Cricket

This is the one sport of Easter Tournament, the results of which ran cause us to lift our heads into the air a little Exactly fifty per rent of our total tournament points were gained in this—four.

The first game was a two-day match against Auckland University College. played in Wellington. The results of that ate well enough known.

In Christchurch, the Easter Saturday and Easter Monday were spent hauling Otago University, at the Hagley Oval in excellent weather.

O.U. won the toss and put V.U.C. into bat. R. Barry, first batsman in with D. Lang (who was bowled for seven), started to use his left-handed swing very early in the play and eventually his total of 71 combined with J. C. Thompson's 58 set the basis for the innings The play at around midday of the first day was siower, but improved later in the afternoon.

Barry was eventually fowled by Alabaster.

B. Kerr and Trey. Tumor, later in the afternoon, scored another 84 runs between them, and the total at close of play was V.U.C. all out for 300 runs.

On the second day. Otago made a grand total of 287. and V. U.C. had 35 runs in the second innings (Barry 20. P. M. McCaw 15, both not out).

V.U.C. bowling for the second day saw Me Ewan take seven for 100. Ken Phillips one for 72 and R. Brine one for 59.

J. C. Thompson and McEwan were chosen for the N.Z.U. team which played Canterbury on the Tuesday and Wednesday.

Altogether a successful outing for the cricketers.