Tennis

ST. PETER'S v. LEEDS G.S. (Centenary Match) Played away on Saturday, 20th June Result : Lost by 78 runs

LEEDS G. S. ST. PETERS

3. Wood, 1.b.w. b. Houseman

5 I. Robinson, ct. Rodgers, b. Schofield - 6 A. S. Bolton, ct. Coverdale, b. Bowie ... 10 M. G. B. Hepworth, ct. Turner, b. Schofield 10 S. F. J. Hollington, 1.b.w. b. Bowie ... 10 S. P. Coverdale, b. Barber ... ... 1 G. Plumb, b. Houseman ... P. L. Hall, ct. Turner, b. Schofield 1 D. A. Thompson, b. Bowie ... D. M. B-Williams, b. Barber ... 0 T. Schofield, Lb.w. b. Walmsley A. C. Turner, b. Bowie ... ... 2 P. Holmes, ct. Wood, b. Barber E. J. M. Walmsley, b. Barber ... ... 3 0 I. K. Rodgers, b. Bowie ... 0 D. W. N. Caplan, ct. Coverdale, B. Houseman 2 M. W. Bainbridge, b. Schofield ... M. J. Jones, ct. Turner, b. Schofield o 0 P. Le Vesconte, b. Bowie N. M. Barber, not out ... 8 H. W. Houseman, not out A. S. Bowie, b. Schofield ... ... ... ... ::: ... 15 o

Extras 3 Extras ... 10

TOTAL ... 132 TOTAL ... 54

Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 9 Fall of wickets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

5 5 5 25 44 65 65 80 126 12 16 22 23 23 24 24 34 34

Bowling Analysis ST.PETERS LEEDS G. S. 0. M. W. R. Av. 0. M. W. R. Av. H. W. Houseman 15 7 2 36 12.00 Schofield ... 10.2 2 6 17 2.84 M. J. Jones ... 9 7 0 14 co N. M. Barber ... 10 4 4 27 6.75 A. S. Bowie ... 22.4 6 6 62 10.33 E. J. M.

Walmsley ... 4 0 1 18 18.00

For the second match in succession, the School's batsmen let them down badly and they lost this Centenary match by 78 runs. Two distinguished guests, who were present, Herbert Sutcliffe and Norman Yardley, can hardly have been impressed by the standard of batting of both teams.

Leeds G.S. made a very poor start, losing their first three wickets for only five runs. However, the Leeds captain, T. Schofield, did a magnificent job for his team; he came in at 25 for 4 and scored 88 out of a total of 132, hitting eighteen fours. Most of the shots were in the air and he was dropped three times, but this was to be his day. For the School, Bowie bowled splendidly and without luck, ending with 6 for 62.

Facing some lively bowling, the School put up a feeble exhibition. Indeed, it took a last wicket partnership of 20, out of which Houseman scored 15 not out, to give the score a certain amount of respectability. The main problem was once again Schofield, whose aggressive bowling earned him 6 for 17; he was well supported by the other opening bowler, N. M. Barber (4 for 27). Because of the occasion, a bat was awarded to the Man of the Match, who not surprisingly was judged to be the Leeds captain, T. Schofield.