high standard reached by all the patrols. The standard of the kitchens was of Senior Scout standard in fact— the gadgets actually worked, and the food was distinctly edible. A choice of menu presented to Scouters visiting each day is surely something new (and highly desirable) at a Scout Camp! Camp games included the inevitable Camp Cricket (bearing fortunately for Boaters but little resemblance to the rite practised at School) and "Catchers' Club", which defies explanation from any save those who happen to be good at it. Fishing in the lake adjoining the camp-site proved immensely popular, although whether or not this constitutes poaching is debatable. Fortunately, hardly anyone caught anything but eels . . . The Camp in fact was extremely well run, and the good standard reached injected enthusiasm into all. We are all grateful to Mr. Craine for getting the site again, for being able to act as interpreter, guide and general source of information in his home island, and to him and Mr. Nixon for all the help and encouragement they gave, and the trouble they took over even the smallest things. M.A.C.
CRICKET, 1963 RETROSPECT Much relevelling work had been undertaken on both ends of the square during the "back-end" of season 1962, so much so that the severe winter of 1962-63 had almost caught up on the job. Therefore it was to be hoped that a fine spring would allow time for the new turfing, much of it generously supplied by York C.C., to knit before the beginning of the new season. This hope did not transpire, with the result that at least one "pundit" prophesied—no play on the square in the coming season. He too should have had more faith in our hard-working head-groundsman, for in fact, although only one half of the square was put to good use, wickets generally played as well as ever, and undoubtedly the outfield (due to the absence of any hockey in this Easter term) was better than ever. When the season started, we were perhaps very conscious of the loss of our three star batsmen of the previous year, namely Hutchinson, Robson and Jesper, who between them had scored over 1,400 runs. We were also very aware of the loss through illness of our star bowler, J. C. Cossins. The future therefore would have been very unpredictable had we not been able to pin our faith in our up and coming youngsters. Moreover we had the invaluable services and experience of David Kirby at our right hand, now that he had joined the Staff. The 1st XI then was the youngest on record-1 eighteen year old, 4 seventeen, 4 sixteen and 2 fifteen, and the two who revelled in the new opportunities for batting most quickly and effectively were T. C. Mitchell and P. E. Nettleton. The record, which these two established in the first School match of the season against Worksop, is quite without parallel in our history. After the fall of the first wicket on the second ball of the 32
