequently the season was a very happy ono. BATTING AVERAGES Inns. II. 0. 2 ^ H.G Total Average M cc?.rh cr 4 64 153 33.25 Stockdale 14 1 0 0 4 1 6 37.3 M ilos 6 57 173 23.3 Scott-O rr 1 3 3 95 411 27.4 Wilkcn 1 1 3 6 6 213 27.25 Solomon 4 3 5 106 26.5 Davey 4 3 15 2 6 26.0 Sargcsson 1 1 1 d o 2 3 6 23.6 Adams 9 3 36 125 20.3 Dezarnaulds 1 1 3 13 13.0 de Carvalho 1 2 1 46 137 17.0 Smythe 3 2 14 17 17,0 T homson 7 1 33 37 14.5 Hall 1 2 76 167 13.9 Trumper 5 2 2 52 13.0 Ford 4 2 2 51 12.75 p. Edwards 31 1 0 0 12.5 Otter 9 2 3 95 11.3 Kelly 7 32 72 10,2 Nelson 17 35 113 9.0 Learoyd 4 16 35 3.75 Neodharn 15 1 2 1 113 3.0 Carney 13 3 13 70 7.0 Gray 1 7 7 7.0 Binns 1 6 6 6 . 0 ijikj. x'xHG Ai\J McDonald 1 1 - - 6.0 BOV/LING ..V Overs M. R. Average Trumpor 65.5 5 2^9 23 12.5 Carnoy 145 16 566 44 1 2 ,g. Sargosson 11.5 0 ^1 6 13.5 Smythe 42 1 150 11 13.6 Learoyd 51,4 7 1^6 13 14.3 Nelson 119.7 520 33 15.7 Needham 55.5 6 216 12 IS.O M ilos 16 0 54 3 IS.O Gray 3 0 20 1 20.0 Adams 63.1 2 415 17 24.4 Thomson 23 4 3 2S.6 Otter 51.3 2 260 n1 37.1 McDonald 11 0 45 0 i~ Stockdalo 1 0 15 0 - Binns 2 0 31 0 • ^ Catchos Nelson 10, Davoy S, Scott-Orr, do Carvalho 6, Noodhara, Stockdale, v/ilken 5, Otter 4, Sargosson, Carney, Milos, Lcaroyd, Adans, Edwards 3, Sinythe. Solomon 2, McDonald, Trumpor, H all, Thomson, Gray, K elly 1. FOURTH XI REPORT The Fourths finished well dow n tho list after holding a very respectable position up to the end of the tonth round* We were then only nine points behind the leaders with our future opponents only a few points ahead. But true to tra d itio n we com- raonced our end of the season slide and only for our showing against Mosman we would have slid right off the board* One of our strongest points in previous years has been the high standard of fielding but this season we started off on the wrong leg by dropping eight Catches in the opening round. This infectcd the side and it was not until midway through the season that we wore able to shake off this disease. To counteract the improvement in this department was the deterioration of our powerful batting side. This was due mainly to promotiohs, all day matches, lack of numbers and lack of concentration. Early in the season our opponents were extremely lucky to dismiss us for less than two hundred as we averaged 215 runs per innings for the first six innings. During th'e re mainder of the season we were lucky to average nine players a match although on occasions the legal requirements were exceeded. The basis of our respectable scorcs during the first half of the season would bo due to many fine individual efforts, Peter Halls 101 against Northern Districts. SO against Gordon and 52 against Balmain, Denis Ford*s 42 against Manly .and Jack Thomsons 47 not^out, and >3 .not out against Wests and Gordon respectiveiy, Bob .Caiov*s 64 in the first round and David de Carvalho’ s whirlwind 48 not out hgainst Northern Districts, During the middle part of the season when the batting s,tarted to. slide Tom Gray was seen at p ra ctice which resulted ' iii a Bfore consiistent showing in his scores# , n ' ^ Two Freshers Cam Dezarisolds and Dave Walker made a favourable impression and should go a long way with the Club, John Sykes who joined the side after the first few games proved the safest catch in the Club, a dangerous thrower, a unique but successful keeper and perhaps our most successful opening bat, being rewarded with 27 and 60 at his only attempts. The bowling strength lay in the quantity available and on many occasions this reached embarassing proportions. Of the new ball bowlers Don Carney and Brian Learoyd topped the averages with Denis Ford closo behind. The l.ibo's.r iiv.v^-r li^.u cuancG u u til tao la st fov/ rounds but then showed that ho has strong claims as a stock bTswlor next season, Dick Woodfield during his briof stay secured most wickets viz, 2d. Jack Thomson proved the raSist successful slow bowler and must rank with Denis Ford as the beat of the all rounders, Thoup:h the fourths did not rise to the hdiights expected its thir^ry-odd players did have a most enjoyable season. BATTING AVERAGES Inns. N.O. H.S, TOTAL AVERAGE P. Hall 6 101 241 40.1 D, Ford 1 1 47 264 26,4 J, Thomson 13 62 245 24.5 D, de Carvalho 6 4^ 90 22.5 T.L, Gray 17 61 297 13.6 C, Dosaunalds 9 55 127 15.9 R* Richards 12 59 1^3 15.3 J . Lrjnblo 9 23 74 U ,3 J, Sykes 15 60 174 12.4 B, Sinclair 11^ 33 93 12,2 F, Pratt 3 24 91 11.4 R. Calov 13 64 139 10.7 R, W oodfield 12 23 101 9.2 J, Bibby 12 13 73 6,5 J, Lloyd 6 17 29 4.^ ALSO BATTEB B* Learoyd 5 45 l i d 39.3 McDonald 2 4 0 51 25.5 • «« ALSO BATTED Inns, N.O. H.S Total Avtirar:c J. Mackio 1 - 25 25 2 5 . 0 P. Edwards 4 • 60 95 23.7 D, Edwards 1 - 23 23 2 3 . 0 E« Stockdalo 3 - 39 2 2 * 6 D* Walker 4 1 25 49 16.3 McDonald 2 1 12 15 15.0 D« Bowo 3 - 26 41 13.6 Boland 2 - 11 1 1 5.5 C, Trurnpor 3 - 11 14 .4 * 6 C. Knight 4 1 9 1 2 4.0 M, Fardouly 4 1 7 1 0 3.3 I . Hotson 1 mm 3 3 3.0 D, Carney 1 - 3 3 3.0 P. Hunphroy 3 1 "5 5 2.5 P. Sullivan 5 - 6 . 1 2 2.4 P. Quinland 4 1 4 7 2.3 BOWLING AVERAGES 0. M. R. W. Avora>"o D, Carnoy 24 3 74 1 1 6.7 B, Lcaroyd 55 12 175 2 2 7.9 D, Ford 26 - 110 1 1 10,0 D, Walker 4(^ 10 201 14 14.3 J . Thomson 74 5 303 2 1 14.4 R. Vfoodfiold 95 13 427 2 ^ 15.2 BOl'/LING AVERAGES 0. M. R. W. Avor R, Richards 47 2 222 14 15.9 R* Calov ^3 14 2^4 15 I S ,9 ALSO BOWLED P. Hall 3 1^ 2 9.0 J • Lloyd S - 3S 3 12.6 C, Trumper 27 2 120 15.0 P. Quinland m m 3S 2 19.0 D, Bowe 17 - ^5 4 12.3 J . Lamble 37 5 159 7 22.7 T, Gray 3^ 2 214 9 23 B. Sinclair 17 - 125 3 41.6 M. Fardouly 11 2 49 1 49.0 J . Bibby 5 2S C, Dezarnnlds - 45 • m J . Sykes 2 - 15 w m Edwards 3 19 FUXLii^Vli'^-GKAI 19 51-52 The 1951-52 season was rather a disappointing one for the Poidevin-Gray team who won only two of the five matches played. Premiership hopes were high after defeating the strong Paddington and Cumberland teams in the opening rounds, but • these hopes were later dashed by Western Suburbs, Pet?ersham- M arrickville and S t. George. Primarily Qur defeats were due to two factors: Firstly, as evidenced by the batting results, many recognised batsmen failed to reveal their true ability. Secondly, the unavailability of a regular wicket keeper made the work of our bowlers all the harder as several oppositibon batsmen who gave chances behind the wicket early, went on to record high scores before even tually being dismissed. The marathon bowlijig efforts of our opening bowler Don Carney are woi7th special mention. His bowling was of a high standard and dropped catches robbed him of several more wickets. Skipper Vic Crist of ani a/'ain proved to be the most consistent all-rounder. The team extends congraultations to Petcreham - Marrickville whose performances were always worthy of a premiership side, BATTING AVERAGES Inns, N.O. H.S, AGG. AVERAGE. V. C ristofa n i 7 2 7S 196 39 .’0 p. M iles 5 2 ^6 160 33.33 B. Otter 3 1 52 26.00 p . Hall 7 0 72 167 23.36 A« Sargesson 5 0 40 9^ 19.60 R. Richards 3 1 25 37 13,50 E, K elly 5 0 37 35 17.00 P-G 1951-52 BATTING AVERAGES Inns*. N.O. H.S AGG. average. J* Simpson 4 1 2 1 M 13*67 K* Willimason 6 0 * 25 6 6 lliOO P. Edwards 0 3 23 25 5 . 3 3 J. Thompson 2 1 a . 0 0 D, Ford 2 0 9 1 0 5.00 D. Carney 6 0 14 24 4.00 D. de Carvalho 2 0 4 6 3.00 P. Nelson 6 1 7 1 2 2.40 BOWLING 0. M. R. w. AVERAGE V. C ristofa n i 27 3 126 7 1^,00 D, Carney S3 10 337 14 24. Oe J t Simpson 3^ 0 236 9 26.22 K, Williamson 37 4 163 4 40.75 B, Otter 26 4 9S 1 9^.00 P. Nelson 9 0 44 0 - ALSO BOV/LED* P. M iles 1 0 5 1 5.00 J « Thompson 2 0 S 1 ?^.00 R, Richards 1 0 7 0 Sargesson 1 0 11 0 jjjjUiiJvj V iCX On December 15, 1951 Past Blues v Present XI was star-ed at U niversity No. 1, Present XI had first use of the wicket and compiled 217 fo r 6. D, D.ickins scored a smart 7^ (11 fou rs and ib aix) , N. Emery 63 N.O, and K, Sheffield (11 fours), Ken Binns won the most successful bowler to take 3-42. In reply Past Blues had lost ^ - 206 when stumps were drawn. Ken Binns completed a r;ood double by scoring an attractive 5^. H, Hughes contributed 35, D/ Hughes 23, N. Falk 22 and R. Norton 22 N.O. Jack Simpson secured best figures with 3 - 79* INTERVARSITY MATCHES. The two Annuafli Intervarsity matches were again played last season - v Queensland University at Sydney, and V Melbourne University at Melbourne. The former we won outright but the other was lost on the 1st innings. Our opponents included three Australian XI players viz. Archor, Thoms and McDonald, and no doubt their presence added to the enjoyment of the game. One disappointing of the Melbourne match was the inclusion of only three of our 1st XI, V/liat a great pity it was that we could not send a stronger tcojn south, and indeed it was fait that our hosts were somewhat upset by this fact. Let us hope that in future years oux best cricketers will be able to play in these games, Intervarsit^?- cricket offers most of what is best in the r-ane and it is well worth sacrificing for it, v Queensland University, at Sydney, Decomber 1951 Ken Archer won the toss i*oi* the visitors and decided to bat on a good wicket. Our fast attack of Thew and Hanley proved overwhelming to all but Archer^ who batted right through the innings for 129 n.o® After a slightly uncertain start he pla^^’od beautifully; one shot over m id -o ff fo r 6 - o f f Th'ew v /ill long be remembered by those who were lucky enough to see it^ The second highest score in this innings was on].y 6. Thev; and Hanloy bowled lo overs each, only one other being bowled - to enable them to change ends. Alderson and Solomon opened our v/hich fin a lly reached the formidable total of 410. Doug Emery (our skipner) was the on!|.y batsman not to et ;olng- indeed the distribution of the runs oinori.r so v.icjiy was a very pleasinn; feature, Vic Cristofani, Williamson and Hanley all ran up sccrcs in quick"tjmo. The latter pair added lZj-4 runs in 77 minutes. An illustration of the flooring is afforded by the bowlinr' fir-ures of Ian Harris (the U, v),C, Honorary Secretary) i.e. 4 overs for 0 for 62\ Our tally loft the Queenslanders 232 runs to .7;et to avert an inninr^s d e fe a t, and when Archer was bowled by Thew in his first over, the question being asked was ''would the game continue into the third day?", '•■However, O’Sullivan took on the role of sheet- anchor and held up the attack for nearly a full day*s play to score 13^^. In contrast to the first innings seven bowlers were tried, the successful ones beinr; Thew and Cristofani, The visitors left us 56 runs to'kno^jk off and th is was done with the lo s s o f Solomon’ s and Emery’ s w ickets. Summing up, i t was a most enjoyable r'lame and a highly successful one from Sydney’ s viewpoint. The dinner at the University Club was another enjoyable function. We trust the Queenslanders enjo^^ed themselves as much as we did at Brisbane the previous season,' SCORES; Queensland I 7S (Thew - 77, Hanley 4 - 6g, Williamson 0-9) and 2S7 (Hanley 0 - 5^, Thew 4 - 3^j Cristofani 5-53, Willi.amson 1 - 66, Aldei'son 0-3, Buckingham 0-9, Emery 0-39) Sydney 4IO (Alderson 20, Soloraon 26, S h e ffie ld 33, Emery 4, C ristofa n i 52, Buckingham 3I . Kel].y IS, V/illiamson 76, Wilckin 3It, Hanley 92, Thew 6 n.o^j and 3 -'for (Alderson 30 no»o,, Solomon 10, Emory 10, Sheffield 5 Sydney won by 3 wickets, v Melbourne University at Melbourne. January 1952 Thoms sent us in to bat on a v/et wickot and we were soon in trouble. Holbway, a St>?te 2nd XI bov/lor made rood use of th?; soft wickct dismisniiit’ Solomon, Stockdale and K elly fo r 34 runs. Biickingh^ra and Cummins then added 33 in good style before the lattei* was out for 2 1 , The nexb two dismissals were unfortunate run outs and------indeed we were in trouble - 6 fo r 74.- Hov/ever Thoms was not keen to bat on the v/icket as it was and appeared to instruct his bowlers acco:.-din'''lyr V;e wore finally dism issed fo r 179 o f v;h:‘. ch Buckinrhai'i made ?i2 and Walker 32 When Thoms (0) and McDonald ( 6) wei'C dismissed it appeared we had a good chanc In oui’ second innings vjc' rather collapsed, scoring only 153 o f which Cummins maclG 40 and Ad avis 34 This left Melbourne 2 9 I’unE to -■’ot. in nI'C.\rfc 1 1 I 'i n u t e G , J. v.'wX vj 3 balls to go and one run to got, Ford hit Thew to deep mid-off where Hanley held a c^od catch and the match was over, for time was then upl It was an e x citin g end to a ^ood .'^';pjTie. Despite several mishapsthe trip was an enjouable one and Hanley captained |;bG sido very w ell, SCORES; Sydney 179 (Buckingham ^2 and 1, Solomon 5 and 25, Stockdale 0 and 0, K elly S and 2, Cuiiimins 21 and 40, Hanley 1 and 2, Sanders 1 and l6 , Adams 14 and 34, Wa.Tker 32 and 1, Thew 7 and 19, Carney 6 n.o, and 6 n.Oej . (sThew 3-76, Hanley 4-77, V/alker 1 ~ 26, Carney 0-20, Adams 2-71, Sanders 0-9) and 1 - 2S, Melbourne won on 1st innings by 125 runs, SCHOOL MTCHES V Associated Schools» December 5 and v C jmbined G.P.G'.B^o^ 6 They were most successful r^amos from all points of view. - we won both with about 5 minutes to spare. The teams, ably skippered by G r e v ille , were ju st tibout the right strength - not overflowing but sufficiently potent to win. In both matches the schoolboys - who v/ore o f courso wv^ V V-.X y Cl. tJuJvJ-LVV-; U V _L that should be produced nearly always 3)ut certainly in games such as these. Nearly all of our batsmen scored runs and also the bowlers did a good .lol). As a result of the gpine a:j;ainst the GrP.o. teaia., th.j Ian Vickery Sh^fild w ill remain in our po£n;i‘U3i:.nfo.r another year* Let it be hoped that these , ;ames will be played in the future to a similar tune as that presented last year, UNIVERSITY VETS. The season had been, as usual, niopt enjoua'ile for the V ets, I'/elcome nov; raembers were Doug K elly, Harry Suhan, Des Ward and Doug Hughes. Twenty-one grjnes were played o f which only throe were lost. The probable reason for this siiccoss lying in the batting strength. Four scores of over 200 were recorded in less than two h'-'urs, and in one partnership Frank Farrar and Doug Hughes added 172 runs in one hour* The bowling never appeai-ud as strong as the b a ttin g, hut only oncccH.d an oppositon side reach 150.. The fielding needed careful nursing in view of thi; nuribur of. -ulled .. >,<'■ ■ .\y\t tj* t,i, 'h V'.. ,.'y k** VI •‘f >■ ,t>i: r.i » • M ixny playure. XU waa unrortunate that Norm Palk should break his hand In setting: a Captnin’s eaamplc. Several indiviciual of forts should be mentioned t - Kendall Binns as leading run getter and wicket taker, his hat trick - Doug Hughes* century - Frank•Farrar*s and Michael Helsham’s all round performance - Rob Sheaffe^s determination to bat if not bowl - Ered Prince’s return to power as a bowler and Bob Norton’s and Doug Kelly’s rivalry as wicket keepers. Both teams thoroughly enjoyed the Past v Present match. It is hoped the match for the second team becomes a.regular fixture, and that more players will round off the day at the Univers ity Club next year. It has been suggested that an Undergraduate University Team be entered in the City and Suburban Association from September to January to seve the dual purpose of keeping thos young players who are not immediately graded interested in University Cricket, and of acting as a pool during long ' vacation and at the end of the season for lower grade sides# Should this team be admitted it is hoped it will receive full support from the senior members of the Club, Finally, the Vets, do not take Norm Falk’s threat to retire seriously, and sincerely wish to thank Dr. Tom Cluuston for yet another season’s scoring and pfttf cooments on the play. UNIVERSITY VETERANS’ BATTING AVERAGES SEASON 51 - 52 MINIMUM 5 INNINGS ______INNINGS N.D. o , RUNS AVERAGE M. HELSHAM 10 3 97 263 37.57 R . SHEAFFB 13 6 257 36,71 D, HUGHES 13 2 102 3^2 3i^.73 K, BINNS 16 2 90 34.14 F. F - iRRAR 12 1 95 356 32,lS Q0HEN 9 2 221 31.57 C, KING 5 3 27 46 24.00 0 1 * * • BATTING AVERAGES N. FALK 5 1 32 91 22.75 F. PRINCE 9 3 35 132 22.00 R. ROGERS 9 2 63^ 135 19.29 R, NORTON 11 2 44 150 16.67 M. MARKS 13 0 66 164 12.62 A. JOHNSON 5 0 36 61 12,20 N. BOV/EN 1 37 69 9.^6 D. WARD g 1 Id 60 S.57 D. KELLY a 1 21 5d d.29 c. HAMBLY 2 22 S»9 S. 1 7 I3X H. SUHAN 14 5 62 6.39 K. FALK 6 0 1 7 2.S3 Also batted: •< Butler 35 Av.-17.50 Calov 16 ~ 16«00 Armstrong 12 - 12^00 Costello - 21-10 Leventhal 10 - 5.00 Hobbs 4 - 4.00 Learoyd S - 2,6? BOWLING AVERAGES OVERS MAIDENS RUNS WICKETS AVERACtE F. PRINCE 53 11 1 7 2 19 9.05 C. KING 4^.3 S 205 22 9.32 F.- FARRAR 52 6 194 20 9.70 R. ROGERS 23.4 1 107 11 9.73 K. BINNS 115 16 366 37 in? 4?> G* HAMBLY 54,5 2 372 33 11.27 M. HELSHAM 42.1 2 237 20 11.56 BOWI.ING AVERAGES OVERS MAIDENS RUNS WICKETS AVERAGE H. LEAROYD 2 2 95 1 1 , 5 7 R. SHEAFFE 67 242 9 2 6 . 7 s Also bowled: - Bowon 1 - 3 Norton 1 5 Hui-hes 4-30 C j^ lo v 3 6 5 Falk 0 - 6 Suhan 0 7 Costello 0 - 2 0 - o O o - APPRECIATION ?he Club wishes to place on record its appreciation of the co-operation given at all times by Tom Ludwig and hfa ffeiilow-i^onn'asciBnc Nothing was ever too much trouble for Tom oven when the Secretary knocked hira up iit midnight for keys to the grandstand on one cocasion, V/e also say "Thank you'* sinccrel^’- to those few ladies who came along Saturday afoer Saturday to prepare afternoon teas for the players and supporters. DONATIONS Dr* T, ClouvSton Gapt. J. Morris Mr, J , Chap$ian Dr. C., Norton Mr. A,H. Dickins Dr., FcC, nogors Mr. N, Falk Mr,;. J.Jp Van Zuylen Mr. J .J . Hanley Dr, G, Vifillcocks Dr. A,S. Jolfinscn The Ladies Auxiliary Mr, S.G. Webb Mr. J.C.. Stenmark D.!i. CRIoTOFANI Hon. Secretai'y, 3.U.C,C. TRUST ACCOUNT For Twelve months ended May 31. 1952 DR. CR, Annual Report covers 1950-1 1.12. 6 Balance at 1.6,51 3, 6, 7 Raffle books 7. 1 Sale of Ball tickets 3. 3. 0 Overtime for practice S. 5 Federation grant Players Disablement Fund S. 0. 0 1950-1 36. 5. 0 /^urchase of caps 5. 7. 0 Proceeds of raffle 21.19, 6 I/V Umpires fees 2nd XI 6, 0. 0 I/V Levy 19.10. 0 I/V entertainment Women’s Asg. Schs share of Auxiliary 13 17. 6 match 7.IS, 0 Umpires G.P.S. & Ass, Schs. G.P.S. share of match 6. 6 Matches 6. 0. 0 Donations 71.11. 6 Luncheon - Schools’ matches 26. 9. 0 Excess ground fees 34.1^5. 7 - I/V match 55.17. 0 Outstanding subs 1950-1 4.14. 6 - Old Blues’ match 5.10. 5 I/V Dinner 50.15.10 Hire Union Rooms 1. 2. 6 Scoreboard keepfer 4. 0. 0 Annual Report covers 1951-2 1.17. 2 Balance at 31,5.52 2 1 d . l 6 , 2 2 1 A .1 6 . 2 SYDNEY UNIVERSITY CRICKET CLUB ANNUAL REPORT OFFICE...BEAB.ERS PATRON; Dr, T, Clouston PRESIDENT: J.O, Stenmark, Esq, (7) VICE-PRESIDEI^[TS K. Asprey, Esq, Dr, G, V/illcocks S,G, v/ebb, Esq., Q.C, F,H, DeCarvalho, Esq, Dr, W, Calov J,J, Van Zuylen, E gq. D,R, Cristofani, Esq, (1) J, Chapman, Esq, K, Binns, Esq, A,H. Dickins, Esq, Dr, B, Dwyer J, Connelly, Esq, Dr, G, Halliday N. Falk, Esq. J.D. Dettman, Esq, Dr, A,S, Johnson J,J. Hanley, Esq. (11) Dr, F. Farrar Dr, C, Norton H. Hu;:;hes, Esq. (l) Capt, J, Morris (10) F, Prince, Esq, R, Norton, Esq, R. Ro.r;ers, Esq. . W, South, Esq* Dr, F,C, Rogers B, Travers, I'lsq. Col, J, Travers Dr, G, Stewart-Smith A,B,S, V/hite, Esq, D, Meedham, Esq, T, Gray, Esq, (?) D. Dickins HC::ORARY SECRETARY: D, DeCarvalho (11) HON, ASSISTANT SECRETj^JlY: E, Gtockdale HONORARY TREASURER: P, Hall HON, SECRETARY UNIVERSITY VETERANS; Dr. C. Hambley DELEGATES: to- N.S.iV, CRICKET ASSOCIATION: Messrs, J,0, Stenmark, S.G, Webb to- CITY & SUBURBAN: Messrs, N, Falk, F, Prince to- SYDNEY UNIVERSITY SPORTS UNION: Messrs. E. Stockdale. (D. DeCarvalho replaced P. Hall in March, 1953) GENERAL COi.iIvilTTEE: D, Scott-Orr»(9) K. Sheffield {^) P, Edwards (3) I, Thew (6) J. Bibby (6) A, Alderson (5) K, Williamson (11) D, Buckingham (10) K Numbers in brackets above indicate Committee attendances. There were 11 Committee meetingc*. ____ - 'o. ■ \ - 2 t Gentlemen, Your Committee has pleasure in presenting the Sdth Annual Report for your consideration. \ We experienced another disappointing season so far as the Competition Tables are concerned, Club Championship 14th; 1st Grade 13th; 2nd Grade 11th; 3rd Grade 13th and 4th Grade 13th, That "annual blister", the long vacation, plus military duties played havoc with our teams and it is the considered opinion of your Committee that we need a graduate captain in the 4th Grade at least. Congratulations to David Buckingham and John Solomon on their richly deserved ''Blues”, Our popular captain of the 1st XI, Bert Alder- son had a grand season and won State selection once again, but examinations prevented him from accepting the trip to Western Australia, He topped the N.S.V/.C.A, 1st Grade batting aggregate with 625 runs at an average of 52 including a brilliant innings of 126 retired. The only other century was Dezaraulds* 127 in even time in the Poidiven Gray Competition, The Past -v- Present Blues match provided another delightful day of interesting cricket, a thrilling finish and happy associations at luncheon and conviviality after the game. We thank ovir Patron, Dr, T, Clouston, the Vice-Presidents and Mr. Webb, who so generously contributed to the Club funds, thus making it possible to enjoy the Inter-’Varsity and school games which go to make University Cricket so full of interest. The Ladies Auxiliary performed a truly mag nificent work for the Club, and were completely responsible for the social side of our activities. Every player and officer joins me in thanking these ladies for their stead fast support, especially to the minor grades; President, Miss Barbara Naylor, Vice-Presidents, Miss Valm^ Turk and Miss Pam Meredith Jones, Mrs. Ian Thew, Misses Judy Courtney, Helen Wane, Joy Cheyney, Pat Nolan and Anne Stn^key, Our thanks to Captain John Morris for his - 3 . untiring work, great interest and constant devotion to the 1st XI and Club generally, Mr. J, Hanley, as Chairman of Gonunittee and 1st XI Scorer was indeed a tremendous asset to the Club and we are deeply grateful to him for his assistance and advice. Finally, there are two other matters your Committee wishes to mention. The first is that no further news concerning Captain Philip Greville, a recent Blue and staunch Club member for many years has been received, Phil was reported ’missing, believed to be captured,’ in Korea but this has not been confirmed, even by the recent prisoners who have been released. Your Committee extends its sincerest sympathy to Mrs, Greville in these moments of anxiety. Secondly, to end on a more joyful note, David Buckingham is to be .qongratulated on having won the Shell Scholarship for 1953* This Scholarship takes him to Cam bridge where, who knows, David may yet be amazing the undergraduates with his shots throxigh covers, besides teaching them all about Einstein, Skipper Bert Alderson once again had an ex cellent season, heading the Cricket Association aggregates with a total of 626 runs in 12 completed innings, more than 50 ahead of the nearest rival. Needing 1 run in the last match to make 500 runs, he scored a brilliant and carefree 126 in less than 2 hours before he eventually retired to give the others a hit. Throughout the season he proved a reliable and efficient captain, and to maintain his almost phenomenal consistency with the bat, while ca^*rying the strain of captaincy of a team which was in the main incon sistent, was no mean feat. He was a popular captain, which contributed greatly towards making the season a most happy and pleasurable one for the team, FIRST GRADE! Throughout the 1952-53 season the Club fielded a well-balanced side which was quite capable of finishing in a high position on the Competition Table, At the conclusion of the season however, we were 13th position in a field of 16 teams. The result must be assessed as disappointing to say the least. When the position is analysed more closely, however, it will be seen that the team did enjoy a fair amount of success and vdth a little more spirited play on / - 4 * tv/o occasions would have achieved the above forecast* The two occasions referred to are the matches against Cumberland and Mosman which our side should definitely have won. Had >.' we been successful in these matches we would have contested the semi-finals, so closely wore all the teams grouped at I that stage of the competition, V/e were very unfortunate in the first match of the season against Northern District, when rain on the second Saturday prevented us from obtaining a certain first innings win. The losing of the toss in the matches against Western Suburbs and Paddington also meant losing the games, as we experienced far worse batting conditions than our opponents in both cases. During the season 13 games wore played, of these we won 4 on the first innings, 2 were drawn and 7 lost on the first innings. Total points scored were 43 which as mentioned before placed us in 13th position. Total tvo. of runs scored FOR the team was 2405 for 115 wickets averaging 20,9 runs per wicketj whilst no, of rtins scored AGAINST was 2^10 for 120 wickets averaging 23.4 runs per wicket* Examining the figures for our team and thinking of the numerous occasions which come readily to mind when our players deliberately tlxrcw their innings away for the good of the side everyone must admit that the season was not as black as it appears at first glance. Although, we were not as successful as we shoxild have been, it is my pleasure to record that throughout the season every body played for the side in a manner which provided real cricket for the players and onlookers alike and this after all is the main consideration in cricket. Our most successfvil batsmen were the open ing three who betv/een them scored I364 of the 2405 runs scored, David Buckingham v;ho scored 371 and John Solomon with 363 performed extremely well in their first full season in first grade and must be congratulated for their many fine innings. Unfortunately the following batsmen' did not enjoy the success of the openers but before con demning their efforts and causing them to shoulder the blame for our loxvly position on the Table it should be remembered that it is hard to succeed when you have to try to hit every ball for 4» especially when failure to do so means the loss of the match. The season was dis appointing for these batsmen for so often they were forced - 5 . to race against the clock. The bowling mainstay of ovir side was Ian Thew, who was successful in learlinj; the bowling avora.qo and also obtaining most wickets. lo was at all times ably assisted by Brian Hanley, Ken Bangs, Ian McLoan and Ken Alderson, These bowlers could always be relied upon to give a good account of themselves and had Jack Simpson struck the form which happily he regained in the last match our side would have had the icloal bowling combination. The fielding was disappointing at the start of the season for such young players but, as the season progressed, improved immeasurably, ¥ith the promotion of Don Scott-Orr the fielding became brilliant and this young player must be congratulated for his consistently fine displays at gully slip. He also deaonstratod that fielding is not only an important department of the game but also one to be enjoyed and not just endured. The players are thankful for the services of i'ir, J.J, Hanley in carryingout out tho duties of scorer and also to Captain Morris, i'Ira Buckingham and Mr« Van Zuylon who kindly consented to asp-i ^t us * Mr, Hnni ov --ns ur-->l<-! . 6 , declared* Paddington at Trumper Park* Paddington ^-1^3> University 131. Paddington at S,C,G, Paddington 9-2^2, University 116 and 5 -^ 3 . Glebe at Jubilee, Glebe 16S, University 6~2^4. BATTING AVERAGES ho* of No, of Total Average NAME innint;s iIo€ Outc Runs A, Alderson 15 - 3 625 52,1 D. Buckingham 15 2 371 25.5 J-, Solomon 14 1 36^ 2d.3 D, Scott-Orr 5 94 iS.d K, V/illiamson 13 197 15.1 K, Sheffield 12 1 164 14.9 I, I-icLean 11 3 117 14.4 B, Hanley 11 1 116 11.6 K, Bangs 11 » 109 9.9 K, Alderson 11 3 64 d;o I, Thew 10 4 38 6.3 Also batted: I. Simpson 5 ' 4 24 24- P. Miles 3 19 6.3 J, McDonald 1 — 4 4.0 BOV/LING AVERAGESS No. of Maidens Wickets Runs Averages NAME Overs I, Thew 19 32 543 16.97 B, Hanley 10 23 405 17; 61 I. McLean 90 4 19 409 21.53 K. Bangs 5 21 506 24i09 K, Alderson 5 9 395 43-Sg J k Simpson 43 6 319 53.16 •Also bowled: K, V7illiamson 32 10; 67 K. Sheffield 6 D* Buckingham 11 A, Alderson 5 J « Solomon 11 11,0 -7- Number of Catchest J* Solomon 12, D» Scott*-Orr 3, D. Buckingham 7, A, Alderson 7, I. McLean 6, B, Hanley 5» K, Sheffield 4, K. Alderson 4, K. Bangs 3f I. Thew 2, P. Miles 1, Best Batting Performances; A, Alderson 126 retired versus Glebe A. Alderson 69 tr Mosraan D, Buckingham 67 not out if Gordon A, Alderson !? Gordon D, Buc^ngham 64 It Randwick I, McLean 53 n&t out II North Sydney J, Solomon 53 tt Gordon A, Alderson 52 ts Randwick Best Bowling Performances! B. Hanley 6 -17 versus Balmain I. McLean 6 -5 7 II Paddington I, Thew 5^40 ;; Balmain I. Thew 5 -4 5 ti V/e stern Subiirbs I. Thew 5 -4 5 u Glebe K. Bangs 5-70 II Randwick I. McLean 5-^109 Paddington K. Bangs 4 -1 2 II North Sydney • K. Alderson 4 -1 5 Northern Districts B. Hanley 4-26 » North Sydney B. Hanley 4-40 II Balmain K. Dangs 4 -7 9 11 Waverley Partnerships of 50 and Over; 105 for 1st A; Alderson & D, Buckingham V. Gordon 100 for 1st A, Alderson & D, Buckingham V. Randwick for 2nd A. Alderson & D, Scott-Orr V, Glebe ao for 2nd A. Alderson & J, Solomon V, Mosman 75 for 2nd D. Buckingham Si J, Solomon V, Gordon for 4th A. Alderson & K» Williamson V, Waverley for 1st D, Buckingham & D, Scott-Orr V, Glebe 53 for 3rd D. Buckingham & D, Scott-Orr V. Cumberland 57 for 1st A, Alderson & D, Buckingham V. Northern Districts 56 for 4th A. Alderson Sz K, Williamson v» V/estern Suburbs 54 for 1st D, Buckingham & J, Solomon Balmain for 3rd Solomon & K, Sheffield Randwick 51 # V* •1^ » SECOND GRADE; Although the 2nd XI had a disappointing season it was not disgraced and with a little more experience would have finished higher than 11th, Very creditable efforts in defeat were put up against V/avorley, Gordon and Cumberland and greater confidence hero coi.ild easily have brought victory. The Cumberland game was lost by foolish indiscretion ~ 5 wickets in hand, 30 runs in 30 minutes was v;ell within our grasp. In other defeats we were soundly thrashed by Bal main, Randwicky Mosnan and St, George, Balmain defeated us by good bowling, Randwick was aided by the Brisbane Inter- ’Varsity and St, George by disappointing indifference,' Mosman had the assistance of a wet wiclcet, Vfe had con vincing wins over Northern Districts, W, Suburbs (2). Paddington and North Sydney, Foiar members rose to the 1st XI - Miles, Scott- Orr, McDonald and Mackie. Miles earnt his promotion with eic’cjllent aggression and similar tactics will continue to bring him success. Scott-Crr’s keenness and determination provided a splOi.::;;.d example and his strength in fielding and batting was sadly missed. Despite the promise of an excellent first knock, McDonald had a, disappointing season. However, his ability and experience v;ill be to the fore next year and the Club has not seen the best this player can produce, Jim Mackie is a good team man and shows great promise as a keeper and batsman. Peter Hall performed very v;ell and the side’s batting stability suffered when an unfortunate knee injury put him out i f action. In Jack Thomson the Club has a promising all- rounder, His batting was qu:lte good and his temperament never failed him under exacting conditionso His bov/ling v/as accurate and deceptive and experience and practice will increase his penetration.-, Others deserving of special mention are Gargeson, Ford, ■■ ’.Icken, Kelly and Stockdale^ Blumer, Hartnett, Ireland, Dezarnaulds, Edwards and Kali filled'withdrawals dtiring the season and v;ere not out of their class. The bowling was shared by Carney, Walker, Learoyd and Thomson, Carney bowled excellently for 39 v/ickets, Brian Learoyd provided a hostile opening attack, and Dave Walker v;as disappointing early but Vv'as deadly on soft -pitches, Amos, a medium-paced left hander who played in the last match, is very promising. The fieldinLS for tho meist part v;as good 1 brilliant when the team was on top^ Team spirit was excellent and a happy atmosphere made the season an ' enjoyable one. Much waa learnt v/hich will not be for- eotten and next season v/ill find us better crickGters as .• a result, A strong and threatening 3rd Grade will also assist. < BATTING AVERAGES - NAME U.S., Inn, N.O, Total Average D, Walker 5 4 31 m D. Scott-Orr 64 7 202 28.9 P. Hall 61 7 1 170 28,3 P, Miles 60 6 147 24.5 E, 8tockdale 57 16 1 3-1 21,4 J, Thomson 28 16 6 204 20,4 A. Sargeson 60 7 « 138 19.7 J, McDonald 63 13 236 18 ,1 D. Fprd 70 14 233 17.9 E, Kelly 65 11 1 143 14.3 1 J. Mackie 23 6 78 15.6 D, Wilcken 33 9 117 13 1 D, Carney 34 ^ 13 6 86 12,3 1 also batted R, Richards 24 2 »-• 27 13 »5 i B, Hartnett 15 2 24 12,0 P. Edv;ards 9 1 9 9;o N. Hall 11 1 11rt 11,0 J , Blumer 4 5 1 / 1.7 B, Learoyd 16 7 1 26 4..3 J. Simpson - 22 13 4o G, Ireland 7 ;> ... 8 2,6 B. Amos 11 1 11 11,0 D. ITnllick 6 1 6 6,0 P, Houlahan 3^ 1 3 3.0 BOV/LING AVERAGL^:s NAME Overs Maidens I'Jkts Runs Average B, Learoyd 80 3 15 236 15.7 1 J, Thomson 74 1 1 1 187 17.0 B, Amos 15 6 2 35 17.5 J , Simpson 32 9 162 18,0 : • D. Carney 155 111 39 705 18.1 D. Jalker 91 lb 16 411 27.6 D. Ford 33 1 6 165 29.0 • P. Miles 16 0 1 105 105 1 1 -10. CATCHES E, Stockdale 9; Mackie 3; J. McDonald 5; J* Thomson 3; D, Ford 3; E, Kelly 3j V/ilcken 2; D, Scott-Orr 2; D, Carney 2; P. Hall 1. THIRD GRADE; The thirds won five games, lost six. and drew 2, and finished 13th in the competition. The results are very ordinary, but not disgraceful. Actually it is difficult to speak of the 3rd’s as a single team, as no fewer than thirty- one cricketers played in it during the season and only four of these played more than half the total number of games. The instability of the lower teams owing to the rapid turn over of players is surely the biggest problem in University crtcket. We played with men short on two occasions (but only two). We'were unfortunate to lose our captain, Ross Richards, half-way through the season, and at about the same time to lose Dezarnaulds, The latter was by far the most successful batsman in the team, and was a model of • consistency. Of M s nine innings, five were over thirty; as he opened the innings, they were all very valuable runs, Jim Bibby often got runs when they were needed, but when Jim’feot going*’ no-one else did. We had several batsmen who played some extremely attractive strokes, but who only rarely scored any runs, Oxir bowling was perhaps our most creditable department, Brian Learoyd was lost to the 2nd XI, half way through the season, and fully deserved to be. His place was taken by Don Cozens who carried on the good work with accurate and consistant medium-pace bowling. He was assisted well by Dick V/oodfield, Brian Thwaites, and Nell Hall. Neil was our best all-rounder - he could bat, bowl, field and talk. His fielding, both in the outfield and close in, was excellent, and an example to the rest of the team which was generally lethr?rsic. The wicket keeping was shared by John Blumer and Bill Dlanshard who vjere both sound and occasionally brilliant. BATTING; H30SIE------Inn, N.Q. H.S, Total Average Dezarnaulds C, 9 .41 240 26.7 Moye J, 10 2 69 17s 22.25 Edwards P, 1 53 265 15.6 Cozens D, 9 3 26 B3 13.5 Hall N, 15 35 191 12.7 BATTING! (cont.) USES" Inn, N.O. H.S, Total Average Blumer J . 7 1 23 75 12,5 Bibby J. 12 33 145 12,0 Ireland G, 3 41 92 11,5 Thwaites B. 7 23 52 10.4 Manton W, 11 22 93 Woodfield R. 10 2 20 71 3.75 Richards R. 9 1 44 70 3,75 Hartnett B. 12 29 96 3.0 McDonald I. & 1 20 52 6.5 Learoyd B. 7 3 11 42 6,0 Poord J , 6 2 4 12 3.0 Blanshard V/, S 1 9 13 1.3 also batted Smith B, 2 • i 117 164 32.0 Sargeaon A, 3 41 79 26.3 Wilcken D, 2 • 30 34 17.0 Connolly B, 1 14 14.0 Sinclair B, 3 - 28 37 12.3 Bridie R, 1 11 11 11,0 Lawrence K, 2 13 15 7.5 Murray 3 ■f. 9 17 5.7 Weston 2 1 5 5.0 Mallick 2 3 10 5.0 Moston 2 1 2 2,0 de Carvalho D, 1 - 0 0 0 BOV/LING: r a E — Overs Maidens Runs V/kts Aver Thwaites B, 26 2 106 11 9.6 Learoyd B. 67.2 7 223 19 11.7 Hall N, 52 5 234 17 14.0 Cozens D, 59 5 254 13 19,5 McDonald I, 60 2 231 10 23,1 also bowled: Bibby J. 30 5 103 a 12.9 Edwards P. 1 1 1 3 14.7 Woodfield R. 47 3 15^ 9 1 7 0 Lawrence K, 7 2 20.5 Sinclair B, 29 1 146 7 2 0 .5 Foord J . 34 2 202 9 22.4 Connolly B* 7 36 1 36 Weston D, 1 1 57 1 57 Blianer J . 1 10 0 Murray 5 21 0 Sargeson A, 4 0 Dezarnaulds C, 5 0 - 1 2 , FOUP.TH GRADE: After winning tho 1st game,, the 4th Grade had ,a disappointing season recording only'4 wins -3 in the last 3 rounds. Most of the defeats were particularly se vere. The position regarding this grade is very serious and Gonunittees must give the matter consideration. The 4th Grade side usually introduces new members to the Club and from this aspect alone warrants attention, A badly balanced 4th Grade side without experienced members to guide the newcomers creates a bad impression particularly when the outcome is humiliating defeat in S consecutive games. The blame can be laid to a great extend on depletion through National Service demands which seriously weakened the three lov/er grades. Nevertheless the situ ation calls for a permanent captain and a sprinkling of experienced members who have sufficient talent to lend stability to the side. In this respect Ron Fitzgerald, Brian Sinclair, John Sykes, Bob Young and Ra3f>r'. Daniel gave valuable assis tance as results towards the end of the season showed. Several new members did sufficiently well to rise to higher grades - Cozens, V/oodfield. ThwaitevS, Blanshard^ Manton, Sinclair to mention a few./ Outstanding performances were recorded by John Sykes, 7-.17 v Mosman; Dick V/oodfield, 6,1^ V N. Districts: Brian Thwaites v Randwick: Brian Sinclair, 5-23 v Balmain: Ron Fitzgerald’s 69 v N^ Districts and Ross Bridie’s v Randwick were excellent knocks. John Foord and especially Vfoodfield provided an effective open ing attack and later in the season were ably supported by off-spinner Sinclair and leg-spinners Thwaites and John Lloyd, The batting of the side v;as disappointing, Anderson, Murray, v/hitej, Mostyn, Mitchell, Twigg showed pro mise but were not consistent» McAuley batted ivell the on3jr match he was available<, Fielding was agerage and improve ment here woxild elevate tho team in the competition, in fact, a brilliant fielding display matched a first innings lead over Mosman, undefeated leaders at the time. The captaincy of the'team was in the hands of Bibby, Blanshard, White and Fitzgerald at different times during the season. All gave creditable performances although Fitzgerald, with the help of a strengthened side, was the most successful with 3 wins in the last 3 games, Blanshard and Fitzgerald v;ere the keepers and were well within the standard. •»13f BaTTIWG: MME ------Inn. N,0. Total A verage R* Bridie 7 171 24»5 R, Fitzgerald 12 1 190 17.2 D, Cozens 9 5 69 17.2 R. Yoiong 11 162 14.7 V/, Manton 9 2 102 14*6 R. Woodfield 7 1 7S 13.0 B, Sinclair S 96 12.0 G. White 11 . 8 .8 J. Llamble 5 26 8.7 B, Thwaites 8 78 9.8 J . Anderson 11 1 110 11.0 J , Bibby 3 1 100 50 R. McAuley 2 1 42 42 I, McCristol 1 46 46 also batted: W, Blanshard average 7.6: J. Foord 9*1*. Lloyd 2,7: J, Murray 7.8: J, Sykes 9: P. Twigg, T, Mitchell: R, Daniels; K, Mostyn. BOWLING: m E — Overs Maidens "f' V/kts Runs Average B, Sinclair 38 5 17 147 8,6 I. McCristol 11 5 5 47 9.V B, Thwaites 27 1 12 114 9.5 J. Sykes 43 3 13 138 10,6 R. Woodfield 85 9 19 238 12 ;5 J, Murray 21 4 n 96 13 ;i J. Bibby 5 1 14 14,0 D. Cozens 4 9 164 18.2 J, Foord 1 15 331 22,0 J , Lloyd 16 - 5 124 24.8 R, Young 15 2 2 85 42.5 R, Daniel 22 M 7 113 16.2 INTER,I VARSITY v. QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY: After the now traditional upsets about transport, 2 University teams eventually arrived in Brisbane, all set for the good time which we usually have there. If anylihing, Queensland excelled themselves from the entertainment if not from the cricketing angle. The first eleven gave Captain Ian Thew some anxious moments before the match was eventually won by 3 wickets due to a good finishing partnership by Denis Ford and Jack Thompson, John Solomon top-scored in the first innings with his usual breezy 40, while Keith Sheffield played a dogged innings of 35 in the second innings to put the result almost beyond doubt. Ian Thew despite an injury, bowled well, ably supported by Dennis Ford. The Second XI won quite com- •»14* fortably by 10 wickets aided by an opening partnership between Peter Edwards and Don Cozens of over SO in the 2nd innings. The teams eventually returned to Sydney well sat isfied with the time they had had in Brisbane this year, look ing forward, to Queensland’s visit to us next year, INTER-*VARSITY v. MELBOURNE; Aided by fielding which could only be called’ abysmal, since no fewer than 10 catches were dropped in Melbourne’s 1st innings, Melbourne defeated us by 57 runs on the first innings. We scored 1?2 in our 1st innings, top-score being Keith Sheffield with ?1 runs while Peter Hall played a patient and valuable innings of 20 on a difficult wicket. Jack Thompson also batted very well, Melbourne scored 239, Brian Hanley putting up a marathon bowling effort of over 20 overs. In their 2nd innings Melbourne were left 90 runs to get in approximately 45 minutes but made no effort to get them; however the|match was enjoyed by all who participated in it and this was well emphasised by all speakers at the gathering which was held^^ V/e look forvjard to the next visit from Melbourne. PAST BLUES MATCH: fr In an extremely enjoyable and exciting match at Uni versity Oval, the present Blues defeated the Past Blues in the last over by 19^ runs to 194• Top-scorers for the Past Blues, who batted first, were Geoff Butler 4^ (S fours) , Doug Hughes 36 (1 six, 2 fours) . Ken Binns 35 (5 fours) and skipper Jack Chapman 2o (4 fours;. For present Blues, Ian Thew took 3-Hi Blue Maclean 2-45. Buckingham 1-S, Sheffield 2-10, and Scott- Orr 1-4. In our innings Bert Alderson top Scored with 95, in cluding 15 fours, while Blvie Maclean got 43 n*cr, (6 fours) and Keith Sheffield 20, Best bowlers for the Past'Blues were Merv Lloyd with 3-46 from 12 overs and Ken Binns 3-5^ from 10 overs. Jack*Chapman unfortunately had 22 hit from 2 overs and Frank Farrar also suffered with 16 from 2 overs. We hope the match was enjoyed by the Past Blues as much as it was by us, and we look forward to many more such annual matches, A good lunch was enjoyed, thanlcs to the efforts of Captain Morris and the Ladies Auxiliary, whom we thank sincerely, UNIVERSITY V . COMBINED G.P^S. - Tues. 2,12.52; G,P,S, won the toss and batted on a good wicket. Before lunch the boys batted very solidly, offering consid erable resistance to our bowlers -Thew, Carney, Sargeson, Dezaraulds, Scott-Orr and Ford. However, immediately after lunch four quick wickets fell and after a mild tail-wag. « 1 5 . the tearn wtro dismiseed for 170., Carneyespecially, deserves pr;,'~se for his persiatcnt bov;lingj but'all our bowlers pGri'cnuod well., However, sorae of our batsmen did not, and at sturnpa our ill had lost 7 wickots for lOJj, A delay of about half an hoiur_. duo to rain, v-’as possibly b -a-.?/.Icxal t*j us. A i of our batcrr;on did'do their job however. e,g„ Scott-Orr, Solomon,- Ford and Bibbyc Ov;ing to the fact that the match • resulted in a dravr, the Ian Vickery Memorial Shield will re main in our hands for the fourth consecutive year, ITNIVER3ITY V, COMBINED ASSOCIATED SCHOOLS Wed. 3 >12.52: .V The School XI vronwhe toss and batted on what proved to be a lively racket. J'Ian Thew and Ian McLean opened our attack and, alas, soon 6 viLckets had fallen for nine runsi Thew bov;led very much better than he had clone the previous day, and McLean alv.'ay3 v;as dangerous. The fielding also v/as very fine. At this pi|jir.t a much needed bov;ling change was made, and W. Hall and Scott~Orr took over. The latter proved somcvjhat devasta'^ing - the opposition’s score mounting rapidly, Tho boys Vv'oi’e finally dismissed - by Learoyd and Carney •• for 91. i^i'S, total, to our horror, proved too formidable^ and we^Buld only mustor 73* Scott- Orr was the only ono to ‘for imch resistance. The schoolbova agail^ batted closing with 4 down for 50^ This left us 99 '''O get in 25 minutes, and £.t stumps we were 1 down for with Sargeson 25 Thus the Associated 1.CI won by iS runs on the 1st innin{>:s.A Congratulations to Ian Thev/, v/ho handled tho teams admirably, Hio cr.ptaincy was ideal for matches such as these. POIDSVIN-GRAY SHIELD, SEASON 1952-3: The ?oid".-ln.«Gray side had a disappointing season as nbt one of the fova- matches played was won« Nevertheless rain robbed us of a certain win 1.1 the first match„ The team was a very weak one and its inexperience was evidenced in all games, Tho fielding ;i none of that vital '^snap*' nec essary to a winning r.ide and this factor cost us many possible run outs and quits a few runs. The bov/ling was our strongest point and although no-one succeeded in doing well over the whole series there v;ere a few good performanceSo Dave ’Jalkor bowled beautifully against Petershav.-Harrickville - his figures of 5-45 were wall deserved* Jack Thompson also boviled very well against 3 t George for ii.--35 and shovwd that he had learned that "flight” is a necessary adjunct to his left^cirm spinners. - 1 6 . The batting was woeful with the exception of the first match against Paddington, In this match Dezar- naulds scored a brilliant 127 in very fast time - unfortun~ ately he could not sustain this form, Ken Williamson*scored a reasonable 52 in this game, his only successful match, Peter Edv;ards compiled a very determined 55 against Western Suburbs, but he also failed to get going on other occasions* Brian Hartnett always looked capable of runs, his not out against Paddington being a good innings, but on the whole he showed little discretion foK one who has much natural ability, t e t I The lesson to be learnt from this season is that a lot more determination in batting and keenness in fielding is necessary and that matches M i l not bo won until this comes about. | Sincere congratulations go from the Club to St. George, the premiers - they were a fine side and deserved their success, RESULTS OF GAMES; University, 7-2^0 v. Padding 4^160: Drawn, University 103 and 110 v. Western Suburbs Lost on 1st Innings. • University 73 v, Petersham-Marrickville 135 and 3-100; Lost on 1st innings. University 50 and 67 v, St, George 207; Lost outright. ME ...... Inn, H,S, N.O. Total Average C, Dezaraulds 6 127 167 27.S P, Edwards 6 55 106 ia,o B, Hartnett 6 17335X 1 67 17.4 J . Blumer 4 2 32 16,0 G, Ireland 2 2S •• 29 14.5 K, Williamson 6 . .S 52X^ 63 1 3 D, Walker 5 13 3 19 9;5 J. Bibby 6 11 30 5.0 D, Carney 5 10 24 4*3 N, Hall 6 13 •V IB 3.0 J, Simpson 3 5 6 2,0 R, Smith. 1 0 - 0 0 BOV/LING AVERAGES; name Overs Maidens Runs ViHcts Average J , Thompson 13 2 V 4 14;25 D. Walker 50 3 1^1 8 22.6 0, Camey 57 4 218 & 27.25 J, Simpson 22 1 1 1 1 4 27.75 j1 i ( ...... » ------— n>.. . . . X 4 * . t v . J. Also bowled: J, Ribby 2 wickets for 7 runo, K, ■Williamson 1 vd.cket for 126 runs. VETERANS: The Vets sxpoi’ienced a very indifferent season j no doubt because tlTrity-two cj; israodic players in all were \ necessary to field eleven me: ^ach Saturday, under no less than five different captains I As a result they rarely re- sembled a team, winning only lirteen matched and losing seven - raediocre compared vvitM-past results. Norm Falk was sor [y missed. Doug Kelly and Bob Norton were not regularly avai; table behind the stumps, the absence of Charlie King and Mi^ fhaol Helsham and Doug Hughes’ apparently enforced retireirioat badly weakened the Vets, The climax v;as Dr., Tom Clous't'"" missing several matches through illness, but happilj'" returnin [to score as accurately as ever. The batting was moOT unreliable. Many good knocks were played but the3'- were occasional as the averages indicate, Frank Farrar was the only consistent batsman who had a really excellent s-sason, his fast scoring completely demoralized fielding sides and saved the Vets more than once, Malcolm Coppleson had some good days, as did (rooff Butler, Keith Falk and Dick Rogers, Doug Hughes scorcd runs before his retirement^ and F ank Roden Smith, who started playin, late, soon showed all his old fora, Kendall Binns v;as only a shadow of previous years., The boxvling was not good enough to cope with the relativelj'- low* scores, Walter Calov was the only* consistent wicket taker, Joe Duggan had quite a deal of success and showed ColaHambly that leg-apinnors can be inexpensive, Frank Farrar was always accurate and dangerous, Michael Helsham was not seen often enough^ and Kendall Cinns was v/ell belov; form, Best rerucrnbered features of the season were Frank Farraz' being cut l,b,.v;,, V/alter Calov (Kip Pellew) fielding on the fence, Harry -iuhan's v/icket keeping; Joe Duggan’s basoball-cum-.crickct, Col Har.ibly’s fielding off his own bowling, losing to Mosman Vets on the last ball of the day, beating Combined Hospitals off the last ball with neither batfsman padded up, and the Honorary Secretary’s lack of popularity with many v/ives in his efforts to field a team. As many of the old hands are ro^^Iring, tho Vets - I d . i:'" • 1- .; .-o.'ly i . i :^r ii...\; ’ulccc.', c.nd wo.ii.d v;'j 1 c o *.il : auy o x - University cricketers v/ho would care to play in this most enjoyable City and Suburban association cricket. BOWLING AVERAGlilS (OVER TEN VVICKETS) ; Wickets Runs Averages M, Helsham 13 111 J, Duggan 17 171 10,06 F. Farrar 14 141 10,07 W, Calov 27 i? 331 12,26 K, Binns 13 « 241 13,39 C. Hambly 23 » .-327 14.22 also bowled: C. King, S for 57: F. Smith, I for 97: H. Learoyd, L for 75: R. Keating, 8 for 15^: PjPrince, 6 for I64, BATTING AVERAGES (OVER 100 RUNS] Innings WN.O. H.S. Rim 3 . Averages F, Farrar 12 |5 81 479 63.43 F,R. Smith 5 57 143 37.00 D, Hughes 4 5.9x 122 30.50 R. Rogers 7 3 5 r 112 23,00 M, Coppleson 7 - 57 133 26.14 K, Binns 10 1 40 193 22,00 K. Falk 7 1 40^ 132 22.00 G, Butler 10 1 . 43 154 17 .11 J, Duggan 10 1 42 139 15 ; 44 R. Nojrton 10 - 26 102 10,20 also batted: M. Helsham, 99 runs, av 14.14, D, Ward , 42-14.22 F, Leventhal, 47-11,75 R, Keating, 51-3.50 C. Hambly, 48-8,00 D, Kelly, 39-7;SO F, Prince, 23-7.67 A, Johnson, 56-7.00 S.H. Suben, 37-6.17 D. Cohen,.23-5,60 M, Marks, 9-3.00 W. Calov, 17-2,33 C, King, 5-2,50 H, Learoyd, 1-0,33 LIST OF DONATIONS; Capt, J, Morris Dr. A,S, Johnson D,A,T, Dickins, Esq. A,B,S. Vfliite, Esq. J.J. Hanley, Esq, J.H, Dettman, Esq, Col, J, Travers J, Chapman, Esq, C, Norton, Esq, Dr, F, Farrar N, Falk £sq. S.G. V/ebb, Esq, R.A.C. Rogers, Esq, Dr, T, Clouston J,0, Stenmark, Esq, G,D. Needman, Esq, SYDNEY UNIVE^SJ^Y CRICKET C_LJIJB FINANCIAL STATEMENT • For year ended June 30, 1953. DR. Lunches & Hirings (Schools Matches) 19. 5> 0 ilance i;7-53 ^ ’Umpires (Schools Matches 6. 0 . 0 ^ccess Grounds Fees 39.13. Lunches (I/V) 23.14. 0 fibnations 43. 2. Grant to Players (l/V) Eed,. Grant 1951-52 12. 7. Dec. 1952 57.15. 0 ^d. Grant 1952-53 35.15. 0 Cap Badges 10.16. 0 levy 4. 0. 0 Caps 5 , 2 . 0 from 1st Grade 14.19* 6 Hire Oval 10.10. 0 fie of Caps & Badges 6. 1. 0 Unfinancial Members 6. 0, 0 Savings Certificate 1. 3. 0 N.S.i/i^.C.A, Ground Fees 2. 4. 0 Public Risk Insurance 1 .1 0 . 0 Hire Union Rooms ■ ,1 0 , 0 Credit 30,6.53 2. £191.19. 7 ;f £191.19. 7 Sundry Creditors Sundry Debtors Loss on fiuiction 5;»6. 0 Ass. Schs fc G.P.S. 12;12; 6 Bal. I/V levy 1.10. 0 Jash in hand 1. 5* 0 Excess ground fees still outstanding 1, 0; 0 Outstanding subscriptions 6. 0, 0 1952-3 I ‘vl- Sydney University Cricket Clvb — Eighty-ninth— ANNUAL REPORT and FINANCIAL STATEMENT S ea son 19 33-4 n H {O I I, ? I o Cf^ ^ '* I I I I k i r I L 7^ r H 4 i n L I u W , . j 2 e — ;::— ' t - h H I i\\ H SYDNEY UNIVEKSITY CHICKET CLUB a n n u a l r e p o r t 1^54 OFFICE BEi'RFRS PATRON; Dr, T, Clouflton PRESIDENT; J. 0. Stenraark, Esq. (7 ) VICE-PRESIDENTS P. H. de Crrvalho, Esq., j, d , Dettnann, Esq., s. G Webb Faa o P D. H. Orletofanl, ir.q.. Dr. 0. Wilcox,’ k ! Blnl-s, Esq!?'' Dr. G. Hnllldfiy, J, Chapman, Esq., Dr, F, Farrar, Dr, A, S. Johnson, N. Falk, Esq., ?- tr. J * (10) Dr. C. Norton, j? .T..J >-Hanl»yT-^sq., (7 ) R. A. C, Ro«;er8, Eeq,. F. Prince, Esq., R. Norton, Esq., A, B. S, White. Esq. W, South, Esq., H. Hur.he0, Esq., 9 D. h, T. Dlakina,- Eb. ? Col» J » Trnvfro,’ Dr. F. C, Rogers, H. Alden»gon, En^ . , D. Needhrm, Esq., 7 14-qrayt Rwq .., (1 ) Dr, ~ H, Soloraon, ^ , *r—J . ' . 1(4 3 ^ 7 < A/ HONOiHiiRY SI'CHET;mY: P. Hall (8) HON. ASSISTANT SECRETARY: D, de Cnrvaiho (8) HONORARY TREASURER: E, Stockdale (8) HON, SECRETARY UNIVEIiSITY VETERANS: Dr. C. Hanibly DELEGATES: to- N.S.W. CRICKET ASSOCIATION: Messrs. J, 0, Stenninrk, S, G. Webb (Proxy Delei^r.te; D. de Carvalho) CITY & SUBURBAN: Messrs. N. Falk, F. Prince SYDNEY UNIWRSITY SPORTS UNION* R. Richards, P. Hall GENERAL COfflHTTEE; J* Anderson (6) R, Richards (8) ^ j * Blbby (4) D. Bcott-Orr (8) ^ ■ Edwrrde (10) D. Walker (6) j l j l J. McDonald (4) K. WllllHmson (10) -2 Gentlemen, Your Commltee has -nlerpure In T^resentlnp!: the 89th Annual Rer>ort for your consideration. If we Judp;e our cricket by o'-’r compptition r>olnts we had a very lean season, but when we reflect that we lost more than half our first eleven and so through each aide vie were in the process’of rebuilding teams, we can look more confidently to the future. We welcome Doug. Emery back as Captain of our first side and the happy season enjoyed by the team was a tribute to his leadershin. Our congra-tulations to the three younp; players enjoying their initial season in first grade, who have been recommended for Blues, Jim Mackie, Peter Hall and Donald Scott-Orr. This seasons experience should prove invaluable next year. You will be pleased to know that David Buckingham is enjoying Cr.mbridpre life and he has been "Invited to the nets" by the Captain of Cricket. The N.S.W.C.A. paid the University Cricket Club a compliment in appointing Mr. Stenmark Manager of the Sheffield Shield side to the Far North Coast and Queensland. The Past -v- Present Blues match was a delightful day of Cricket and fellowship when the players were entertained by the president and the Ladies Auxiliary. 'tie can never adequately express our gratitude to MIbb Carole V^illis, President of the S.U.C.C.W.A. and her bevy of fair ladles who create the social atmosphere of our Club, contribute so much to the game and devoted the proceeds of their efforts to assist us"financially in our Inter Varsity games„ John Morris, affectionately known to us all as "Skip", has done more than ever for us. We thank him for hie ever ready assistance, general organisation and kindly thought throughout the year. fir. Hanley has again been our Chairman of Commltee. We thank him for hie great Interest and tolerance during our deliberations in committee. Our finances are sorely strained with the Increasing costs each year to meet our obligations of Inter Varsity Cricket. It la only by the generosity of our Patron, President and Delep-ate, Mr. Webb Q.C, and those Vice Presidents who bo - 3 . sta-unchiy aep us through, that wc are able to balance the budget, V«'e airjcerely thaTi'k them.. FIRST GRADF; The Flrpt Gr.ade side wan unable to improve on the record of itn -nredecesHor, but It fared better than mip;ht have been expected,, ar;1 certalnlx^ better tha.n early form ted V A ll thinp.a conaidercdj i t is conceivable that i t inip-Jit hP.ve be^n nardoned fo r doin^ even worse. Not only Bert Alderaon, the battirp r.ainstay of the side for two seasons, but also the next most Bvccessful batsmen of the previous /ear, Buckin.n;ham and Solomonwere unavailable. Seventeen plf’^ers appeared in thi: side durinn; the season, and of those only six .■■ Emery, S h e ffie ld , Thew, LIcLean, Vvillia.maon and Banr,n - had played m.ore than a few p;ameB In fir u t 0;r-’;.de5 ouly three had pla.yod more than one season; ocveral had -^iPyed r^o a at all. Inexperience was evident, Iri aon^: of the i'rtosst renponsible batting petitions. The seaiio^ shoi-ild therefore be considered as no ordinary season^ rar.).,er aa one for team building, a sef'son such as fortunately, does not often come upo'-j us. If one looks fo r an ImMi-esr-ivc record c f mntches won, he w ill be disapp ointed ; le 3 t So if he looka for indicationa of succesa in teri.m bu'.ldin.5 and fo r impro'/emerjt as the season prosressed. We explored the donths of fortune at the season's ata rt; not. only v/ere matchea lo a t, they were lo s t badly. The bo’An.:i.n(.r and fieldiniy seemed irp to atr^ndard , but in the f i r at h^'lf o f the ae;'.aon we could xnuater 2C'0 only once« The inexperience of the new bata’-^en, with the exception of Ilackie, who hereabout britted better thrn anyone, proved too r.reat a h;i.ndicap, while the older hands, who rai^ht have been looked to for a lead, fared even worse. Subsequently our fortunea improved. Foui* natchcn were won, two a(5aln st teams that were iKlRhly placed a-t the time, while o f the matches lo s t , tv/o were very close and tiie v:ea.':hcr seemed to a ffe c t the result of a third, That triree players, Sheffield, Emory and Hall, exceeded 3C'0 runs, and Hackle, Sar.^eson and Scott-Orr app_ rofiched this figure, both indicated inpi'ovement In the teams batting fnd promoted expectation of a good many more runs next season. Sheffield aeemed to come to maturity as a batsman, and at last achieved the performances long expected of him,. He played not out Innings of 121 and o4, notable fo r cquftre cuts o.nd Judicious T’l'^cement, as befits a member of the legal profession,, Kls judgement of a run stamped him as the most Intelllf^ent crick e te r in the team. Doug Emery batted hfindsomely on occa sion , his stately driving impressive in its great reserve powei'. As captain he was both competent -4 . find popular, anc^i the hapny spirit and abnence of friction in the team were la rgely hia contrlv<'-:.r.ce„ Mackle, very strong, on the le^; filcie, notably in on-driving: and hookinp;, played some of the most valuable and attractive innings of the year. His attractiveneea wa?! rivalled by Sar^.eson, in a sense his complement as a batpman, for h3s c h ie f strength was i.n cover drlvinr; off either front or back- foot. Scott- Orr batted longer than ajr^y other batsman in the team, th ere by fulfilling the task of an opener and affording himaelf ample scope for abstru.ct SuUdy of his atrokes. Fone of our batsmen is so capa.ble of appreciatirs; the stroke in itself, its essential "quiddity*', a« Mr. Cardup mlglxt say. Blue McLean, though he "rode the whlrlv;ind" once or i.wlce, mostly disapnointed with the bat cind we were genej'ally denied the pleasure of witnessing the swiiteot and most powerful strokes in the Club. The attack was rrnderrd sevcr^'-ly understaffed by the transfer of Ken Br.ngo to the country, with the result that Ian Thew and McLea.n were repeatedly allied for great efforts. They performed splendidly, Thew had days when he looked as good ae any opcninr; bowler In Sydney, and on helpful turf at Mtinly, where he not only movc:i them Ir. bhe nlr but substant ially off the pitch, he, virtually '*cff hia own bat", m etaphorically STieaklng; almost convf^rted a handfi:;! of runs into a winning total., McL'^nn could (;:.nd did) bowl fastish Insvvingern when the ball wnB new a.nd log spinners round the wicket when It, was old, Ko proved nost valuable all round member of the term, f.nd his i’ecord of 42 wickets speaks for Itself. Unfortunately Don C-axiiey could not maintain his form of the begjm iing o f the season, when he bowled excellently. He I'V s the ability to bowl very accur ately at medium pf ce, a,nd Ehould develo'i this ability, rather than try to bovvl stuff to which he seems less suited. We saw too little of Dave Vmlker, v Thf= con sisten t brl I'l ia.nce o f S co tt-O rr’ s fie ld in g at gully was unrivalled, except by the stylish and skillful kerplng of JTackle, whose a b ilit y brought him under the notice of the State Selectora, and they splected him for stt d a l coaching. McLoa,n too, vvas excellent, and his fielding, like the rest of his cricket, v;r s characterlsed by limitless energy and keenness, Sheffield wa.R another whose fie ld in g was distinguished, v/ith his infallible running nlck-'Up (one hand) and accurate return from the boundary. But seldom can a team’s fielding have be n so vlclaitudlnous. One day the batsmen would make none, and the team, im pelled perhaps by shame, would field without error, grudging every single of a long innings, on another occceion, bloated with runs. It Would reduce its opoonenL's task with fielding of healthy chaos. On these occasions the ball would be hurled_£.t__£*^ -5 wicketkerper, although there was no chancc of a run-out, rleking: injury to his hands or overthrows. Then, too, the work of the slip fieldamen would be particularly faulty, somethlnn; that no side could afford, least of all one whose attack vme based on qulcklsh bowling. Some strong emotion must have stirred iri the brefst of one of our bowlers when he uttered the heart-cry, "You've ^ot to bowl the -----s out, Bluey. They won't catch 'em for you." A few minutes lively catchin.n; before taking the field miRht restore his faith in hio slipOj while, in r^eneral, one would like to s e e m ore ap^'reelation of the lfirp;e part played by intelligence in fielding. Lookinij, back f rd bearing, in mind our difficulties, we need not be too unhappy at the seaRon's record. If we h^t-d taken our chances, nnd if one or two crucial run outa had been avcided...... all part of cricket, maybe, but doubly important to a team stru,g.n;lin5 to find its feet. Like as it sometimes seen;ed to a Btronr; dose of medicine, not always pleasant to the taste, prescribed by which<’ver of the cricket gods acts as physician to inexperienced teams, it wae a season worth playing, 'rowards the end, there were signs that it had done us good; next season we hope for evidence of a complete cure. BATTING AVE.JiaES Ct IFMS. N. 0 . AG G. H.S. AVRS. K. S h effield 15 3 443 121 n.o. 37.1 D. Fmrry 15 2 304 66 23.4 J. Mackie 13 1 273 52 22.8 P. Hall 17 - 334 86 1<^ .6 A. Sargeson 14 273 55 19.5 r I . McCri sta l 4 70 26 17.5 D. Scott-Orr 18 1 270 41 15.9 I. He Lem 15 - 2 39 45 15.9 E . Stockdale 7 1 93 00 15.5 K . Williamson 13 - 119 38 9.2 I. Thew 13 2 40 11 3.6 D. Carney 13 6 13 4 1 .9 0 batted: K. Bangs 1 39 39 3f>.0 J. Thomson 4 - 68 38 17.0 D. de Carvalho 2 1 10 10 n.o. 10.0 1 6 D, Walker 5 25 18 .25 J. McDonald 2 -— -6 BOWLING AVERAGES NAME 0. M. R. W. a ^/r g . MeLoan 196 .6 16 f 14 42 19.38 Thew 193 15 716 34 21.11 7/alker 61 .1 6 293 11 31 .75 Cftrncy 14^. 1 13 673 20 33.65 Also bowled: Scott-Orr 22 0 114 4 28.5 Wllllnmson 20 0 127 4 31 .75 Thomson 1? 0 ^1 0 Sheffirld n 0 60 0 SECOND GRADE Thr wintrr monthfl will determine whether or not the Seconds had r -profitable season. For, If during these montha we are prepared to learn the lessons that were taup;ht last season, then wr will have increased our store of experience. Having learnt these lessons we will be in a position to fa.ce the oncominrr, season with reasonable hopf'S of success in terms of competition pointsLet me su^f^est three batting lessons. Unfox’tunately the first has been taurht so often that it has been treated with the contempt that accompanies familiarity. Ko success can be attained without practice and more practice. This hackneyed advice is only Worth repeating because during the season we had two outstanding examples of its application, on the posltlvn side, I beg leave to cite the example of Peter Hall - a member of the 1952-53 Seconds, and last year's Firsts, peter started with the Club as a regular grade player in 1951-52 in Fourth Grade. In three ye<-rs he has risen from Fourth to First Grade rnd in the process scored 110C runs. The secret of his success lies In his intelligent approch to frequent practice. All three factors arr neceoaary _ intclllgonce, frequf^ncy, practice, on the negative side, we had the fallu-'’es of that talented player Don WllllB. Circumstanc'^s prpvent^d Don from att^^ndlng practice - and for his brand of cricket this was fatal. Don likes to play a wide variety of strokes. Due to Irck of practice, these strokes nrver funct ioned well so that he never got going - much to the exprrss^d relief of apposing captains. He can, however, ov^'rcome this lac’-c of mldwe<'k practice by playing himself in slowly and steadily each week. By eliminating all risky shots and concentrating primarily on defence and quickly run singles, any batsman can find a substitute - be it rver so Inadequate - for midweek practice. This lesson is for general consumption. Lrsf-on Two is that winning totals are guaranteed only by batting out our full available time. This is clos^'ly related to our previous lesson of not going for our shots - 7 . before we are set. This Is basically a matter of tc»p- erament - the four hour or "quarter to six" temperfi-iBewt, Fortunately for the younger mrmbers, Ivor, McCrystal taught us this lesson. Never In a hurry, yet altmyg looklnps: fgr runs, Ivor scored 17r runs at an average of 44.8 before he was elevated to First Grade. His ranKH; of shots an^ footwork Is not worthy of comment, but hla tenperament Is. Lesson Three Is Illustrated by Peter Edwarde • Bpecd an^^ Judc;ement In runr^lnf^ between wlckete. P#?tejf was the teams best runner because he had better judi^eracwt than Dave de Carvalho who was equally fast but apt to B u ffer from mental aberrations (as Cam Dezamaulds kn©wa only too well!). The rather dismal batting, avcra/^es f^lve the over all picture of the toams battlnn: which thoui^h not stronij, was Just short of adequate. Six times we passed the two hundred mark; but never the 250 mark. We need, between 250 - 30c to win matches consistently. The basis of big totals Is blp; Individual efforts supported by more modest scores. Only Dave de Carvalho (rO Jack Thomson (86) approached the century, and on only elp;ht other occasions was fifty*reached Individually. However, thoup;h we had our disappointments, Sax White showed he has the ability and Intelligence to be a first gradf? batsman, Bernle Amos can certainly mix doi?n;ed defence with mighty hits and Bruce Chambers, Cam Dezamaulds, Brian Hartnett and Graham Ireland are learning. These latter three must devote tln€ to overcoming weaknesses which are patent. All are exceptionally keen and It Is sugnrsted that reading well- written books will help a lot. Brucc Chambers had a mora#*nt of glory In scoring 58 against N. Dlsts. - an Innings which nakes his other failures rather puzzling. The old reliables, Eric Stockdaie, Jack McDonald and Dr. Dave Wllcken had dlsannolntlng sersons, but a broken hand. Impending marital status and lack of sleep respectively Accounted for their failures. The Seconds had some good bowlers, but National Service Training came Just when Bemle Amos and Sax White were beginning to develop Into a formidable opening pair, Bernle was probably bowled too much, and It Is difficult to eee why he was ever asked to bowl slow stuff which Jack Thomson could have bowled with better cffect. Shorter, faster spells would probably bring better results from him. He Is to be congratulated on gaining 29 wickets In half a season. - 8 . D?^vr Walker sto.y'^cl with us lone; rnouGh to bo the kry mnn in our win over Wrets. In getting 11 wickcts In thla one mntch he was aided by a lively pitch. One cannot help feeling that he must develor> grer.ter control to be a aucceBS in First Grade, When these three loft us, wr had a period of f'xprrl- raentation. Don Coz^'na, Dick Woodfieid, Alan Smytho and Brian Lerroyd shared the new ball betwr .'n them, A c? T>toln can wish for little more than Brian Learoyd. Brian has the one rssential quality of a r--'liablf* medium pacer - thr ability to keep on plugging away for long spells with enthusirsm on a lif> lese wicket. Dick Woodfieid can learn from Brian Lerroyd. Dick has the ability to bowl both inswingers and outswingers with equal case. He would do much better by concentrating on the outswinger with an occasional, very occasional well placed inswinger. Jack Thomson and Cam Dczarnaulds supplied the spin* Jack is an orthodox left-hander who g<‘'norally kerps a good length. But too often he spoil<'d what would have b^en r. good over by bowling a short "hit me" ball which usually sped to the boundary. Four runs an over is too expensive for his typo of bowling. He must either concentrate on eliminating the "hit me" bf^ll, or b*'come more attacking by increasing his finger-spin. Experimenting with new gripe during winter might help, Crim Dezarnaulds did not get any chmces until midway throup^h the serson. He can certainly spin r ball, but is a bit too slow through the air. Batsman soon get uflf'd to his high-flighted ball, and are prepared to use their feet confidently against him. Perhaps, greater usr' of a lower- flighted top spinner together with an occasional wrong-*un Would suT^Ply the necessary variety. However, these m'"chanical improv^^ments are only the product of concentration and their successful use is depend'~nt on thought, A team with moderate bowling, inde-^d any team, must be safe both in air and ground fielding. Our air fielding wrs perhaps a bit better than our ground fielding, but neither were brilliant. Good fieldsmen are quick to move, get behind the ball, ke'p their eyes on the ball, are discriminating in their throws, and constantly watching their captain for any necessary change of position. Unfortunately, sloppy throwing and slow movement often took the sting out of our fielding. Never could it be said thnt our fielding was consist^^ntly tight to disconcert the batsmen. Best fieldsmen in the team was akipner Eric Stockdalc, who n-’ver failed to get behind the ball to stop with some part of his body ( not rxcludlng his frlee tprth!) Hr was ably eunportrd by Pctrr Edwards, Sax White and Don Willis. Dick WoodllPld was good In slips, as In any position. Thr captaincy of tho tram was shared primarily by Frlc Stockdalr and Dave de Carvalho. Both are keen studrnte of crlckrt with a sufficient grasp of theory to keep control of the game. Tactically, both tend to be defensive. Both play the ga.me hard and enjoy it thf't way. Eric is more diplomatic and patient in the handling of his team, and takes the view that his team members have some brains, and If they haven't. I t ’s a bit late to try to teach them any thing. Dave is perha^t more dictatorial, and seldom falls to express displeasure towards IndiscriminationB of any kind, whether In. batting, bowling or fielding. As keeper, he was particularly sensitive to bad fielding. With only three wins to our credit, we can scarcely glow with pride; yet each one of those victories was exciting. Against Wests and Balaain the tallenders won the match. In the former, they brought the score from 8 - 7^ to a total of 174, thanks to a Stirling 65 by Peter Edwards. Then Dave Walker wrought destruction, and an outright victory emerged from a seemingly hopeless situation. Against Balmain, the middle batsmen slumT^ed after Ivor McCristal and Sax White had put on a century partnership and it was left to Dave de Carvalho and Bemle Amos to score the vital runs for victory. Against N. Districts, we np'ver looked like losing, but only good bowling by Cam Dezarnaulds enabled us to beat the clock, V''C must give N. Districts our fullest appreciation for their willingness to r^iay in adverse conditions in which they would have bf'f'n well Juetified in going to the movies Our congratulations to Glebe-South Sydney for winning the premiership. If our match rgoinst them is any Indication, sheer determination won them their honours. Being down 5' • 50 and chasing over 200, they stuck to their task and got there with 2 wickets in hand. That’s the way to win premierships. BATTING AVERAGES I NFS. N.O. AGG. H.S. AVHS. I. McCristal 6 2 179 61 44.8 B. Hartnett 5 124 60 24.8 S. White 5 • 117 62 23.4 D. do Carvalho 14 3 242 22.0 J. Blbby 5 - 110 50 22.0 B, Amos 8 1 149 46 21.3 J. Thomson 11 206 86 >6.7 G. Ireland 6 112 50 18.6 R. Wood f^-eld 6 2 66 27 16.5 •* 10. n a m e IMNS. N.O. AGG. H.S. AVRS. P . Ed ward s 12 1 173 65 15.7 C. Dcznrnaulds 16 - 21? 36 13.5 J. McDonald 12 1 148 39 n.o. 13.5 E. Stockdale 6 - 75 36 12.5 D. Wilcken 6 - 74 33 12.3 B. Chambera 8 - 07 5P 12.1 D. Willis o - 100 26 11.1 D. Cozrna 5 - . 20 17 4.0 Also battPd* D. Walker 3 2 36 14 n.o. 36.0 Crmpbrll I. 2 - 66 48 33.0 R. Young 1 - 34 34 34.0 c. pparson 2 1 27 17 n.o. 27 .c 11. Hall 3 2 26 17 n.o. 26.0 K. Williamson 2 - 46 33 23.0 D. Carney 1 - 23 23 23.0 P. Miles 3 - 55 29 18.3 J. Moy c 4 - 72 43 18.0 B. Thwaitea 3 1 47 38 n.o. 15.7 A. Smythe 3 1 20 13 10.0 B. Lraroyd 4 2 20 16 n.o. 10.0 B. ward 2 - 10 5 5.0 J. Blumrr 1 - 4 4 4.0 BOLING AVEMGES NAlfE 0 . M. R. W. a v r g D. Walker 57 8 150 15 10.0 S. White 24 - 114 8 14.3 B. Learoyd 54 4 107 12 16.4 A. Smy the 28 5 10« 6 18.3 B. Araoa 100 6 392 20 IQ .6 J. Thomson 101 0 393 17 23.1 R. Wood field 6? 2 337 1 1 3f^.7 C. Dczarnr ulda 7F 4 408 12 34.0 D. Cozens 57 4 239 7 34 . t I. McCria tal 37 - 208 3 69.7 Also bowled; D. Carney 15 f'5 5 19.2 P. Edwards 0 - 50 2 25.0 B. Chambers 6 27 1 27.0 D. Willis 1 - 13 - J. McDonald 4 23 D. dr Carvalho 1 6 G. Ireland 5 .. 24 B. Thwaitea 10 • 47 E. Stockdale 1 14 ■ C. Pearson 1 4 N. Hall 8 K. Williamson 5 31 -11 , THIRD grade 1'^53 - 5^ crickct season wrs another onr durlnp; which UnlvrTOlty 3i’d XI rx-p^’rlrncrd n. "passluR i-^rradc" o f , 1'^32 - 53 saw a turnovrr of thirty onr play-'ra whilr thf' scrson junt condudrd showrd that forty ciAffr'rrnt r^.fiyrrB turnrd out at onr tlmr or anothrr for th<^ thlrdf! -, th acch r;n unv'Btabl'' team it was not surprising that thifi r'Tv'T occur>ird a (vrry) lowly position In thr c-raprtition tr.blr . 'Notwithstanding; thr lack of compf'tition succrss, the thirds rxporlencrd a most profitable srrson of cricket and ? thoroughly enjoyablr time v/a° bad by those who played. For cricket played In the befit spirit it is hard to eclipse Tlnlver- alty 3rd XI, A t th^- ben^inninp; of th^ season the thirds were a match win ninp; combination. Thr first game 7S Randwlck went clos e to an outrirh'':^ win and to prove th<" t this performm ce was not a mere "flash In the pan" Mosman was defeated o’Jtripht in a match that could not have be'-'n norr tbrl llin^. Sot a total of 120 In 45 minutes for the outrip;ht, th'-" team ro^lst'^rcd 120 in 35 minutes, mainly due to th e excellent and forceful battlni? of John Blumer, The fi rt-1 fifty was posted in 12 minutes. However, this excellent start to the season wrp not maintained and it v/ann' t till th'" last round th£'t the tram really prrforra'"ci an ('xnected. This match - a^,aln VS Mosman rrsuited in a tie after having been set 135 in 55 minutes. All who piay''d considered it a most appropriate finish to a season '.vhich v/f:s f t tlmen brilliant Dnd at others very d i scoura.j.Tirip’,, Many players werr promoted to higher p;radrs after fully ^eservin^3 promotion,. Notable amonf?, these were Dick Wood field who bowled brilliantly at the commencenrnt of thP season, Don Goa'nn whoae bovrllnn; was at all tlm^s conslotont, John Pluner whose ' eketk'-'^plnR ability sr - med to increase r s his honrs of olerp de creased nd b; tsm'^n Col P'^arson, Jim ?Toyc and Pruce Chambers, Many new plri,yera appeared for thr first time In th#? thirds, the majority vindicating the faith of the s e le c t o r s , Playerc of the calibre of Terry Bourko, John Forbes, Trevor Mitchell and Jim Anderson were welcome assets to the club and should prove capable senior p;rade playrrs in the near future, The team was unfortunate to lose Nell H a ll and Bob Young half way throufjh the season due to retirement but wrb - ’2. corappnaatrd to ri. lnrp;r dr^rrc by th'' rr-apppfi.ranc#' of Bob Oalov - n. atrlvvart University playr. Th(' of this team during thr src son was notable for its fbllity to fluctuate according to th^' stfitr of the ^,ame. In the two mf. tches vS Moeinrn whon victory was in the air the fielding rerched peakB of brilliance but at most times it wr.s only mediocre. Most players who fielded in front of the wicket did not, and would not, learn the fundamentals of correct fi'^ldinp?. The behind wicket fielding was of fair standard, John Blumer completing some amazing catches, especially low down on the leg side. Perhaps the most nressing nerd in the thirds during the season was the regular apperrancf' of a slow bowler. Several rlJ^yed but none were p'^rmanent enough for their talrnts to bf’ fully developed. It is Inter-^sting to note the performance of John Forbes who only appeared in the concluding rounds. It is felt that had this playrr beon available earlier in the season, the team would have finished in a better position. Th" bowling performances listed below noint to th<* club's need to fost'r slow bowlers. BFST BOWLING PFRPORMA>]CES R. V/oodflrid 7 22 vs Randwick R. Woodfleld 7 47 VS Manly R. Woodfleld 6 42 Western Suburbs J. Mottee 5 46 VS Fosman A . Smy the 6 4r Gordon D. Cozens 5 68 Y3. Petersham - Marrlckville V . Hall 5 87 VS Balmain J. Hotter 4 55 vs Waverle y A. Smy the, 4 56 VS Glebe D. Co?<"na 4 65 vs ??;osman Although th^' t'-am only scorrd more than 200 rune on one occasion (v^Gl'b^') some good pnrtnrrahips were r'pcis. tered. PARTMFRSHIPS OF 50 AMD OVUR 93 for 2nd R. Richards and J. Forbes 'JS North Sydney 71 for 3rd R. Richards raid R. Young VS Gordon 65 for 2nd R. Richards .■ nd D. Ford VS Mosman 62 for 2nd G. Ir^^lmd and C. Pet rson VS Petersham 57 for 6th B. 7/ard and J. Blbby VS Paddington 53 for 2nd J. Blumer and R. Richards VS Mosman -.3. The most auocrssful batsmr-n of the y m r was Robs Richards with an fip,i5rcp:atc of 328 at an avtragr of 18.22, Roes appeared the jjrcr.test number of times at the creaer for the thirds and gave several examples of what can be done with the bat if enounih concentration and conscious effort are expended. All were sorry to see him mlse the century ap;alnst North Sydney, Bowline honours were shared by Dick Woodfleld and Don Cozens with 26 and 25 wickets respectively. J. Mottrr bowled determinedly and with a few more appearances could have easily bern the major wicket taker. Congratulation to Glebe-South Sydney for taking out the premiership 1953 - 54, Now come the avera<5es. BATTING AVERAGES NAlffi INNS. N.O. AGG. H.S. AVRO. C . Pearson 7 3 103 36 25.75 R. Richardp 18 . 328 18.22 J. Anderson 6 2 69 23 17.25 J. Moye 8 - 127 27 15.87 D. Cozens 11 4 109 25 15.55 T. Mitchell 9 1 121 36 15.12 E. K^lly 9 1 112 39 l5 .eo J. Blum' r 17 2 2C3 47 13.53 R. Woodfield 11 - 148 57 13.45 D. Wllckfn 7 1 73 45 12.16 M. Reody 6 1 64 24 A . S m yth c 6 1 39 22 7.80 R. Calcv 8 34 17 6.3T N. Hall 8 • 48 14 6.0C B» Thwaltes 7 1 24 4.t>(' Also batted: T, Bourke • 2 44 33 44.00 B. Chambers 4 123 47 41 .00 J. Decn 1 .36 36 36.00 Campbell 2 28 21 28.00 G. Ireland 4 103 39 25.75 F. MacPUley g 25 25 25.00 P. Pratt 2 46 42 23.00 R , Young 4 80 40 20.00 P . Twlgg 1 14 14 14.00 W. Daniel 2 14 10 \4.00 J. Forbes 3 42 21 14.00 B. Ward 5 34 66 13.20 J. Blbby 5 60 38 12.00 - NAIIE INf’S. N.O, AGG. H.S. AVRG. Hfnvlllc 4 46 25 1 1 . 5 0 R. Fi tz-^rrald 3 27 20 9 . 0 0 G. Good sir 3 1 18 17 « . o o J. Mottrr 3 23 11 7.66 W. Lf'vick 3 i r 13 R. Nrlson 2 6.33 7 6 3 .5c B. Crrrsrr 3 1 6 4 3.00 B. Wrld-r 2 3 3 1.50 D. Ford 2 68 4o 34 BOWLING AVFRAGFS NAME 0 . M. R. W. AVRO. J. Mottrr 42 2 165 14 11.78 R. Y/oodflrld p2 7 334 26 12.84 A. Smythf' 63 8 208 14 V^.84 D, Cozens lOf' 11 411 25 16.44 H. Rrcdy 12 1 67- 4 16.75 J. Bibby 16 1 74 4 18.50 G. Goodrlr 32 4 98 5 10 .6 0 J. Forb< G 20 105 5 21 .0 0 N. Hr,11 57 2 201 13 22.38 P. N'^lson 15 1 72 3 24.00 G. Ireland 28 2 131 5 26. ao R. Cr.lov 58 7 230 7 3 2 .8 5 B. Thwrlt'^s 24 149 4 3 7 .2 5 P. Edwards 6 34 4 8 .5 0 J. Moyr 4 17 FOURTH GRADE Thr scrson I 0 53 - 54 was not a Rood one In Fourth Gradr. But two iEt;arars wcrr won (th e first and thr third gamca) and many resounding; drfrats worr rccordrd aignlnet ua. Howryrr, fivr of thr raatchcB wrro very closely fouijht; on two occasions our scor^' was passed with but one wlckrt in hand. Thr poor showing of the tram for the season can be attributed to three factors; (1) Poor battlnp; (2) shocking fielding: and (3 ) the colossal turnover of playere. To discuss these points at lrnf!:th: (1) Pattinp,. Only oner during: thr season did we top 200 runs, y.rt 'Nc had first use of thr pitch on twelve oocrslons (John Lfmble lost the toss only thrrr times out of fourteen). The avrrag;es tell a story - no batsmen who playrd more than flvr; lnnlng:s averapped over twenty, and of the three batsmen (we all do bat.') who playrd more than ten Innlngis for-the side, none avrrag;cd better than nine. There were times when we madr a p;ood start - but the middle-batsmen were not capfblr -15. (2) Flrldlni^. Tho ground fipldln^, though nrvor sprc- trcular, wne usur.lly prseablc, but in thr nir the sldo loat many p;amc8. At no tlmr did wc havr a rcllnblr slip man and bowlint^ for slips catchcs was not at all rrmun- rrativc to bowlers. But it was th<' number of simplr outfirld and middlr-distancr catchrs that went to ground which was most dishrartrning to bowlers. Catch dropping is a very infectious disease but it was noticeable that" when we did heyr approximately the srme team for four or five wreks running that thf" fielding sermed to improve and the tram to b^^comr a, "team” in the field. However, this touches on our third and most important point. (3) P^rsonell Turnov^’r. During the serson 48 players appeared for the Fourths, John Lamble, the skipper, was the only one to appear in all games, Johnny Hunt played in ten and Forbes Pratt in nine. Two other players appearrd in six each of the fourteen matches - the rest one, two etc. games each. Such changes - perhaps five or six now players game after game - made it impossible to mould the matcria.l into a team, or to encourage any team spirit. But it was noticeable at times, after a relativ ely stable period, that a team spirit did begin to evolve and that the side played far better as a result. Further- more, it took two or threr Saturdays to impress on new pla-yers the necessity of turning up on time - let alone early enough for practicc. It is certainly not an enviable position to have to go onto the field to tos6 at 1.25 with perhaps four men behind you in the dressing shed, fnd then appear on the field say ten minutes late with tw© substitutes. The major factor contributing to the high turnover of players was National Service. After Christmaa the team wao completely recast, and never had a chance of settling down thereafter. The Fourths g^ve thrir best display of the season against Balmain, Bailmain batted first on an excellent p-itch and wc did not get rn early break through - mrtly attrib uted to the lateness of some plryers which disrupted the ttack. Balnain wer^ 2 for I76 at tea, but some first- class slow bowling by Johnny Hunt saw the end of the in n in gs at 276. On the following Saturday Garry Hrnville (63), Jim Anderson (99) and Ian Campbell (6C) all brtted really w e ll to place us in the very respectable position of 4 for 250; with Campbell on 59 and Anderson 92 - two batsmen well s e t , six wickets in hand and 27 runs to win. We wore all out for 259. Certainly a disappointment. The threr batsmen mention<'d above plus Bob M acaulcy, and Col Pearson and Brian Hartnett (while they were with u s) wern the ba.tsm< n who stood out, while Bob Hunter evidenced r. very good eye and a strong arm towards the end of the season . By fn,r the most outstM.ndinf? bowlcr wr.a Torry Bourk#' who collcctrd 22 wickrts r,t undrr fift^'rn runs each. Hr bowlrd rlr.ht-? rm Irg spinners frirly fast through thr filr with a wrii coacealrd googly. His nccuracy wrs c;onrrnlly vrry i^ood r nd hr used his hr ad. Johnny Hunt wrs crrtainly thr most unlucky trundlor. Hr is one of thoar slow loft-handrrs of whom it could bo truly said "hr bowls with his hrrd". Too frtqumtly Johnny Would cnticr the batsmen to sky the ball in the required manner only to see the ball ^rrssed. A word of prfise must 50 to Forbes Pratt for his willingness to bat or field whenever required or to don the Rlovcs in the absence of the rewlar kreper. Thesr Inat two rtlayrrs wrrr rerl stalwatrs, and, with John Lamble constituted thr bf:ck bon r of thr team. But for them it is difficult to sre how a fourth team could hr.vr bc‘'n put in thr field on one or two occasions. Finally the work of John Li.mble to the team, and the Club, should br stressed. John not only played more matehee and Innings, but bowled more overs and took more wickets than anyonr else. His seasons crop of 39 wickets was the second hip,best in thr Club. Fvon morr valuable, pej’hape, than his actual playinf? ability wrs his captaincy. In the facr o f very (jrrat difficulties, he never lost heart, and earned the grat- itud( of the Club for his services. BATTI.N'G AVKiikQrZQ n a m e i n f s . N.O. ACtG. H.S. A^^RG C. Pearson 3 - 1 16 85 38.7 B. Hr.rtnett 4 00 38 33.0 I . Cr rnpbrll 3 - 85 60 28.3 Ct. Hen Vi lie 5 - iro 63 2 1.8 R. Huntrr 6 — 100 34 18.1 J. Andrrson 0 153 99 17.0 R. Mrcruley Q 1 142' 32 15 .8 R. Bridir b - 104 55 11 .6 P. Pratt 14 - 112 30 8.0 J. Lrmblr 23 5 140 31 7.8 Other Brtsmen 148 19 041 49 7.3 Totals for Team 233 26 2110 99 10.2 -T7. BOv/LIKCt AVKRkGZQ NAME 0. R. V/. AVRG. T. Bourkc 70.2 2 327 22 14.8 A. Smythr 35-6 0 151 10 15.1 C, Smith 2^^ - 153 10 15.3 G. Goocislr '^2 2 no 6 16.5 J. Lrmblc 153.5 13 743 39 K . 1 J. Hunt 80 3 417 17 24.5 Othrr Bowlrrs I03 r 408 18 2 7 . 7 Totfils for Term 503.5 3f" 2388 122 10.6 OLD BLUES MTCH This rnnunl mn.tch 1b di'Bif^nrcl to n,cquri.lnt Pr..st Stn-r T''lryf'rs with pr-'Bont cron crlckrtrrs rnd convr^rsply. Automr ticrlly this i;iy nixturr of mftturity cind youth rffords th(' most rnjoyf'-bli nr.tch of thr so. son. ThR Old Blurs however, did not riKTt with thr brat of luck in hrvin.^ to bat first on ci. wickct not improvrd by aomr rf.rly dclayirir, showers iMth the result thr.t their batsmen were quickly in trouble. Phil Grcville, not lon^ returiDrd :f’rom Kocrc.. recorded a score the t fi,ll britsmrn try to fivoid, V'hile rt the other end the brilliant Alderson wrs hrvln^ difficulty ill timing, his powerful hook on the very slowly pl.-yinF, wicket. It wrs noted thr t our attack - Scott-Orr and McLern were not particularly disherrtenrd by Bert's deficiency in this ref^ard. /s it was Bert topscored with 2t. out of his team's totrl of 111 r.pd he was dismissed only bi'cruse of an underestimation on his pa. t of outfieidrr Peter Hal"','s crtchinp; ability. Frrnk Pr rrer didn't relish the soft wicket either but still rar.nared to display his beautiful drive in his neatly compiled 11 runs. Prank f ppr.reptiy didn't d'serve any more runs since it la widely ru»:ioureo that he 9 the cause of our chicf terrorlaer Ian Thew "dolnr. a P'-trov on us” for this match. Don Carney (6 - 33) claimed the wickets of the r.'mpinini^ brtsmen of whom Smith and Ken Binno played very atouther.rtrdly with th<" former executing leg glances that would put Lindsay Hassrtt'a to shame. In reply University favoured by the dryinp; rays of the sun was able to acore a total of 175 e-ivlng the younger plfyerB a comfortable win. Don Scott-Orr (30) thr most improved player the writer has ever seen and Eric Stockdalc (38) put the issue beyond doubt with their opc'ning partner ship of 58 runs. "Blue" McLean waa the only other Uni. Brtsrafn to ahow form and he acored 23 ^‘t his usual rapid rf tr, clf d in his usurl thick battinn; swenter. -18. Ken Binns took the bowllnp; honours for thp Blues ( 2 - 17) but he wrs r.bly assisted by Bob Stewr.rt (1 - 3;j,), Krn B^nps (1 - 2 , Bob Parrer (1 - U), Smith (T- 4) , Bert Alderson (1 -7), while Inst but not lef.st by any ner.ne Alderdlce who sent down some wicked curly ones, taklnp; r wicket in his first over. All were delighted by the BnnVklinp, speeches of Ossie Stenmark (president) and Dr. Clouston (patron) m d the 2 captains at the Luncheon held in the Pavilion. Ko one seemed convinced by Mr. Stenraarkb renarke in reference to his mooted resir.nation. To crp it all the old Blues entertained the team at Dinner at the University Club where the ale runs thick and frst. It must surely be the richest brew in all Sydney, Ask some of the boys. IKTER,'varsity V. BfilSBAHE Sydney batted first on an excellent wicket and received a setbrck when a wicket fell in the 1 st over. Scott-orr and Pearson however retrieved the situation and when the latter was dismissed for 26 the position was much brighter at 2 . 60. of the later bJ-tsmen, Stockdale 58, Blumer 42 br.tted well and ^ave valuable supT>ort to Scott-Orr v/ho batted patiently r.nd soundly for an excellent r5* Uni. were all out er.rly next day for 316 runs. Opening slowly, Brisbane seemed to be sufferini^ from the after-effects of travelling, fielding and a social the nl0;ht before. 9 scored 121. Dezarnrulds took the bowHppj honours for Uni. with 5 . 25 off 7 overs. He put up a marathon performance in Brisbane’s second innings and the match ended at 3 o’clock on the 3rd day when Hall and Scott- Orr quickly sur^plied the 40 runs required for an outriir^ht win Scores; Sydney 316 Scott-Orr f5, Stockdale 58, Blumer 42, D. Walker 28, C. Pearson 26 2nd. Inrtinf^s 0-40, Brisbane 1st innings 121 2nd innings 2 2 ^ . INTER.’VARSITY v. IIEL*BOUi Although the trip was not a successful one from the plryinp; standpoint, it was undoubtedly one of the best from other angles. In previous years, Sydney players did not get to know the Melbourne team as they might have, but thle year it was a case of a game played in the friendliest of ntmos- phcrea. Unfortunately, due to n. nisunderstnnding, we were le ft with 10 men when we arrived which did not help our nornle, Melbourne won the tose and b«ntted on the beat vicket the writer has seen for eersons. Our attack wp-9 werjc e.g. Ken Williamson had to bowl 51 overs in r day, find ns a result Melbourne scored 37^. Rhodes Schol^^r, Dunw»n Anderson compiled a somewhat scratchy 108 whilst J/in Huntinr,don 78 and Gordon Thoms 60 both batted most •vttrnctiveiy. Chief wicket takers were Nell Hall 3 - 70, K«n Williamson 3 - 112, Alan Sare>eson 2 - 86. our 1st innin^^3 wna n sorry affair and we were dismissed for 86 only Bruce Chambers 22 and Eric Stockdale defying the attack herded by Ian Huntingdon who took 5 W ic k e ts. We fared a little better in Melbourne’s 2nd innings With the score at 8 - 1?4, Neil Hall showed excellent form with flighted leg-spinners and took 4 - 44. Our batting also improved in the 2nd innings and we scored I65. Jim Mackie compiled a brilliant 61 and Eric Stockdale 32 and Peter Hall 26 were both very sound. Jim Blbby also bfitted well for 20 in this innings. yfe were thus beaten by the somewhat embarrassingws total of 2^7 runs. Melbourne r.t the time of the game were leading the 1 st grade premiership, so things were not quite so bad. However, the club must attempt to field Its strong est side in Sydney next season for the game. We must also” endeavour to return In some measure the wonderful hospital, ity given us in Melbourne. In short, ”WE TTUST PR'^PARE", Ul'iIVEiiSITY V. G.P.S. On rn easy paced wicket G.P.S. compiled’a solid 197. Bowling honours for the Uni, side were shared by Carney, Amos, Burke and Srrgeson. University collapsed for a little over r.. hundred runs and only a hard-hitting 41 by Ross xdchards saved complete disgrace. Edgar, 5 - 14,.a promising fast-medium right-hand bowier from Scots took the honours of the day and the pace he made off the pitch had all batsmen uneasy. The G.P.S» side fielded brilliantly and the car>ture of the Ian Vlckory Shield was a fitting reward for enthusirstic and competent cricket, ~ ' Scores: University 112 - White 20, Richards 41, Blumer 23 G.P.S. 197 - Martyn 45, Brammar 40. - 2 ^ . UNIVERSITY V. ASSOCIATED SCHOOLS University r.,^,r;in suffered defe<‘‘..t at the h m d s of the Associated side despite a brilliant 8 - 45 by Ian Thew and excellent support from medium bowler Don Cozens rt the othei* end. Faced with the apparently easy task of scoring 130 runs. University failed badly and only Scott-Orr ^6 and Cozens ^4 showed any ability with the bat. Obviously younger and less experienced than the C t.P .S . side the Associated br,tsraen deserve praise for a plucky displry agrinst really hostile bowling by Ian Thew, Their fielding was excellent and the win wrs well deserved. Scores; Associated 135 - Clords 20, Doherty 3? n.o. University 128. aOSPORD------TRIP This year the Club broke into new territory by taking a team comprising members of the Firsts and Seconds for the time being to Gosford. The trip was initic'.ted from the Gosford end by that most enthusiastic plf.yer « Sonny de Carvalho. The Gosford hospitality showed no bounds, r.nd neither did the mighty hits of their bntsmen. Fours and sixes flowed freely. All of our bowlers were treated in "testlm» onlal" fashion. The end result was a convincing win in Goaford’s favour. Our Immediate task is to plan now to have a return match so thrt we crn kerp this fixture alive. The important thing to realise is that theirs is a strong tram re Its performances against other Sydney grade terms well suggest. If we are to make future matches exciting as well as enjoy* able we will require our First Grrde team, FOIDEVIN,GKAY SHIELD. SEASON TJnlverslty's prospects of doing well In the Poidevln- Gray Shield were considerably lessened by the unavailability of several of the more outstanding players, Hnder such a disadvantage the team wrs r very k one. However the players were kern and enjoyed thelz» cricket and did not disgrace themselves in winning only one of the three matches played. First innings defeats were Inflicted by St, George and Balmain, an unexpected victory was enjoyed over Petersham. Marrlckvllle, and mrtches rgainst Paddington and Western Suburbs were wrshed out. - 2 1 . In his two matches before National Service, Saxon White performed admirably as skipper of the team as well as with bat and ball. The artistry of his inninp;3 against St. Georn;e and Balmain will long be remembered aithou^Th he failed to get really going in the latter. Brian Hartnett batted very well in ali matches and scored the most runs. His half century on a tricky wicket against Petersham was a brilliant innings rememberable mainly for splendid pull shots and flashing drives off both front £nd back foot. Brian has a bright future if he can develop his concentration. The main bowling success of the term was undoubtedly Dick Woodfield, who took six wickets against Balmain and four against Petersham. His perfect length inswingers against Petersham had all batsmen in trouble. Dick also showed thnt he can knuckle down to his batting when the occasion warrants it. Cam Dez.amaulda never got going with the bat after starting well in each of his innings. However, against Petersham, he showed us that he is a fine leg spin bowler, taking four wickets with well flighted deliveries which turned sharply. Primarily our defeats were due to the failure of our batsmen to score enough runs, and the lack of nip, and failure to anticipate in ground fielding. Our sincere congrntulations go to Bankstown- Canterbury, who def£ated some very strong opponents to become worthy premiers. S.U.C.C, WOI/IEN»S AUXILIARY The Women's Auxiliary came through a difficult season with srtisfactory results. The following Office Bearers were elected;- President: Miss Carole Willis. Vice-Presidents ( 2 ): Miss Hazel Killingback and Mias Joan Brown Trer surer: Miss Shirley Smith. Financirlly we were able to balance the budget vide the balrnce sheet attached. The girls were able to m^intrin a regular hostess service to players and the r^aying public in spite of exam inations and the arch-bogie, the opposite sex. The players - our own and visitors - seemed to find considerable entertain ment on many occasions in putting on the aprons and helping the girls, Messrs. Don Carney, Ian Maclean and Eric Stockdale in particular filled the role of "Dagwood" with great ability.