Chronicle-1957

UNDER I4B Oct 16th; V. Highbury (away) won. Highbury 93 (Barker 6 for 30). Kearsney 95 for 8(Abery 37, Williams 24). Oct. 19th: V. P.M.B. College (home) lost. Kearsney 41. P.M.B. College 113 for 8(Barker 4 for 29). Nov 16th: V. Northlands (away) lost. Northlands 171, lost on 1st innings. Kearsney 55 and 155(Wiseman 60). Nov.20th: V. Highbury (home) lost. Kearsney 50. Highbury 58 for 9(Barker 5 for 23). HOUSE MATCHES 1st XI: Glllingham beat Finningley, Pembroke beat Giilingham, Finningley and Pembroke drawn. 2nd XI- Pembroke beat Glllingham, Glllingham beat Finningley, Finningley beat Pembroke. (The glorious uncertainty of cricket!) Juniors: Glllingham beat Finningley, Pembroke beat Finningley, Glllingham and Pembroke drawn. TENNIS Captain: J. A. H. Lowe. Concrete surfaces were laid on all four courts at the end of the third term. The existing wire netting is to be ""emoved during the holidays, and on their return next year the boys will see diamond mesh netting surrounding the courts. This, ^ r keep the tennis balls on the courts where they belong, and out of the Headmaster's vegetable garden. The results of matches played by the First Team are as follows: W. Durban High School, lost 52 games to ^5. V. Durban Girls' College, won 46 games to 35. The results of Second Team matches, under the captaincy of R. Hagemann, are as follows: V. Glenwood High School, lost 28 games to 71. V. Durban High School, won 67 games to 49. y. Girls' High School(Maritiburg) won 52 games to 47. The Junior Team (Captain, K. Wooller) played two matches against Cordwalles School. The first, at Cordwalles, we ost by 61 games to 67. The second, which we also lost by 54 games to 74, was played on November 22nd at Kearsney. This match must go down in the annals of Kearsney College as the first occasion on which a visiting team played on our new courts. In fact, it ^ ""m^r of years since tennis teams visited us from other schools. We hope that that will all be changed now, and that we shall have numerous visits from now on. 324

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