16.10.65 vj. Glenwood At Home The first match ofthe new quarter saw us win the toss and bat. Morgan 111 n.o. and Hipkin(79)set us on the way to a good score. We declared at 205for 3. Morgan(4 for 27)and Sommerville again bowled accurately and contained the Glenwood batsmen. With time running out, Jackson captured the last 2 wickets for no runs with his leg spinners. Glenwood were all out for 109. Result: Won by 96 runs. 23.10.65 V5. Maritzburg College Away Maritzburg College battedfi rst on an easy paced wicket. Sawyer gave hope when he claimed an early wicket. However Katz and Rees who both scored undefeated centuries saw College declare at277for 2. Hipkin (55)and Morgan(75)accepted the challenge and went for the runs from the outset. After 40 minutes the first Kearsney wicket fell with the total at 86. Runs continued to come at a good rate and Kearsney were eventually out for 192 after 128 minutes of batting. Result: Lost by 79 runs. 27.10.65 vi:. Kookaburra's Home Kearsney batted first, but Morgan wasfoolishly run out without scoring. Hipkin (35)again proved reliable and with the score at64for6we appeared to be heading for a humble score. A sound partnership by Crewe(32)and Campbell(45 n.o.) saw us reach a total of 139. Roy McLean and Peter Carlstein opened the Kooka burra's innings, and soon had the scoreboard rattling along. The first wicket fell at 85 and the second wicket at 102. Good bowling by Sommerville(6for 67) however helped us contain the rest of the batting and they eventually scored 168 for 9. Result: Lost by 5 wickets. 30.10.65 vj. Alexandra Home Winning the toss Alexandra elected to bat on an easy wicket. They started well and looked set for a big score at 72 for 2. Sommerville(5 for 48)and Morgan (3 for 22)again bowled well and at lunch Alexandra were all out for 114. Soon after Kearsney went into bat, the mists of Botha's Hill descended. Despite bad visibility, Alexandra agreed to continue the match and Kearsney scored 118 for 2, Hipkin 81 n.o. and Kent 21 being the run makers. Result: Won by 8 wickets. 2.11.65 v5. S.A. Sports Foundation XI Home We are indeed grateful to the S.A.Sports Foundation and Mr.Trevor Goddard in particular for this match. Mr.Goddard captained the school team and much useful information was passed on to our XI. Our opponents batted first, and declared at 160 for 4, Gibbs scoring 77. Sommerville again bowled well to take 3for 55. In reply Kearsney scored 119 for 4. Hipkin was once again in the runs with an excellent 70 and Jackson batted well for an undefeated 26. Result: Match drawn. 6.11.65 vj. Hilton Home Kearsney again lost the toss and were put in to bat on a sticky wicket. Our openers,usually so reliable, did not last long and the Hilton spin bowlers Bastard and Grant used the wicket to good effect. Once again the lower order batsmen failed, and we were all out for 81. In reply Hilton, on an easing wicket, scored 183 for 9, passing our total with 4 wickets down. Our catching proved our un doing,and although Sommerville(6 for 37 in 24 overs)bowled very well no one was able to contain the batsmen at the other end. Result: Lost by 6 wickets. 99
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