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Retrospect M.C.C., but his early departure from School was something which his team mates did not need. Paul Carvosso had an encouraging first season in the XI. He practised hard during the winter and showed patience and determination in the middle. Jamie Rigby scored more runs than anyone else, including a fine century, but he was out too often when he seemed to be settled. Michael Forrester also played very well on occasions without finding consistent form. Michael Davies had to work hard for his runs, but he played some valuable innings and should have gained a lot of experience. James Harding started the season poorly, having practised little in the Easter Term, but when he got his chance he took it well and settled down as a regular opener. Anshuman Mondal tried hard, but was not able to build a big innings. Nick Twigg rarely applied himself and it was only at the Festival that we saw evidence of his ability. Several other batsmen were given their chance, but although they had scored runs in the 2nd XI, they found the gap between 1st and 2nd XI hard to bridge.
The 1990 season was very mixed with rather more lows than highs, but it was never dull. An inexperienced team had some good days, but in general the results were disappointing. The number of defeats could have been reduced had we taken more often the defensive step of putting the opposition in to bat when we won the toss. The most unsatisfactory part of the season was the poor attitude of a small number of Game 1. The selfishness and the lack of loyalty of several, and the absence of selfdiscipline of a few, both during the term and at the festival tested the patience of those of us who do not expect such standards at St. Peter's. One thing should be made clear, there is no place for such disruptive and self-centred characters, however talented they may be. However, the season was not all doom and gloom. Anshuman Mondal was a composed and reassuring captain who coped very well with the difficult problems that he met and after his unfortunate accident prevented him from playing in the last ten matches, Jamie Rigby proved an admirable deputy. The experience gained this year should stand him in good stead next season when he will be captain in his own right. Several players made pleasing progress and there is no lack of promise for the future.
The bowling was disappointing. There had seemed plenty of pace bowlers to choose from, but most of them failed to live up to tiieir potential. On the credit side, Michael Forrester improved a lot later in the season and now that he has learned to swing the ball he should become a more consistent wicket taker. It was good to see Andrew
Most of the batsmen played occasional innings of quality, but there was no consistency. Charles Metcalfe started the season well with a good innings against 60
