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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume. 34, Number 5. 1971

Sport

Sport

Relegation:

Riley

Riley

The University Senior Cricket team now faces automatic demotion to the second grade after its poor showing in Saturday's crucial match against Onslow.

On the first day of the game, (Saturday 13th), University had made 132 for 5 (decl.) and Onslow 122 for 3 (dec.). Prior to this On slow were one Championship (bonus) point behind University who were then in a position third from the bottom team, Tawa.

When Kit Bond (acting captain for that day, Wilf Haskell having collapsed with the flu) declared for 132 runs this meant Onslow got one bowling bonus point, and that University failed to win a bonus batting point. (Won if a side makes 150 runs in 45 overs.)

Therefore when light stopped play Onslow had won an extra point, so, they were then equal on the Championship table with University.

For the second day's play (Saturday 20th March) "Bags" Murray also fell ill and he too was unavailable; consequently University played with only ten men.

After a good start, in which Jim Riley (a Wellington and Canterbury Plunket Shield batsman) scored 41 and Richard Priest made 33, University collapsed with a total of 128. Onslow then needed only 137 for victory in even time. Their batting performance was such that the result was never in doubt, and Onslow won outright with 40 minutes to spare, losing only two wickets.

Going into the final day's play bottom of the competition, Tawa beat a weakened Wellington and College Old Boys side outright to move ahead of Varsity. Consequently University finished last in the competition and they are expecting relegation. (Ironically, previous to this match, Tawa had been beaten outright by both Onslow and V.U.W.)

The future of the University senior team has been placed in jeopardy for a number of reasons:
(i)In the vital game against Onslow the unavailability of key players such as Haskell (who in the previous game had captured 14 wickets and made 50 runs), Murray, and opening bowler Rob Carnachan, must have played a large part in University's defeat.
(ii)Throughout the season other players went away infrequently to play in more important fixtures. Jim Riley for example, was playing Plunket Shield cricket, and was Captain of a N.Z. under 23 team. "Bags" Murray was also playing Plunket Shield cricket, and was a member of the N.Z. test team. Rick Priest's absense over vac. was yet another weakening factor, and it can be seen that though the bowling was always reasonable, the batting was, at times, unavoidably suspect. No other batsmen apart from Haskell, Murray and Riley averaged more than 12 or 15 this year.
(iii)This situation, coupled with the departures of a number of players out of the district and overseas, could not be remedied because of the lack of depth within the club. Though the club supported five teams in this year's competition, there simply was not a core of talented younger players developing who could step in to those positions left open occasionally in the top team.

This is a major handicap to the progress of the club and because of its lack of depth the future looks far from bright.

University have been an active part of the Wellington cricket scene for many years only four years ago they won the Wellington senior cricket championship and there will be regret at their relegation.

"Where do we go from here", is the question those in the University cricket club will surely be asking themselves now. Some like Jim Riley, will ditch the club in its time of need and move on. (Riley himself has said "I expect they'll lose a few players.") Still this is quite understandable Riley is a talented player and it is in his own interests not to disrupt his career. Nevertheless, disloyalty has never been a characteristic much flaunted in cricket.

Despite the successes of the Midland, St. Pat's O.B., Wellington and Wellington College O.B. Clubs, who all amalgamated last year, (so that this season Midland. St. Pat's and Wellington. W.C.O.B. won six championships between them) I don't feel that any merger is yet the answer for the University Club.

Amalgamation does lead to a loss of tradition and identity, and parochial as it may seem, I feel that tradition and identity are two of the game's earliest and most basic features.

If the club can draw on the resources of the university, then I am positive it can regain its former prestigious position. Surely now the time has come when

(i)Exec must get behind the clubs and aid it financially, enabling it to develop facilities etc. to attract more players, and
(ii)the Club becomes more active on campus, and tries to attract more young blood to build up its teams once more.

If these two suggestions are not implemented, then I fear amalgamation is the only answer to the troubles of the V.U.W. Cricket Club.

Man batting in a cricket match

Gym'n all that.

Ballroom Dance.

To those of you who have endured trampling around a dance floor wondering how others can enjoy the experience and move graciously to boot, the realisation dawns that ballroom dancing is somewhat skilful. It is our ambition to point you towards deciphering not only which is your left foot but also which rhythm is the Creep.

Modern Dance.

Modern Dance is becoming more accepted as an art form. It can be seen as a revolt against the dominance of the Victorian era. Ballet was thought to be too formal and it had never really been accepted in America or Germany. In America at the turn of the century Isadora Duncan created a new form of expression which allowed a much wider freedom in dance movements. This was the start of a new type of dance eventually to become known as Modern Dance.

Mary Wigman did for Germany what Isadora had begun in America. She accepted Isadora's ideas but added a strength of her own to them and gave them the direction and form they were lacking. Of the many dancers that came from both these countries perhaps one of the best known is Martha Graham. She had this to say about Modern Dance: "Dancing is no longer pretty but it is real; we have stripped it of its padding."

Modern Dance is the essence of expression through movement and many similarities can be seen between dance and modern abstract art.

Dance is entirely dependent on you and your individual abilities. Your movement ability need not be that of the athletic champion or the prima donna, but your very own.

Dance may express nothing but be accepted for its flow, tranquility or strength or on the other hand it may express an abstract quality or an interpretation of concrete experience. Dance is self-expression and anyone who enjoys movement can dance.

Ballroom Dancing Classes

Monday 11-12 am

Tuesday 5-6 pm

Wednesday Latin American

4-5 pm

Modern Dance

Tuesday 7-9 pm

Thursday 1-2 pm

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Yoga.

Yoga is a sanskrit word which means union: a union involving the techniques of self discipline and mental concentration. A yogi is the person who practises such techniques.

The easiest approach to yoga is through the physical channel and we use this as a starting point for the union of the physical, mental and spiritual facets of the individual. A complete system of yoga is not practical for the general public since it forces a person to lead the life of a recluse so that he may devote much of his time to meditation.

Sir Aurobindo, one of the most famous Indian yogis, wrote this of meditation: 'Trance is a way of escape the body is made quiet, the physical mind is in a state of torpor, the inner consciousness is left free to go on with its experience, the disadvantage is that trance becomes indispensable and that the problem of waking consciousness is not solved, it remains imperfect."

Through yoga one can gain the mental quiet which allows a greater ability to concentrate at will and a greater sense of inner peace. The result is a better understanding of oneself.

Here at University the valuable gain from a yoga class is the wonderful feeling of relaxation coupled with a feeling of extreme well-being. Breathing is very important and rhythmic control of the breath helps lead towards mental quiet and thence meditation.

Yoga classes: Gymnasium

Monday 2-3

Tuesday 4-5

Thursday 12-1

Photo of students attending a yoga class

Lynda Rigler.

Final Trials.

Saturday 27th March 1971 saw a further series of trials to help guide the selectors in choosing the Senior, Junior 1st and Under-18 squads. While the numbers of players presenting themselves for these trials must be a cause of satisfaction to the club it is difficult to ensure that every candidate for a position is treated fairly. Some players, particularly those who have had only one spell on a Saturday, are perhaps entitled to feel disappointed when their names are not included in the squad they strove to make. They should remember that no selector is infallible and that those players who have made the higher graded squad can play themselves out of a side just as easily as they played themselves in.

So let all be reminded that the player who does his best in the trails and continues to do so in whichever team he finds himself is the player who ultimately attains the position he desires. The player who shines in trial matches often finds his position threatened by someone who dedicates himself to his training and to his team, and after all when the "crunch" comes during vital games later in the season the team is always thankful for dedication rather than glamour.

The Committee and the coaches are aware of those who have regularly attended pre-season training organised by the club and of those who were infrequent attenders. Some of the latter who have made sides they sought will feel the hot breath of competition from the fitter players who have dedicated themselves to a regular training programme.

In the early trial game a shadow Senior Fust side managed to overcome an energetic combination of all-comers: not without some difficulty. Players who caught the eye in the First side, apart from the members of a generally hard working pack ably led by Kerry McDonald, were Wiggins at fullback (who is showing signs of producing the form which earned him representative status in the 2nd division last year), and Wallis who gave everyone a demonstration of how tries could and should be scored by aggressive wing three quarter play. Gowland, the former Plunket Shield opening bowler, looks to have a promising future in Senior Rugby, and Barlow at halfback was the shrewd tactician, judiciously feeding his back line and nursing his forwards.

The all comers side was subject to many changes in order to give all players an opportunity, and admiration must be expressed for the energetic approach of all forwards who wore the multi-coloured jerseys sported by this team. It would not really be fair to name any particular forward as each and every one of them gave of their best. In the backs P. Mora and Kennedy combined well, the former thrusting his way with characteristic aggression into the Senior 1st side for the first competition game on Saturday 3rd April Grayson showed great promise at fullback, displaying great courage time and time again. The Junior 1st and under 19 trials produced a plethora of excellent young footballers of whom more will be written next week after the final Junior trials and the under 19 grading games. Strong lower grade teams are the foundation of any club and during the season more will be written about such sides.

Easter Tournament Teams 1971.

The Rugby Senior "A" squad will be travelled to Hamilton to fight in the inter-universities tournament which will be held there over Easter.

Cricket:
  • J. Fluker
  • T. Druce
  • P. Bevan
  • R. Priest
  • R. Deyell
  • J. Greenwood
  • T. Shand
  • P. Reid
  • I. Storkey
  • N. Thorne
  • M. Browne
  • N. Kenning
Mens Tennis:
  • W. Watson
  • T. Smythe
  • M. Skilton
  • T. Hooper
Womens Tennis:
  • D. St. John
  • C. Robertso
  • P. Gordon
Yachting:
  • C. Gilbert
  • G. Coleman
  • P. Taylor
  • R. Dykes
Swimming:
  • I. Trousdell
  • G. Stevens
  • M. Reynolds
  • N. Hope
  • L. Smith
  • V. Pickett
  • W. Dewe
  • R. [unclear: Gra]ias
  • M. McKinley
  • B. Britten
  • M. Hayman
  • P. Kent
Women:
  • C. Spoor
  • K. Burns
  • A. Laking
  • D Meggett
  • W. Ellingham
  • J. Jones
Underwater:
  • D. Flaws
  • M. Bull
  • (Two to be included)
Snooker:
  • W. Marshall
  • E. McPhee
  • M. Chong
  • G. Keene
  • N. Iwikau
  • D. Beagle
  • P. Wilson
  • W. Anderson
Rowing:
  • M. Hawkins
  • K. Sutton
  • D. Graham
  • G. O'Halloran
  • D. Cochrane
  • P. Bradshaw
  • A. Tuckey
  • H. Tuckey
  • A. Thompson
  • G. Fellows
  • G. Horan
  • E. Cairns
  • C. Fisk
  • S. Gibbons
Women:
  • E. Dunleavy
  • J. Thompson
  • M. Ward
  • J. Mollier
Volleyball
  • E. Ridwear
  • J. Davidson
  • H. Lee
  • W. Wilson
  • D. Giese
  • G. Peat
  • A. Chou
Athletics:
  • C. Banks
  • B. Batten
  • R. Barker
  • E. Cairns
  • I. Finlayson
  • I. Hunt
  • P. Kear
  • F. Nolan
  • B. O'Donnell
  • D. Robinson
  • W. Stevens
  • G. Sutherland
Women:
  • M. Belsey
303 Rifles:
  • N. Wynn
  • M. Apthorp
  • G. Adlam
  • K. McGregor
  • J. McKinley
  • J. Whiteman