Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 14, No. 3. April 5, 1951

Cricket

Cricket

Our cricket team did not have a win in the Tournament, but this was due to bad luck rather than a weak team. The team fielded was not the same as that which plays in the cricket competition in the City, and there were three replacements from Massey College. The team:— D. McLeod (Capt.), P. M. McCaw, K. Phillips, M. Dunphy, T. W. Turner, D. Dalgety, D. Lewis, and the three Masseys rep.: G. Gibson, J. Garland, R. Lockwood.

The team played two games, one against Auckland University College and the other against Canterbury University College.

We were unlucky to be beaten by Auckland, who put their last man in with 35 runs to make. We missed a few vital opportunities and lost the game. Malc. McCaw hit up a fine 114 and that same batsman in partnership with Dave McLeod came in when the score was five down for fifty and between them they added 71. Gibson, of Massey, bowled well in this game with 37 overs for six wickets and 86 runs.

Against Canterbury we lost by five wickets. Canterbury led by 16 on the first innings and in our second innings we scored a fast 88 and declared, but Canterbury managed to hit up the difference and won in the last five minutes of play.

Ray O'Connor, who laid the foundation for their win with a fast 30, now plays for Victoria.

Three of the team were selected to play for New Zealand University against Auckland: Dave McLeod, who captained the University side, and Ken Phillips and Malc. McCaw. Auckland defeated the team by 37 runs on the first innings in a game which had to be stopped at 2.30.