Cricket

Second XI:

v. Bootham (Away). Won 4-2. v. Pocklington (Home). Drew 2-2. v. University of York (Home). Lost 1-4. v. Scarborough College (Home). Won 9-0. v. Wetton H.C., Under 16s (Home). Won 2-0. v. Worksop College (Away). Drew 1-1. v. Worksop College (Home). Won 1--0. v. York H.C. (Home). Won 1-0. v. Pandas H.C. (Home). Lost 1-4. v. Leeds G.S. (Home). Won 7-0.

Team from:—M. Lodge, J. Winchurch, H. Bilton, J. Taylor, R. Bowles, D. Johnson, M. Bunn0;, S. Prest, C. Stubbs, M. Jesper, I. Reeve, R. Chapman and L. McDonald.

Colts Hockey XI Fixtures and Results

Colts Hockey XI Fixtures and Results

Bootham School (Away). Lost 1-5.

Bootham School (Home). Won 3-0.

Scarborough College (Home). Won 2-0.

Worksop College (Away). Lost 0-11.

Pocklington (Home). Won 10-0.

Easingwold (Home). Drew 0-0. (Both fixtures against Welton H.C. were cancelled).

Team from:—Goalie — S. J. Neville. Backs — S. J. J. Hall, G. R. M. Bilton, R. J. Gair (Capt.). Halves — R. D. Liddle, I. D. Davie, N. V. Beaumont, A. R. Aagaard, M. D. Sweetman, J. O'Farrell. Forwards — D. A. Nendick, M. L. Chippendale, J. M. P. Jones, M. D. Willink, D. N. C. Pemberton, T. A. Kaner, R. W. Boocock and N. Clayton.

Girls' XI Hockey

Although this season there were only a few matches it did not reduce the enthusiastic response from all the girls, some of whom had never played hockey before coming to St. Peter's. A special mention must be made of Claire Lockey and Louise Liddle, who scored the majority of the goals.

We would like to thank all the members of staff, who helped umpire and organise matches and John Dodman who bravely acted as a goal keeper for us in some of the matches.

K.G.M.

Results:

v. York College (Away). Lost 1-2. v. Scarborough College (Home). Won 2-1. v. York College (Home). Drew 1-1. v. Manor School (Home). Won 4-0.

Team from:—Helen Batty, Katharine Denison, Louise Liddle, Rachel Smith, Katherine Morcom, Sally Shuttleworth, Miriam Smith, Katharine Stancer, Claire Lockey, Bridget Bulmer, Sarah Neville and Johanna Smith.

RETROSPECT

As thirteen players with first XI experience were available, there were high hopes for the season, but in many ways these hopes were not fulfilled. In terms of actual results (Played 17, Won 6, Drawn 9, Lost 2) it was quite a good year, but there were few occasions when the team played really well.

The batting was particularly disappointing. There was no lack of depth, but only Chris Stubbs and Andrew Precious played consistently well and it is significant that there were only five innings over 5o during the season. Stubbs, having bolstered the middle order for a long time, did a good job when given the opportunity to open. His fine century against the Old Peterites was the first scored by a Peterite at home since Peter Hall's hundred against Sedbergh in 1971. The most reliable batting came from Precious, who always 116

seemed likely to make runs, though perhaps he did not make the big scores of which he was capable. David Noyes had a disappointing year. Apart from a very good innings at Sedbergh, he struggled all the time and had to rely on his immense application to get a reasonable number of runs. The middleorder batsmen, Ian Hindhaugh, Nigel Chapman and Jonathan Simpson, all played useful innings — Chapman's superb 84 not out against Durham being an outstanding exception — but they lacked the concentration to make a lot of runs. Jonathan Wright started and finished the season quite well, but had a very lean spell, which all batsmen meet at some time in their career. John Dodman did a good job in the middle order; perhaps somewhat limited in his stroke-play, he never lacked courage or determination. Patrick Burdass continued to improve, playing a number of promising innings.

The bulk of the bowling was done by the opening bowlers and Michael Johnston, the captain. Both Chris Stubbs and Andrew Precious used the new ball effectively, but they rarely bowled well on the same day. It was a just reward that these two invaluable all-rounders were selected for the Yorkshire Schools Under 19 XI. The other seamers, Jonathan Simpson and Ian Hindhaugh, did not bowl a great deal, but Simpson bowled well on occasions, especially against Durham. He should gain more consistency next season, when he gets a lot of bowling. Johnston took 35 wickets, more than anyone else. He bowled aggressively and although he was inconsistent at times, he always seemed likely to take wickets. Like the support seamers, the other spinner, Richard Kirby, suffered from lack of bowling and was unable to get into the rhythm he had in 1979.

The fielding was good, at times very good, but the team did have its "off-days". Ian Hindhaugh was again an inspiration and he shared the Fielding Cup with David Noyes, a fine fielder anywhere and particularly good in the "bat-pad" position. A special word of praise for Nigel Chapman, whose wicket-keeping improved considerably.

The Single Wicket Competition for the Yeomans Cup was won by Ian Hindhaugh who beat Stuart Prest in the final. As he had beaten Precious and Stubbs to reach the final, this was an excellent performance in a very worthwhile competition. The Senior House competition was won by the "veterans" of Dronfield who comfortably and deservedly defeated the young Grove team. The Junior Cup was retained by the Rise who beat School House in the final.

Once again, my thanks to all who have done so much both on and off the field to help the season's cricket. It is easy to overlook the many helpers without whom the cricket would be less enjoyable. D.K.

iist XI

t*M. W. Johnston (Capt.), 1978-79-80 t*A. M. Precious, 1978-79-80 t*C. J. Stubbs, 1978-79-80 *N. J. Chapman, 1979-80 *I. D. Hindhaugh, 1978-79-80 *R. J. Kirby, 1979-80 *D. M. Noyes, 1979-80 *E. F. J. Wright, 1979-80 *S. P. Burdass, 1980 *T. R. Dodman, 1980 *A. J. N. Simpson, 1980 znd XI Selected from :— *A. R. Taylor (Capt.) *S. W. Prest (Vice-Captain) *R. F. Dibb *A. C. Gibson *C. T. Hobson *R. W. Lister *M. D. Willink J. D. Atkinson J. N. D. Brierley P. A. Dodman R. J. Gair

R. D. Liddle

S. J. Woollons

Date Opponents 26th April Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. 3rd May Bradford G.S. 7th May 14th May Craven Gentlemen C. .. 17th May Worksop College .. 21st May York C.C. 28th May The Forty Club .. 31st May Sedbergh School 7th June Giggleswick School 14th June Ampleforth College 21st June Durham School .. 28th June Pocklington School 5th July Bootham School .. 9th July The Saints C.C. .. 11th July Old Peterites 12th July 14th July Trinity School, Croydon .. 15th July William Hulme's G.S. 16th July King's School, Rochester .. 17th July Sutton Valence School ..

Ground Result School Home Won 107 for 4 Home Drawn 194 for 6 dec. Home Drawn 157 for 7 Home Drawn 128 for 8 Away Drawn 138 for 6 Home Drawn 77 for 7 Home Drawn 103 for 5 Away Drawn 134 for 5 dec. Home Won 190 for 6 dec. Away Abandoned. Home Won 190 Home Lost 70 Away Won 48 for 2 Home Drawn 111 for 9 Home Drawn 153 172 for 7 dec. King's, Rochester Abandoned. Sutton Valence Won 84 for 2 Away Won 130 for 6 Away Lost 116

Opponents 106 154 for 9 175 for 3 dec. 178 for 4 dec. 173 for 9 dec. 179 for 2 dec. 152 for 4 dec. 55 for 8 71

90 182 for 5 dec. 47 215 for 4 dec. 133 for 3 dec. 135 for 9

81 129 117 for 9 dec.

Runs 312 120 347 110 217 286 267 243 173

1st XI AVERAGES Batting

No. of Innings Not out .. 14 5 .. 11 7 .. 14 2 .. 10 4 .. 15 3 .. 18 2 .. 18 3 .. 16 0 .. 16 1 7 1 37 R. J. Kirby .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 2 11 11 Also batted:—S. G. Gorman, 4, 3; S. W. Prest, 0, 12; A. R. Taylor 10; M. D. Willink, 0, 0. *—Denotes "not out".

Highest Innings Average C. J. Stubbs J. R. Dodman A. M. Precious S. P. Burdass N. J. Chapman I. D. Hindhaugh D. M. Noyes A. J. N. Simpson F. J. Wright M. W. Johnston 106* 26* 51 36* 84* 48 50 48 35 18* 34.66 30.00 28.92 18.33 18.08 17.87 17.80 15.19 11.53 6.17 5.50

A. M. Precious C. J. Stubbs M. W. Johnston A. J. N. Simpson R. J. Kirby .. I. D. Hindhaugh

Bowling

Overs • • 199.4 • • 211 • • 187 • • 78.3 • • 83 • • 27

Maidens 78 58 44 15 20 9

Runs 413 527 617 289 289 92

Wickets 30 33 35 12 11 2 Average 13.77 15.96 17.63 24.08 26.27 46.00

ST. PETER'S v. YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on Saturday, 26th April. Result: Won by 6 wickets. Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C. 106 (C. J. Stubbs 3 for 28). St. Peter's 107 for 4 (A. J. N. Simpson 48). ST. PETER'S v. BRADFORD G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 3rd May. Result: Drawn. St. Peter's 194 for 6 dec. Bradford G.S. 154 fo 9.

Batting first the School made a fairly large total, but it was not until A. Precious (51) batted, that runs came freely. All the other batsmen seemed set for a good score and then got out.

Facing a difficult target, Bradford G.S. lost three early wickets, but recovered well through S. Hewitt (56) and G. Fitzpatrick (33). At one point they were getting into a winning position, but when both were dismissed, Bradford ended up saving the game at 154 for 9. For the School, C. J. Stubbs (5 for 41) bowled impressively and received useful support from M. W. Johnston (3 for 49). ST. PETER'S v. M.C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 7th May. Result: Drawn. M.C.C. 175 for 3 dec. (P. Baines 76, A. Moor 54 not out). St. Peter's 157 for 7 (I. Hindhaugh 48, A. Precious 32). ST. PETER'S v. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 14th May. Result: Drawn. Craven Gentlemen C.C. 178 for 4 dec. (P. Fitton 51, R. Schofield 49). St. Peter's 128 for 8.

ST. PETER'S v. WORKSOP COLLEGE Played away on Saturday, 17th May. Result: Drawn. Worksop 173 for 9 dec. St. Peter's 138 for 6.

Worksop made a very good start through N. Cooke (58) and P. Wheeler (41). On an easy pitch, the later batsmen failed to capitalize on this start and Worksop progressed rather uncertainly to 173 for 9 dec.

After the loss of two early wickets, the School became bogged down and got so far behind the run rate that the later batsmen were unable to put things right. I. Hindhaugh and N. Chapman, both 27, were the top scorers, whilst R. Wall (3 for 36) bowled well for Worksop.

ST. PETER'S v. YORK C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 21st May. Result: Drawn. York C.C. 179 for 2 dec. (D. Prest 66, L. Barker 49 not out). St. Peter's 77 for 7 (F. Mason 4 for 26). ST. PETER'S v. THE FORTY CLUB Played at home on Wednesday, 28th May. Result: Drawn. The Forty Club 152 for 4 dec. (P. Jackson 70 not out). St. Peter's 103 for 5 (A. J. N. Simpson 44, A. M. Precious 41 not out).

ST. PETER'S v. SEDBERGH SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 31st May. Result: Drawn. St. Peter's 134 for 5 dec. Sedbergh 55 for 8.

In a game affected by rain throughout the day the School did well to recover from 4 for 2 to reach 134 for 5 dec. D. Noyes (50) and A. Precious (44 not out) played fine innings against some hostile fast bowling by N. Meadows (3 for 57).

With little time to win the match, Sedbergh lost early wickets in attempting to score quick runs and ended the match hanging on for a draw at 55 for 8. For the School, C. J. Stubbs (5 for 25) bowled very well and the fielding was outstanding. Both teams deserved great credit for playing an interesting match in appalling conditions. ST. PETER'S v. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 7th June. Result: Won by 119 runs. St. Peter's 190 for 6 dec. Giggleswick 71.

Batting first, the School lost both openers cheaply, but I. Hindhaugh (40) and J. Wright (20) staged a recovery. A Precious (43) batted excellently, but when he was dismissed, the School was struggling at 138 for 6. A very promising innings by P. Burdass (36 not out) supported by J. Dodman (23 not out) enabled the School to declare at 190 for 6.

In reply, Giggleswick lost early wickets to C. Stubbs (5 for 25) and never recovered. The middle order survived for some time, but eventually M. Johnston (5 for 28) broke through and he and Stubbs took the last four wickets for one run.

ST. PETER'S v. DURHAM SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 21st June. Result: Won by 100 runs. St. Peter's 190. Durham 90.

The School had a convincing 100 runs victory against Durham School, but not without serious problems early in the match.

Batting first, the School lost wickets steadily to the seam attack of M. Fletcher (3 for 35) and J. Thompson (3 for 50). Of the early batsmen only C. Stubbs (31) and A. Precious (37) played with confidence. With the score at 75 for 6 Durham were well on top, but they were unable to cope with a superb innings of 84 not out by N. Chapman. The innings included 4 sixes and 9 fours and transformed the game.

Durham made a sound start,but once the opening stand was broken, the innings collapsed to the School's pace bowlers, J. Simpson (4 for 15) and C. Stubbs (3 for 31). The School's fielding with I. Hindhaugh brilliant at cover and N. Chapman in good form as wicket-keeper was of a high standard.

ST. PETER'S v. POCKLINGTON SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 28th June. Result: Lost by 112 runs. Pocklington 182 for 5 dec. St. Peter's 70.

Pocklington recovered well from 31 for 3 to declare at 182 for 5. All the batsmen played aggressively, particularly M. Townend (35), P. East (52 not out) and M. Brown (45 not out). Of the School's bowlers only A. M. Precious (4 for 32) posed serious problems.

When the School batted, C. J. Stubbs (22) played well but no-one else played with any conviction. Most were dismissed through bad shots and only one other batsman reached double figures. The total of 70 represented a performance best forgotten. The Pocklington captain, A. Shanks had the outstanding figures of 8 for 29 and was well supported by his fielders. ST. PETER'S v. BOOTHAM SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 5th July. Result: Won by 8 wickets. Bootham 47. St. Peter's 48 for 2.

Bootham School never recovered from a disastrous start of 11 for 4. J. Dowell (17) batted with determination, but no-one else was able to make any impact. For the School, A. Precious (5 for 15) was the main wicket taker. Eventually after 43 overs, Bootham were dismissed for 47.

In reply, the School struggled against some promising pace bowling by H. Metcalfe (2 for 13), but lost only two wickets in winning the match.

ST. PETER'S v. SAINTS C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 9th July. Result: Drawn. Saints C.C. 215 for 4 dec. (J. Wigley 76, J. Henderson 72). St. Peter's 111 for 9 (D. M. Noyes 37, M. Cooke 4 for 25).

ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITES Played at home on Friday and Saturday, 11th and 12th July. Result: Drawn. St. Peter's 153 and 172 for 7 dec. Old Peterites 133 for 3 dec. and 135 for 9.

The School's first innings of 153 was not impressive, although A. J. N. Simpson (48) played some fine shots. For the Old Peterites, P. Clare (3 for 59) and J. Eatough (3 for 27) were the main wickettakers.

The Old Peterites first innings of 133 for 3 dec. was dominated by D. Sim (64) with good support from R. Harding (39 not out) and J. Richardson (24).

On the second day, the School was able to declare as 172 for 7, thanks to a splendid undefeated century by C.J. Stubbs (106 not out). J. Eatough (4 for 57) again bowled well.

Chasing a formidable total, the Old Peterites started very slowly against steady seam bowling and then lost wickets to the spinners, especially M. W. Johnston (5 for 44). C. W. Burdass (53) hit the ball hard, but no other batsmen was able to build a big innings and the Old Peterites ended up saving the game at 135 for 9.

ST. PETER'S v. WILLIAM HULME'S G.S. Played at Sutton Valence on Tuesday, 15th July. Result: Won by 8 wickets. William Hulme's G.S. 81. St. Peter's 84 for 2.

After a delayed start, William Hulme's G.S. started quite well with D. Wright scoring 24, but the later batsmen struggled against some fine bowling by A. M. Precious (6 for 31 in 23 ove s), supported by M. W. Johnston (3 for 33) and they were dismissed for 81.

The School lost an early wicket, but D. Noyes (25 not out) and J. Dodman (26) took the score — very slowly — to 53. Then I. Hindhaugh (23 not out) hit five boundaries to show that the wicket was not as difficult as it had seemed.

ST. PETER'S v. KING'S SCHOOL, ROCHESTER Played at Rochester on Wednesday, 16th July. Result: Won by 4 wickets. King's, Rochester 129. St. Peter's 130 for 6.

King's lost an early wicket, but progressed well in the pre-lunch session largely through a fine innings by D. Raye (70). However, when he was out, the innings collapsed quickly to the left-arm spinners, M. W. Johnston (5 for 41) and R. J. Kirby (3 for 25). In fact the last seven wickets fell for only nine runs.

The School's innings was held together by E. F. J. Wright (35) against some tight bowling by M. Fairbank (3 for 62) and J. Cornett (2 for 38). A good innings by A. M. Precious (43) took the School to a well earned victory.

ST. PETER'S v. SUTTON VALENCE SCHOOL Played at Sutton Valence on Thursday, 17th July. Result: Lost by I run. Sutton Valence 117 for 9 dec. St. Peter's 116.

The School finished the season in an unsatisfactory match against Sutton Valence. Batting first, Sutton Valence struggled all the time against C. J. Stubbs (4 for 29 in 20 ovens) and A. M. Precious (2 for 38 in 25 overs). Unfortunately these two bowlers were given little support by the fielders.

An opening stand of 52 seemed to have set the School on the way to victory, but the middle order committed batting suicide and only C. J. Stubbs (54) applied himself properly. The least said about the rest of the match the better, the School lost by one run, despite a fine effort by J. R. Dodman.

SECOND XI

The team was unbeaten and all credit to them for that, especially at Bradford and Pocklington, where they kept their nerve and denied the opposition success, at Bradford by tight bowling and excellent fielding, at Pocklington by cautious batting. Some draws were very much in the team's favour and the fact that the batting was generally stronger than the bowling meant that both Selby and Giggleswick were able to fend off the attack of the bowlers until the wickets were drawn. That said, the bowlers on occasion measured up to their task very well, and Dibb, Prest and Taylor all took four or more wickets in a match. The batting was, when necessary, adequately defensive and equally aggressive at other times, Hobson, Lister, Taylor and Willink all passing their fifty in an innings. The team always set out to win and played some attractive cricket in doing so, both at the wicket and in the field. Morale was high and this was in no small measure due to the captain, Andrew Taylor, who by his example and encouragement gave a fine lead to the team. He was well backed up by the senior members.

Date 3rd May 17th May 21st May 31st May 7th June 14th June 21st June 28th June 5th July

Opponents Bradford G.S. Worksop College Selby G.S. 1st XI Pocklington School Giggleswick School Ampleforth College Durham School Pocklington School Bootham School

SUMMARY OF RESULTS

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Ground • Away • Away • Home • Home . Away • Home • Away • Away • Home Result School Opponents Drawn 168 for 6 dec. 166 for 7 Won 212 for 5 dec. 95 Drawn 156 for 9 dec. 87 for 8 Match cancelled due to rain. Drawn 152 for 6 dec. 48 for 7 Match cancelled due to rain. Drawn 148 134 for 9 Drawn 106 for 9 137 for 6 dec. Won 157 for 1 dec. 58

P.G.C.

SENIOR COLTS CRICKET REVIEW

The Senior Colts have had a good season without it being outstanding. Four matches were won, three drawn and two lost. Of the two lost, it was a case of good bowling against low scores due to thoughtless batting.

The batting on the whole lacked consistency. Good batsmen were often out to the same shot. They either did not listen or if they did, they did not learn. Those who worked hard at their batting made noticeable progress, none more so than Tony Smith who by the end of the season looked a fine prospect.

The bowling was generally accurate after the first match. Peter Atkinson generated a lot of pace and with greater accuracy should do well on Game I. Whilst David Thomas was often the most penetrating of the seam bowlers, Sean Gorman bowled a good line and length with his off spin, whilst Andrew Stubbs the captain, although being able to spin the ball prodigiously at times needs to work on a more rhythmic run-up and delivery if his full potential is to be achieved.

The poorest aspect of play was often the fielding With the exception of Tony Smith, Sean Gorman and Andrew Stubbs, the ground fielding lacked sharpness with the opposition rarely being preoccupied about the fear of being run-out in taking a quick single. Too many players also dropped relatively easy catches at crucial times.

It was unfortunate that we had such a wet second half of the school term. Virtually the whole of June and early July was played on rain affected wickets. Two matches were cancelled, one against Ampleforth when the pitch was unplayable on the morning of the match, the other against Oakwood who decided not to travel because it was raining in Rotherham and the weather forecast was not promising for York! If all our decisions to play were based on weather forecasts would we ever get started ?

The first match of the season saw the School dismissed for 59 runs on a pitch more suited to rugby than cricket. Only Peter Atkinson and Andrew Forman reached double figures. In reply Bradford lost six wickets in overhauling St. Peter's total, but with more accurate bowling the match would have been a closer affair.

A much improved bowling display in the next match against Worksop by David Thomas and Fraser Topham allowed the School to coast home by nine wickets, with the former accompanied by Sean Gorman putting on sixty runs for an unbeaten second wicket partnership.

After half term the School entertained Manchester Schools and after a superb innings of 79 by Patrick Burdass, the opposition were set 161 runs to win in two hours. Loose bowling and sloppy fielding allowed Manchester to keep up with the clock until the last few overs when suicidal running between the wickets forced them eventually to play out a draw.

The match against Sedbergh was played in persistent rain throughout but the opposition showed remarkable accuracy in bowling out the School for 52 runs with a very soggy ball. The School responded with similar accuracy and not until the final over was their total passed with Sedbergh's last pair at the wicket.

The following week at Giggleswick produced another exciting finishs With thunderstorms enveloping the ground Mark Adeney and Andrew Stubbs produced an enterprising fifth wicket partnership to surpass Giggleswick'. declaration with only a few balls remaining.

Some fine batting by the first three Hymers' batsmen allowed them to eventually declare at 162 for 5. In reply, the School got off to a slow start and a draw was always the probable result despite an aggressive unbeaten 41 runs by Peter Atkinson hit in only 23 minutes.

A comfortable victory against Bootham in which Jeremy Barrett hit an unbeaten 4o runs, was followed by a draw at home against Durham in an undistinguished game in which both batting and bowling were below par.

The match against Pocklington was expected to be a close game. The School made a sound start on a slow, difficult wicket with Tony Smith producing his best innings of the season. The middle order batsmen were soon out attempting to accelerate the scoring and it was up to the later batsmen to glean runs where they could against some very accurate bowling. In reply, Pocklington to their credit went for a win until almost the end, but a superb delivery by David Thomas won the match with the first ball of the final over.

My thanks are due to Andrew Stubbs on the efficient and cheerful way he led the side, to William Ledger for scoring and to the support of many parents both at home and away, it was much appreciated.

The team was selected from: A. Stubbs (capt.), S. Gorman*, D. Thomas*, M. Adeney, P. Atkinson, A. Smith, J. Barrett, A. Forman, C. James, F. Topham, C. Bradley, N. Linton and J. Muirhead. * Awarded colours.

SENIOR COLTS RESULTS

Saturday, 3rd May

St. Peter's 59 (P. J. Atkinson 24).

Bradford G.S. 61 for 6 (P. J. Atkinson 3 for 11). Saturday, 17th May

Worksop 74 (D. W. Thomas 3 for 18; F. J. Topham 4 for 18).

St. Peter's 78 for 1 (D. W. Thomas 25 not out; S. R. Gorman 41 not out). Wednesday, 28th May

St. Peter's 160 for 9 dec. (S. P. Burdass 79).

Manchester Schools' C.A. 151 for 8 (P. J. Atkinson 3 for 41). Saturday, 31st May

St. Peter's 52.

Sedbergh 53 for 9 (P. J. Atkinson 4 for 24; D. W. Thomas 5 for 25). Saturday, 7th June

Giggleswick 129 for 9 dec. (D. W. Thomas 4 for 25; S. R. Gorman 3 for 24).

St. Peter's 130 for 4 (D. W. Thomas 30; S. R. Gorman 26; M. H. Adeney 26 not out, A. J. Stubbs 34 not out). Wednesday, 11th June

Hymers 162 for 5 dec. (A. J. Stubbs 3 for 44).

St. Peter's 114 for 4 (D. W. Thomas 22; S. R. Gorman 38; P. J. Atkinson 41 not out). Saturday, 14th June

St. Peter's v. Ampleforth — match cancelled on account of the weather. Wednesday, 18th June

St. Peter's 157 for 5 (P. J. Atkinson 24; M. H. Adeney 26; J. L. Barrett 40 not out).

Bootham 55 (P. J. Atkinson 3 for 10; D. W. Thomas 3 for 23; A. J. Stubbs 3 for 18). Saturday, 21st June

Durham 134 (P. J. Atkinson 4 for 69; D. W. Thomas 3 for 25).

St. Peter's 88 for 6 (S. R. Gorman 29). Saturday, 28th June

St. Peter's 102 for 9 dec. (D. W. Thomas 24; A. G. Smith 37).

Pocklington 83 (D. W. Thomas 5 for 33, A. J. Stubbs 3 for 36). Wednesday, 9th July

St. Peter's v. Oakwood — match cancelled on account of the opposition!

J.W.R.H.

JUNIOR COLTS XI

The Junior Colts enjoyed a most successful season, winning five of their eight matches and losing only to Bradford G.S. in the first match of the season. The most noticeable characteristic of the team was their willingness to learn from their mistakes. The elementary lessons of avoiding bowling short on a slow wicket and putting the team's survival above personal ambition were learned against Bradford and the latter lesson was greatly valued in a dis- 122

appointing match against Pocklington when we sorely missed the bowling and batting of the injured skipper, Billy Hughes.

The bowling was varied, with the hostile Jeremy Atkinson and the offcutters of Billy Hughes being particularly penetrating. James White and Peter Jacques bowled steadily and both are learning the need to bowl accurately, especially when the opposition are batting well. Giles Robinson and Robert Gardner, the two off-spinners did not bowl as much as I would have liked. Robert especially turns the ball considerably and both are learning how fatal it is to bowl a bad ball, and the art of varying flight, line and speed.

It was a permanent source of difficulty getting the correct batting order. Everyone could bat adequately — perhaps the best example is that Paul Chapman was down to go in last at Durham and opened the innings in the next match. Jeremy Atkinson's ability to hit aggressively was always a danger to the opposition — his 6o not out at Durham was hit in 5o minutes and included 4 sixes and 6 fours. This is not to say the batting was totally reliant on him — Richard Duffield, Billy Hughes and Giles Robinson also had scores over 4o with many others hitting useful runs.

The fielding improved immensely as the season progressed. Jonathan Pawson developed into a very safe wicket keeper, especially against quicker bowling. The ground fielding and throwing was especially good, with Giles Robinson and James White being outstanding in the covers. We badly missed having a specialist slip fielder, but with this exception most of the catches were held.

Overall then, an enjoyable season, with all members of the team contributing to the success and having the satisfaction of seeing their individual performances improve.

Finally my thanks to Billy Hughes for being such a reliable captain and to Richard Fawthrop for his scoring.

The squad consisted of: Billy Hughes, Jeremy Atkinson, Giles Robinson, Richard Duffield, Peter Jacques, Jonathan Pawson, Andrew Millard, Tom Nichols, James White, Simon Cole, Robert Gardner, Paul Chapman, David Wombell and Matthew Wise.

RESULTS

I.J.A.

Bradford G.S. (Home). Lost by 56 runs.

Bradford 215 for 3 dec.

St. Peter's 159 (Duffield 43; Hughes 36; Jacques 26). Nunthorpe G.S. (Away). Won by 9 runs.

St. Peter's 101 for 5 (23 overs). (Pawson 33, Millard 23; White 20 not out).

Nunthorpe 92 for 4 (23 overt). Worksop College (Home). Won by 57 runs.

St. Peter's 123 (Atkinson 50; Hughes 31).

Worksop 66 (Hughes 4 for 12; Jacques 3 for 6). Silcoates (Away). Won by 79 runs.

St. Peter's 179 for 1 dec. (Hughes 92 not out; Robinson 73 not out).

Silcoates 100 (Robinson 4 for 19; Hughes 3 for 20). Giggleswick (Home). Match Drawn.

St. Peter's 145 for 8 dec. (Robinson 47 not out).

Giggleswick 88 for 8. Hymers College (Home). Won by 5 wickets.

Hymers 89 (Atkinson 4 for 33; Hughes 3 for 36).

St. Peter's 92 for 5 (Atkinson 27; Duffield 21; Jacques 21 not out). Durham School (Away). Won by 8 wickets.

Durham 88 (Hughes 3 for 24; Robinson 3 for 15).

St. Peter's 91 for 2 (Atkinson 60 not out; Robinson 26 not out). Pocklington (Away). Match Drawn.

Pocklington 159 for 4 dec. (Atkinson 3 for 36).

St. Peter's 116 for 9 (Atkinson 24; Pawson 23).

Uz5 'B' XI

On the face of it, the statistics (Played 5, Won 4, Lost 1) imply a successful season. The one defeat was, perhaps, the most significant match. Set a very reasonable target by Worksop, the batting collapsed. The team as a whole learnt that even at 'EV level it is important for batsmen to build an innings 123

rather than have a quick swing and be out nearly as quickly. The matches against Silcoates and Hymers showed that this lesson was not only learnt, it was also applied. The Nunthorpe game, a twenty overs affair, was won more by luck than judgement and Pocklington were effectively beaten in the first half hour by a fine stand between Linton and Bradley.

The bowling throughout the season was competitive although not always accurate - most teams had a hard time scoring at any reasonable rate. Several players in the side could make a reasonable contribution to cricket in the Senior sides if they are willing to take the game seriously and work at their performance.

The team was selected from: R. Bond (capt.), C. Bradley, J. Muirhead, C. Powell, R. Ellis, B. Skrentny, I. Gilliat, C. Shaw, C. Gibson, E. Chantry, T. Hyde, N. Linton, and A. Taylor. Also played: P. Atkinson and F. Topham. D.J.R.

SENIOR COLTS "B" XI RESULTS

Wednesday, 7th May

St. Peter's 74 (C. Powell 22).

Nunthorpe G.A. "A" XI 70 (B. Skrentny 5 for 7). Saturday, 17th May

Worksop 98 (C. Powell 4 for 7).

St. Peter's 85. Wednesday, 21st May

Silcoates "A" XI 93 (J. Muirhead 5 for 17).

St. Peter's 97 for 5 (J. Muirhead 27). Wednesday, 11th June

St. Peter's 142 for 6 dec. (C. Powell 39; T. Hyde 31).

Hymens 75 (C. Bradley 5 for 37). Wednesday, 18th June

St. Peter's 111 (N. Linton 27; C. Bradley 25; C. Shaw 20).

Pocklington 95 (C. Bradley 4 for 21; C. Powell 3 for 33).

INTER-HOUSE CRICKET

SENIOR COMPETITION

1st Round:

Queen's 133 (M. Johnston 74).

Temple 116 (J. Dodman 42, J. M. Hall 27. M. Johnston 6 for 55).

Manor 14 (A. Stubbs 3 for 5; A. Precious 7 for 6).

Dronfield 15 for 0.

Grove 248 for 5 (J. Simpson 97; J. Wright 47; R. Liddle 39).

Rise 145 for 5 (C. Hobson 24; R. Lister 29; S. Gorman 43 not out).

Semi-Finals:

Queen's 29 (C. Stubbs 6 for 9; A. Precious 4 for 12).

Dronfield 34 for 1.

School House 101 (I. Hindhaugh 24; R. Dibb 24. R. Kirby 6 for 67).

Grove 103 for 4 (J. Wright 46 not out; M. Willink 28).

Final:

Grove 71 for 9 (J. Wright 34; C. Stubbs 3 for 25; A. Precious 5 for 25).

Dronfield 73 for 3 (C. Stubbs 46 not out).

JUNIOR COMPETITION

1st Round:

Dronfield 178 for 3 (A. Stubbs 121 not out).

Grove 35 (A. Stubbs 4 for 10; P. Jacques 4 for 14).

School House 204 for 8 (J. Muirhead 67; M. Adeney 34; C. Shaw 39; A. Forman 39. P. Chapman 5 for 36).

Queen's 91 (P. Chapman 25; J. Muirhead 6 for 12, including a hat trick).

Rise 165 for 2 (S. Gorman 104).

Temple 92 (J. P. Atkinson 63. S. Gorman 7 for 46).

Semi-Finals:

School House 59 (F. Topham 27; P. Jacques 5 for 31).

Dronfield 19 (A. Forman 4 for 3; J. Muirhead 4 for 4).

Manor 80 (A. Millard 25; D. Thomas 4 for 34; S. Gorman 5 for 38).

Rise 81 for 3 (S. Gorman 40).

Final:

School House 61 (R. Linton 35; D. Thomas 5 for 22; S. Gorman 5 for 38).

Rise 65 for 4 (A. Smith 33 not out. A. Forman 3 for 23, including a hat trick).