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the Mercedes minibus plus trailer, and with Messrs. Morcom and Moore the gaggle (they like being on water?) of oarspeople gathered to see the 1st IV complete the initial stage downstream to the at Nahurn lock. The boat was duly — and muddily — ported, and from then on it was plain sailing.

The changeover at Cawood went smoothly with the help of the Whitecross Powerboat Club's pontoons, and Selby provided no real problems other than unsavoury odours from the muddy banks. The term 'sailing' used above was now not totally out of place, as a fresh breeze was making conditions quite difficult. When the Colts 1st crew handed over to 2nd IV at Barmby Barrage the wide Ouse was sporting white horses on its wavelets. Undaunted, Jill Gillett sat bravely at, and at times in, her wet task and steered "Mary" to the final destination.

At Goole the tide was so low that the boat had to be split and dismantled while floating in the water to allow a safe lift-out'. All was achieved smoothly, if not a little slowly, amidst muddy legs and ankles, wet clothes and tired bodies. It had taken 5 hours 2 minutes and 20 seconds for the row. The only disappointing note was that the launch developed engine trouble on its return journey, and it took longer to cover the distance than it had done under oar-power. Very warm thanks must go to the Gray family for all their help and support, the car drivers, all those who sold and particularly bought tickets, and of course to the crews: 1st IV, 2nd IV, 3rd IV, Colts 1, Colts 3. The final total of money raised was £105.

Who knows what will happen next year? B.M.

HOCKEY 1978

This surely must have been one of the most disappointing seasons from the point of view of the weather. All four sides when they were able to play showed that they had flair and determination and had we completed a full season I think it would have been one of the best in recent years.

The first eleven under the captaincy of Edward Parkinson showed skill and a team spirit which led them to win the four inter-school matches which were able to be played. They not only defended well but the number of goals which they scored showed that there was considerable ability in attack as well. Our defeats came against a verb . strong Styx side and against a touring college side from Cambridge. It would be invidious to mention any names, for this year success came from a team effort and it was this that pleased me more than anything. The captain, Edward Parkinson, led the side very well and I congratulate him on his personal play and on his captaincy.

The second eleven was an interesting blend of senior players an colts who gained a lot of experience which I hope will stand the fi eleven in good stead next year. They more than any other side we frustrated by the weather.

It was pleasant to see the standard of talent and enthusiasm in the colts sides, both Under Sixteen and later in the season at Under Fifteen. It can only be good for school hockey and it makes me look forward to next season with a lot of hope.

Finally my thanks to all players, ground staff and my colleagues for their help during the season.

R.H.H.

First Eleven:

Team from: S. M. Burn, E. M. Parkinson (Capt.), A. M. Precious, J. J. R. Hughes, J. P. Ross, R. Collingwood-Gittins, G. W. Tait, K. Miller N. J. Chapman, J. F. Ellison, J. R. Ross, R. E. Craig, K. J. Miller.

Second Eleven:

Team from: M. F. Quirke, J. R. Markwick-Smith, R. E. Craig (Capt.), J. A. McGrath, J. H. Baggs, C. G. Rymer, M W. Johnston, J. D. Gair, M. P. Kerr, K. J. Miller, R. A. Kaiser.

Colts Eleven:

Team from: M. A. Lodge, H. T. D. Hilton, J. M. Shirtcliffe, C. W. R. Chantry, B. S. Yeo, A. C. W. Campbell, A. R. Taylor, S. W. Prest, P. J. Nichols, M. W. E. Watson, A. P. Burdass.

Under 15 Eleven

Team from: J. C. Winchurch, L. R. P. McDonald, M. G. S. Bunney, J. N. D. Brierley, J. D. F. Watson, C. J. Stubbs, J. R. C. Taylor, M. C. S. Gee, D. M. Noyes, S. W. C. Webb, R. P. A. Chapman, R. W. Lister, T. S. Kettle- well.

FIRST XI HOCKEY MATCHES 1978 v. Army Apprentices College (Home) Won 2-1

After only one practice the school took on, with amazing success an Army side which had been playing together since September. Play was understandably a bit scrappy and an early goal was conceded. However, a high work rate brought two goals by half-time which was sufficent to clinch the match. The opponents improved markedly with time but the school contained them well conceding no further goals. Healey 1, Ellison 1.

v. Scarborough College (Home) Won 2-1

The score does not reflect how much better the school was than Scarborough. We did not play well and our lack of practice became obvious. In the end, however, a creditable win was recorded. Tait 1, Chapman 1.

v Styx (Home) Lost 5-1

The school's first defeat of the season, against an extremely strong and experienced side. Only occasionally were the school able to put more than a few passes together and move into a shooting position, one such move producing their only goal of the game. Tait 1.

v. Nunthorpe G. S. (Home) Won 5-0

A match which always looked the school's from the first goal. This came after 15 frustrating minutes of attacking. With control of the mid field and some fine moves the school scored a meagre total of five goals. Miller 2, Hughes 2, Tait 1.

v. Bootham School (Home) Won 6-1

Damp conditions did nothing to prevent a resounding victory over our local rivals. The school team seemed to thrive on a classic third goal. This came from a fast counter attack which caught the opposition hopping. The ball was skilfully moved up field by a series of short well timed passes; the move was started and finished by James Ross. A period of stalemate in the second half was broken by two more late goals. The opposition scored from a penalty flick. J. P. Ross 1, J. R. Ross 1, Tait 1, Miller 2, Ellison 1.

v. Christ's College Cambridge (Home) Lost 1-0

A side on tour to Scotland dropped in at York for their first game. The match started well with attacks developing at both ends, but their centre forward who was clear through was brought down in the 'D'. The flick was decisive as no other goals were scored. The school were unlucky on several occasions from short corners. We hope to see Christ's College back for a fixture next year.

E.M.P.

1st XI v. -

' -Army Apprentice's College ••• Home Won 2-1 1st XI v. Scarborough College ... ••• Home Won 2-1 1st XI v. Styx H.C. ... ... ••• Home Lost 1-5 1st XI v. Nunthorpe G.S. ... ••• Home Won 5-0 1st XI v. Bootham School ... ... •.• Home Won 6-1 1st XI v. Christ's College, Cambridge ••• Home Lost 0-1

2nd XI v. Scarborough College 2nd XI v. Nunthorpe G.S. Home Won 7-0 Home Won 8-1

U16 XI v. Scarborough College Home Won 3-1 U16 XI v. Welton H.C. ... Home Drew 0-0

1ST XI 1978 Unbeaten in School Matches (Standing) K. Mohan Esq., C. W. Burdass, A. M. Precious, C. J. Stubbs, J. F. Ellison, I. D. Hindhaugh, M. W. Johnston, D. Kirby Esq., (Sitting) J. H. Baggs, J. J. R. Hughes, R. Collingwood-Gittins, (Capt.) G. W

(Photo: K. Pettinger)

RETROSPECT

After last year's disappointing season, it is particularly pleasing to report on a most successful and enjoyable season in 1978. We were even lucky with the weather with not a single ball having to be missed in a far from good summer. Much of the credit for the team's success must go to the captain, Richard Collingwood-Gittins, who set a fine example both on and off the field. It was a pleasure to see the enthusiastic response of the whole team to his positive and encouraging leadership and rarely, if ever, can the School have had such a brilliant fielding team. The basic statistics of the season were that 19 matches were played, 10 won, 8 drawn and 1 lost, this single defeat coming when the team was considerably weakened by examination calls. In interschool matches, 8 were won and 4 drawn.

The batting on paper looked rather thin, but it was rarely found wanting. James Ross and C.-Gittins were a fine opening pair. Ross was consistency itself, failing to reach double figures only once in twenty innings. As in the previous season, C.-Gittins only showed his true ability after the end of term. His 117 against V.O.C. Rotterdam was a joy to see and after his 80 against Sutton Valence, one was left to ponder how many runs he would have scored in the season had Sutton Valence been his home pitch, such was his confidence there.

John Ellison, Julian Hughes and Charles Burdass all played innings of power and quality and were ideally suited to follow such a reliable opening pair. Ellison and Burdass, like their skipper, revelled in the faster pitches in Kent and it was good to see Burdass, so disappointed with his own form early in the season, win the Sutton Valence for us. Ian Hindhaugh also showed promise for the future, when he realised that application linked with his natural ability to hit the ball a long way would produce more consistent results. His progress was very encouraging, as were the occasional innings of the other younger players.

The bowling had great depth, indeed apart from the two wicketkeepers, Hughes and Burdass, all the team could bowl capably. The new ball was shared by John Baggs and Chris Stubbs. Baggs, tall, quick and hostile, was always dangerous, though he got little help from the slow pitches. Congratulations to him on his selection for the Yorkshire Schools Under 19 XI. Stubbs bowled much better than his figures suggest. Like other left-arm over the wicket bowlers, he beat the bat many times without getting the reward of a wicket. The two mediumpace bowlers, James Ross and Andrew Precious, both moved the ball appreciably and were very reliable. The rest of the attack was shared by three slow left-arm spinners. Gordon Tait, so successful in 1977, never really got into the groove. There was a lack of pentration and he bowled too many loose balls. C.-Gittins took some valuable wickets, seemingly having the knack of making a breakthrough, when it was most needed. Late in the season, Michael Johnston came into the team and bowled with immense promise. A big spinner of the ball, he averaged a wicket every two overs, a remarkable striking rate.

It was as a fielding team that the XI excelled. The tone was set by Hindhaugh at cover. Very quick and athletic, he saved many runs and put the opposing batsmen under constant pressure. He fully 80

deserved to win the Fielding Cup. The close catching was exceptionally good. Ellison in particular, C.-Gittins, Burdass and Ross took a lot of catches, some of them absolutely brilliant.

The 2nd XI also had a very successful season, only losing once—to Selby G.S. 1st XI. Ably captained by Stephen Brown, they batted aggressively and in depth and bowled effectively, particularly when Michael Johnston was in the team, providing variety.

The Senior House Cup was won by the Rise, who defeated Dronfield in a high-scoring final. In the Junior final, the Grove beat the Rise to win the cup. The Yeomans Cup for the Single Wicket competition was won by C.-Gittins who beat Ellison in the final.

Our thanks to Keith Mohan our coach, to John Hall our groundsman, to Paul Moayyedi, who did a splendid job as 1st XI scorer, and once again we are grateful to the Social Committee, who this season presented us with first-class sightscreens.

Finally a comment about the Sutton Valence festival. We are very grateful to the Staff and boys of Sutton Valence for their excellent organisation and hospitality. Reports on the individual matches follow later, but it was interesting to play in limited overs matches and whilst not being wholly convinced by the system, there were certain advantages, which appealed to me personally. Above all, the principle of the team batting second having a realistic number of overs in which to chase a total has much to recommend it.

D.K.

1st XI

t*R. Collingwood-Gittins (Capt.), 1976-77-78 t*G. W. Tait (Vice-Capt.), 1976-77-78 t*J. H. Baggs, 1977-78 t*J. J. R. Hughes, 1977-78 t*J. P. Ross, 1977-78 *C. W. Burdass, 1977-78 *J. F. Ellison, 1978 *I. D. Hindhaugh, 1978 *M. W. Johnston, 1978 *A. M. Precious, 1978 *C. J. Stubbs, 1978

1.—Cap 2nd XI

Selected from:— *S. D. Brown (Capt.) *N. J. Chapman *J. R. Dodman *K. W. Kerr *S. W. Prest

R. W. Readman 'N. D. Shuttleworth *A. R. Taylor R. J. Brown J. Guy P. M. Johnson J. R. Markwick-Smith K. Miller M. J. H. Moodie C. G. Rymer J. P. Wilson *—Colours

SUMMARY OF RESULTS

Date Opponents Ground Result School Opponents 29th April Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C.... Home Drawn 107 for 8 161 6th May Bradford G.S. Home Won 48 for 5 47 10th May M.C.C. Home Drawn 152 for 7 193 for I dec 17th May Durham School ... Home Won 113 39 20th May Worksop College ... Away Drawn 153 for 7 dec. 107 for 5 24th May York C.C. ... Home Drawn 175 for 5 193 for 3 dec.

31st May The Forty Club ... Home Won 146 for 3 143 3rd June Sedbergh School ... Away Drawn 97 for 6 164 10th June Giggleswick School ... Home Won 204 for 7 dec. 58

11th June 17th June 1st July 8th July Craven Gentlemen C.C. Ampleforth College Pocklington School ... Bootham School ... ••• Home ••• Away ... Home ••• Away Lost Drawn Drawn Won 124 134 for 5 201 for 9 dec. 81 for 0 175 for 5 dec. 170 for 9 dec. 107 for 8 80 12th July The Saints C.C. ... ••• Home Drawn 104 for 8 139 14th July Old Peterites ... ... ••• Horne Won 180 for 6 dec. 40 15th July 44 for 1 183 17th July VOC Rotterdam ... Sutton Valence Won 312 for 4 dec. 62 18th July King's School, Rochester Sutton Valence Won 223 for 7 dec. 100 19th July 20th July Cranbrook ... ... Sutton Valence School Away Away Won Won 91 for 1 189 for 7 87 185

J. P. Ross ... ... R. Collingwood-Gittins C. W. Burdass ... J. J. R. Hughes ... J. F. Ellison ... I. D. Hindhaugh C. J. Stubbs ... G. W. Tait ... R. W. Readman A. M. Precious

1st XI AVERAGES Batting

No. of Innings Not out Runs

Highest Innings Average 20 4 591 67 36.94 20 1 643 117 33.84 15 4 334 65 31.27 17 1 352 66 22.00 19 3 349 81 21.81 12 2 177 47* 17.70 12 7 81 24 16.20 12 5 70 28* 10.00 10 3 57 31 8.14 8 4 26 11 6.50

Also batted:—M. W. Johnston 15,2,0*, J. H. Baggs 6,6*, S. W. Prest I, N. J. Chapman 0. *—denotes not out'.

M. W. Johnston ... J. H. Baggs . . ... R. Collingwood-Gittins J. P. Ross ... ... A. M. Precious G. W. Tait ... C. J. Stubbs ...

Bowling

Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average ••• 36.1 8 101 17 5.98 ••• 194.4 61 398 40 9.95 ••• 47 10 169 13 13.00 ••• 122.5 35 323 21 15.38 ••• 113.1 34 308 20 15.40 •• • 187 58 491 30 16.37 .•• 148.3 53 364 21 17.33

Also bowled:—I. D. Hindhaugh 6-0-37-1, J. F. Ellison 4-1-18-0.

ST. PETER'S v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on Saturday, 29th April Result: Drawn

Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. 161 (M. Cooper 58, A. M. Preci 6 for 28)

St. Peter's 107-8 (J. J. R. Hughes 66) ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 6th May Result: Won by 5 wickets Bradford G.S. 47, St. Peter's 48-5

After winning the toss on a good wicket, Bradford G.S. crashed to the sustained pace attack of J. H. Baggs (6-20) and C. J. Stubbs (2-7). The School's fielding was outstanding.

In reply the School also struggled especially against P. Kellet (4-20) but some good shots by J. Ellison (14 not out) saw them to a comfortable victory.

ST PETER'S v. M.C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 10th May Result: Drawn M.C.C. 193-1 dec. (J. F. C. Leathley 89 not out, B. Leadbeater 86) St Peter's 152-7 (R. Collingwood-Gittins 82)

ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played at home on Wednesday, 17th May Result: Won by 74 runs St. Peter's 113, Durham School 39

The School batted poorly against some tight bowling and good fielding. J. P. Ross (20) played well, but the School slumped to 61 for 7. The later batsmen batted gamely, I. Hindhaugh (17), G. W. Tait (17) and C. J. Stubbs (15) all scored useful runs.

In reply, Durham got bogged down against G. W. Tait and J. P. Ross and eventually wickets fell quickly. Tait took 5 for 8 in 15 overs and Ross 2 for 7 in 10 overs. With little time remaining, the captain, R. Collingwood-Gittins took 3 for 2 to help the School snatch victory. The close catching was brilliant with C. W. Burdass and Ross taking 7 catches between them.

ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 20th May Result : Drawn St. Peter's 153-7 dec., Worksop College 107-5

Put in to bat on a wicket which gave considerable help to seam bowling, the School made slow but steady progress. The soundness of the early batsmen bore fruit when the later batsmen took the score to 153-7 dec. C. Burdass (65) was the leading run scorer.

In reply, Worksop made a poor start and were never able to make a realistic effort to score at the rate required. The captain, P. Shuttleworth scored a sound 51, but could not increase the run-rate against tight bowling and fielding. On a wicket which had eased greatly, the School never seemed likely to bowl out the solid Worksop batsmen.

ST. PETER'S v. YORK C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 24th May Result: Drawn York C.C. 193-3 dec. (P. Jackson 68 not out, D. Prest 62) St. Peter's 175-5 (J. F. Ellison 63, I. D. Hindhaugh 47)

ST. PETER'S v. THE FORTY CLUB Played at home on Wednesday, 31st May Result: Won by 7 wickets

The Forty Club 143 (E. Martin 55)

St. Peter's 146-3 (C. Burdass 40 not out, J. J. R. Hughes 36 not out, J. P. Ross 36)

ST. PETER'S v. SEDBERGH SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 3rd June Result: Drawn Sedbergh 164, St. Peter's 97-6

Sedbergh lost early wickets, but recovered from 44 for 4 thanks to a stand of 87 between M. Allinson (55) and D. Proudman (36). The later batsmen contributed little and Sedbergh were all out for 164. The School's bowlers were steady, though the fielding was not up to its usual standard. J. P. Ross (2 for 20), A. M. Precious (2 for 25) and C. J. Stubbs (2 for 34) were the main wicket takers.

With little time to get the runs, the School lost early wickets and the match faded into a draw. J. P. Ross (48 not out) batted well, but the score was made to look worse for the School, as three wickets were thrown away towards the end, when a draw was inevitable. ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 10th June Result: Won by 146 runs St. Peter's 204-7 dec., Giggleswick School 58

The School batted first on a good pitch and had a splendid opening partnership of 143 between the captain, R. Collingwood-Gittins (69) and J. P. Ross (67). There followed a remarkable collapse, when seven wickets fell for 21 runs. This was partly due to some steady bowling by P. Wills (4 for 39), but more because the middle order batsmen showed a total lack of concentration and purpose. Fortunately G. Tait (28 not out) and C. Stubbs (11 not out) then played with greater sense and the School declared at 204 for 7.

In reply, Giggleswick found the School's pace attack too much for them and C. Stubbs (4 for 19) was particularly successful. The later batsmen had no answer to G. Tait (4 for 15) and Giggleswick were dismissed for 58.

ST. PETER'S v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 14th June Result: Lost by 51 runs

Craven Gentlemen C.C. 175-5 dec. (J. J. Shires 76, K. Turley 64)

St. Peter's 124 (J. J. R. Hughes 58) ST. PETER'S v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 17th June Result: Drawn Ampleforth College 170-9 dec., St. Peter's 134-5

In a rather depressing game of cricket, the School had the better of a draw against Ampleforth College. In simple terms, Ampleforth batted for virtually four hours on a good, if slow, pitch and left the School slightly less than two hours to score the runs.

Ampleforth batted first and after quite a good start lost 5 wickets before lunch. A good stand of 50 between D. Dundas (58) and A. 84

C. Smith (22) did little to inspire Ampleforth who plodded on until they eventually declared at 170 for 9. All seven of the School bowlers bowled accurately with A. M. Precious (4 for 41) and J. Ross (3 for 40) the most successful. For Ampleforth, Dundas held the innings together and although he batted a long time, he did well to prevent a collapse.

In reply the School made a fine attempt to score at approximately twice the pace of the opposition. J. Ross (57) did an excellent job, with powerful assistance from J. Hughes (33) but in the end the School had to settle for a draw at 134 for 5. D. Dundas (4 for 27) bowled steadily for Ampleforth and collected wickets as the School chased a quite unrealistic target. ST. PETER'S v. POCK LINGTON SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 1st July Result: Drawn St. Peter's 201-9 dec., Pocklington School 107-8

The School had much the better of a drawn game between these two unbeaten teams. Put in to bat, they had the good basis of an opening stand of 65 between J. Ross (39) and R. C.-Gittins (29). A useful spell by D. Wood (3 for 32) then took the School to 94 for 4, but a fine stand between J. Hughes (53) and I. Hindhaugh (47 not out) put the School back on top. Coming on to bowl as sixth change bowler, A. Brumfield took 5 for 18 as the later batsmen hit out.

In reply, Pocklington lost three early wickets and were never able to make a challenge against some tight bowling and excellent fielding. M. Parkhill (21) was the top scorer and in the end the tail did very well to save the game. For the School, A Precious (3 for 11 in 12 overs) was the most impressive bowler. ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 8th July Result: Won by 10 wickets Bootham 80, St. Peter's 81-0

In the local derby Bootham were no match for the unbeaten School XI.

At lunch the School's decision to put Bootham in to bat did not seem justified. Only three wickets had fallen for over 50 runs and one of these was an unnecessary run-out. However, the innings collapsed after lunch, the last seven wickets falling for 14 runs. M. Johnston took 5 for 11, including a hat-trick, a remarkable performance for a boy playing only his fourth game for the 1st XI. G. Tait supported him with 2 for 28. For Bootham A. Smith (19) gave the innings a slow but solid start, whilst J. Clough (34 not out) played very soundly and deserved better support.

In reply, the School's opening pair of J. Ross (52 not out) and R. C.-Gittins (27 not out) knocked off the runs without any difficulty. ST. PETER'S v. THE SAINTS C.C. Played at home on Saturday, 12th July Result: Drawn

The Saints C.C. 139 (W. Shucksmith 54)

St. Peter's 104-8

ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITES

Played at home on Friday and Saturday, 14th and Result: Won by 9 wickets

Old Peterites 40 (J. H. Baggs 7 for 14) and 183 (R. M. D. L. W. Sim 27)

St. Peter's 180-6 3 for 18) and 44-1

15th July Stringer 41 dec. (J. F Ellison 52, C. Burdass 51, J. Eatcugh

SUTTON VALENCE FESTIVAL ST. PETER'S v. VOC ROTTERDAM Played at Sutton Valence on Monday, 17th July Result: Won by 250 runs St. Peter's 312-4 dec., VOC Rotterdam 62

Put in to bat, the School made a solid start and as the Dutch boys tired, the School's batsmen took complete control. R. CollingwoodGittins made a superb 117, and J. Ellison (81) and C. Burdass (63 not out) helped in the run spree. The School eventually declared at 312-4.

In reply, J. H. Baggs (3-13) took three wickets in his first four overs and VOC then succumbed without much fight to the spinners G. Tait (4-14) and M. Johnston (3-11). ST. PETER'S v. KING'S SCHOOL, ROCHESTER Played at Sutton Valence on Tuesday, 18th July Result: Won by 123 runs St. Peter's 223-7 dec., King's School, Rochester 100

Put in to bat again, the School's batsmen flourished against steady medium paced bowling. R. C.-Gittins (58), J. P. Ross (48), J. Ellison (48) and R. Readman (31) all contributed to a formidable total of 223-7 in the School's 60 overs. For King's School J. Cornett bowled throughout with great stamina, ending with 5 for 83.

In reply, King's School lost two early wickets and although T. Kirby (35) and P. Nichols (32) added 70 for the third wicket, the other batsmen failed and J. H. Baggs (5-22) quickly removed the tail in his second spell. J. P. Ross (2-24) and R. C.-Gittins (2-2) caused the breakthrough in the middle of the innings.

ST. PETER'S v. CR ANBROOK SCHOOL Played away on Wednesday, 19th July Result: Won by 9 wickets Cranbrook 87, St. Peter's 91-1

Cranbrook won the toss and batted on an unpredictable pitch. J. H. Baggs (5-32) destroyed the early part of the innings and as he tired, T. Patten (24 not out) and J. Gurr (19) added useful runs, until the spinners took the last three wickets.

When the School batted, J. P. Ross (51 not out) and R. C.-Gittins (24) had little difficulty in taking the School to a 9 wicket victory. This was not a performance to be underrated, as the pitch gave considerable help to the bowlers.

ST. PETER'S v. SUTTON VALENCE SCHOOL Played away on Thursday, 20th July Result: Won by 3 wickets Sutton Valence 185, St. Peter's 189-7

At last winning the toss, the School put Sutton Valence in to bat and made an immediate breakthrough. From 39 for 4, R. Fetherston (73) and S. Cranner (40) did very well to take the score to 127 before M. Johnston (3 for 52) removed the middle order. J. H. Baggs (5 for 28) again removed the later batsmen quickly.

In reply, R. Collingwood-Gittins (80) hatted excellently and although J. F. Ellison (23) started well, the middle order failed against tight bowling and keen fielding. At 148 for 6, the School were in real trouble, but C. Burdass (51 not out), riding a little luck, played some fine shots and took the School to a great victory and saw to it that the School remained undefeated in all inter-school matches. Credit, too, must go to Sutton Valence, who contributed so much to a most enjoyable match, and had their catching been better, there is no doubt that the result would have been different.

THIRD XI

With many of last year's regulars leaving us, this year has been a time of (not always successful) rebuilding. The emphasis of 3rd XI cricket has always been that the cricket should be enjoyable—what has been sad is the way some have treated this as an excuse to avoid trying to improve their own standard of batting, bowling and fielding. Naturally this applies to the minority—in general the spirit has been good and there have been several notable performances in all spheres of the game. John Dodman scored a very good 50 at Worksop, the excellent running between the wickets by the captain, John Ross, at Nunthorpe all but won us the match and Keith Miller's fielding was always of a high standard. John Ross, Keith Miller, Chris Rymer, Howard Pease and Peter Burdass have all bowled steadily often without luck, and Nick Hare often stepped in to take a vital wicket. My thanks to John Ross for captaining the side this year and to Mr. Hutt for arranging the fixtures.

Results: v. Askham Bryan College of Agriculture (away) Lost: Askham Bryan 101 for 5 (30 overs); St. Peter's 65 for 9. v. Nunthorpe G.S. 2nd XI (away) Drew: Nunthorpe 92 for 6 dec. (Burdass 3-17); St. Peter's 92 for 7 (Dodman 39). v. Worksop under 16 (away) Drew: Worksop 157 for 4 dec. (Brookes 112); St. Peter's 98 for 6 (Dodman 65 n.o.). v. Silcoates 2nd XI (away) Won: Silcoates 46 (Miller 4-14, Hare 3-12, Ross 2-7); St. Peter's 48 for 1 (Wilson 20, Dodman 20 n.o.). v. Ampleforth 3rd XI (away) Lost: Ampleforth 171 for 6 dec.; St. Peter's 31. v. Hymers College (home) Drew: St. Peter's 146 for 5 dec. (Kerr 34, Whatmoor 26, Miller 27, Dodman 24); Hymers 71 for 8 (Crawford 23, Rymer 3-7). v. Bootham Park (home) Lost: Bootham Park 107 for 6 (Clout 51) (25 overs); St. Peter's 80 for 9 (Wilson 28).

SENIOR COLTS CRICKET REVIEW

Although the majority of the matches were drawn, the Senior Colts can be reasonably satisfied with their progress this season. They were only bowled out once and that was on a rain affected wicket against Pocklington, although against Sedbergh it was only the determination of the last wicket pair, S. Kettlewell and J. Taylor, which saved the day.

The reason for the numerous drawn games is not hard to find. With just over four hours' playing time, the bowlers lacked the penetration to bowl out the opposition and leave themselves sufficient time to knock off the runs. J. Brierley bowled steadily and was a most improved bowler but rarely troubled the batsmen. J. Simpson, who had pace, only rarely bowled to his potential. It was often left to the spinners, D. Noyes, J. Schofield and J. Wright, to provide the break-through with Wright obtaining the most success.

The most technically correct batsmen, namely D. Noyes, J. Wright, C. Hobson and J. Simpson, played several sound innings but often due to lack of strength were unable to punish the bad balls sufficiently. Too often a sound start was not built upon. This placed the middle order batsmen of R. Lister, S. Webb, A. Eyre, J. Schofield and J. Taylor in a difficult position in trying to get runs quickly against bowlers who had been allowed to dominate the pace of the game.

Despite the dearth of wins, the most pleasing aspect of the season was the enthusiastic approach by all the team not only in playing their games but in the effort made to improve their technique during the various practice sessions. Several players made noticeable improvements and if this is maintained they should reap the benefits on Game 1.

The team was selected from: — *D. Noyes (Capt.), *J. Wright, *J. Simpson, C. Hobson, J. Brierley, R. Lister, S. Webb, A. Eyre, J. Schofield, J. Taylor, S. Kettlewell, A. Hitchenor, J. Winchurch, J. Watson, S. Woollons, G. Lee, A. Fawthrop. * Awarded colours.

J.W.R.H.

SENIOR COLTS RESULTS, SEASON 1978

Wednesday, May 17th

Durham 114 for 9 dec. (J. Wright 7-38).

St. Peter's 115 for 4 (J. Wright 52; D. Noyes 36). Saturday, May 20th

St. Peter's 138 for 4 dec. (C. Hobson 21; D. Noyes 34 n.o.; J. Brierley 34 n.o.

Worksop 93 for 8 (J. Wright 5-45). Wednesday, May 31st

St. Peter's 152 for 4 dec. (J. Wright 60 n.o.; D. Noyes 46).

Manchester Boys XI 154 for 5 (J. Schofield 2-37). Saturday, June 3rd

Sedbergh 146 for 6 dec. (J. Wright 3-42; D. Noyes 2-31).

St. Peter's 72 for 9 (D. Noyes 21).

Wednesday, June 14th

St. Peter's 122 for 9 dec. (J. Simpson 71).

Hymers 75 for 6 (J. Wright 3-21; J. Simpson 2 for 15). Saturday, June 17th

Ampleforth 166 for 7 dec. (J. Brierley 3-31; J. Simpson 2-33).

St. Peter's 66 for 3 (J. Simpson 53). Wednesday, June 21st

St. Peter's 120 for 3 dec. (J. Simpson 32; D. Noyes 37 n.o.; J. Brierley 22).

Bootham 54 for 7 (J. Simpson 4-19; J. Schofield 2-3). Saturday, July 1st

Pocklington 52 (J. Simpson 6-18; J. Wright 3-12).

St. Peter's 33 Wednesday, July 12th

Oakwood 131 for 5 dec. (J. Brierley 2-21).

St. Peter's 123 for 7 (R. Lister 40; D. Noyes 37 n.o.).

JUNIOR COLTS

`A' team results: Played 6; Won 4; Lost 2 Durham 33 (Dibb 5-8, Simpson 2-3, Kean 2-3). St. Peter's 34 for 4 (Pearson 12 n.o.). St. Peter's 41 (Gibson 12). Worksop 42 for 2. Giggleswick 49 (Kirby 4-14, Willink 3-3, Dibb 2-10). St. Peter's 50 for 1 (J. M. Hall 36 n.o.). St. Peter's 150 for 9 dec. (Gibson 87, Willink 15). Hymers 125 (Kirby 4-32, Willink 5-60). Ampleforth 167 for 7 dec. (Dibb 3-50). St. Peter's 97 (Kirby 30, Willink 25). St. Peter's 105 (Willink 23, Liddle 18, Gair 15). Bootham 67 (Kirby 4-28, Dodman 3-13, Atkinson 2-6).

team results: Played 4; Won 2; Lost 2 f St. Peter's 120 for 6 dec. (Kaner 28, J. M. Hall 20, Broadbent 20, Harnby 17).

Nunthorpe 'A' 121 for 7 (Bramley 3-38).

Worksop 100 for 9 dec. (Sweetman 3-16).

St. Peter's 101 for 7 ( J. M. Hall 20, Knocker 16, Nichols 14).

St. Peter's 152 for 5 dec. (J. M. Hall 79, Harnby 52 n.o.).

Silcoates 81 (Sweetman 5-12). f St. Peter's 54 (Jones 17).

Pocklington 55 for 4 ( Jones 2-10).

Both teams have played keenly, enjoyed their cricket and been prepared to practise. The 'A' XI has had depth in its batting, but been a little suspect against accurate bowling, as it was against Worksop. Generally, though, it was more than adequate to cope with the 89

opposition and there were splendid attacking innings by Gibson against Hymers and J. M. Hall against Giggleswick. Willink has a good temperament and his technique is improving; Liddle is powerful off the front foot, but unfortunately did not get going until the end of the season; Kirby is limited in his strokes but can be effective; Harnby and Gair are both good off the front foot, but must learn the technique for back foot strokes to be consistent. There is plenty of skill, and much promise for the future, especially if some of the lessons learnt can he put into practice next season. The bowling was varied, but sometimes lacked penetration, this being due to the lack of a pace bowler, once Simpson was promoted to the Senior Colts XI. Kirby always bowled steadily, gave very little away, and sometimes bowled very well; he has a great deal of promise, especially if he can get a correct line for his slow leg breaks (to a right-hander). Dibb bowled his medium paced deliveries accurately, but as yet has not developed an ability to move the ball much; he had one splendid day at Durham. Willink with his off-breaks and Dodman with his medium cutters each bowled well on occasions. Gibson and then Knocker both kept wicket keenly, were eager to learn, and improved their technique during the season. All in all the team pulled together happily, withstood the loss of Simpson, and show much promise for the future. Kirby and Willink shared the captaincy and both were able to promote keenness and interest, and to gain from the experience.

The 'B' team played keenly and enjoyed their cricket. There were two outstanding innings by Hall and Harnby at Hymers, and several good knocks by others during the season. Sweetman was the most successful bowler, though Bramley was consistent with his medium paced deliveries.

G.M.S.

INTER-HOUSE CRICKET

SENIOR COMPETITION

1st Round

Rise 223 for 3 (C. W. Burdass 109 n.o., J. Ellison 55). Temple 68 (D. Noyes 21; N. Shuttleworth 3-17; P. Burdass 5-20).

Queen's 55 (M. Kerr 6-26).

Grove 28 (Tait 6-1; Johnston 4-21).

School House 63.

Dronfield 64 for 1 (J. P. Ross 33 n.o.; A Precious 28 n.o.).

Semi-Finals

Queen's 39 (N. Shuttleworth 5-21; J. Ellison 4-5).

Rise 40 for 3 (C. W. Burdass 24; M. Johnston 3-26).

Manor 71 for 9 (I. Rayson 34 n.o.).

Dronfield 73 for 4 (J. P. Ross 22).

Final

Rise 189 for 3 (C. W. Burdass 106 n.o.; J. F. Ellison 37).

Dronfield 150 for 7 (J. P. Ross 39; P. Johnson 21; K. Miller 24). 90