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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 6, No. 3 March 31th, 1943

Cricket

Cricket.

The senior team has started to display the irritating characteristic peculiar to Varsity teams of winning matches when it doesn't really matter a damn. Both teams are now strong combinations though the strengthening process has caused some heartburning in the seconds, which is not without justification.

Weston who performed so well for the seconds has maintained his form in the seniors and against Midland-Wellington ran up an excellent 75. A left hander with a powerful hook he is content to wait a long time until he gets his eye in and then proceeds to let 'em have it.

The seconds, having beaten Midland-Wellington twice, decided at the third meeting to be noble and lose by five runs. Amongst the noblest was "Irish" O'Brien who, after several abortive attempts to run out his partner Bob Vance, finally succeeded much to the indignation of that young worthy who was not at all mollified to find he had top scored with 48. He had hoped for more—such is ambition. However poetic justice was meted out when Doug. Olson gave "Irish" run out when he was most obviously in. This, of course, may have been from motives of vengeance resulting from an (incident of the previous Saturday but we are charitable enough to think not. After all what do Swedes know about cricket?

Things worth recording—Orm. Creed, senior wicket-keeper, actually took a catch on the leg side for which feat he was awarded a long flagon of milk. Henry Moore believe it or not, put himself on for a whole over but gave up presumably in disgust at talking only one wicket.