COLLEGE KEARSNEY KEARSNEY D H S ST ANDREW'S KEARSNEY KEARSNEY MICHAELHOUSE KEARSNEY KEARSNEY D H S KEARSNEY ALEXANDRA KEARSNEY NORTHLANDS 124(Lewthwaite 5/26, Logan 4/22). 133/6(Pearse 33, Logan 78 n.o.) vs D H S Won by 41 runs Away 140(Pearse 66,Shaker 23) 99(Whitfield 6/33) vs ST ANDREW'S Drawn Away 86(Whitfield 3/22, Alcock 3/30, Lewthwaite 4/27) 79/9(Logan 40). vs MICHAELHOUSE Drawn Away 197/7 dec.(Pearse 104, Logan 23, Miller 33) 142/4 vs GLENWOOD Drawn Home 81/4(Pearse 20, Logan 43). Mist stopped play! vsD H S Lost by 6 wickets Home 144(Logan 20,Shaker 55, Whiting 27) 150/4(Whitfield 3/43) vs ALEXANDRA Drawn Away 151/7(Logan 20,Shaker 46,Whiting 57 n.o.) 138/6(Whitfield 3/34) vs NORTHLANDS Drawn Home 181/4(Pearse 56,Logan 30,Shaker 37 n.o.. Whiting 33 n.o.) 119/8(Logan 3/25) We began the season knowing that Kearsney possessed some of the most talented batsmen in Natal, bat not realising that oar bowlers would also be capable of a number of match-winning performances. The result has been a successful and enjoyable year with a good record of team-spirit and achievement. The able captaincy of Temlett has been of prime importance, and he and Ward have shared the wicket-keeping duties with distinction. Logan and Pearse,of course, have scored most of the runs, but their contri bution to the team has been as valuable in many other ways; encouragement, unselfish ness, example. Shuker, an equally talented batsman, showed his genuine temperament again by fighting his way through a run of poor scores and back to his best. Meanwhile Miller, Dunlop and eventually Whiting (that outstanding fieldsman) were proving their latent ability as middle-order supporting batsmen. Whitfield and Alcock developed into a hostile opening attack of genuine pace; no-one tried harder for this team than the hard-working Alcock. Lewthwaite continued to demonstrate that as a left-arm spinner he has all the talent he needs, with the reminder that "practice makes perfect." The number of drawn matches was a disappointing feature. In many cases our opponents had a number of wickets standing and made little effort to win the match. One exciting draw occurred in Grahamstown (on a tour otherwise washed out by continual rain) when the daily downpour found Kearsney with one wicket remaining while Ward and Whitfield chased the last 22 runs and came within 8 of their target. The winner of the Foss Bat this year ("Most Improved Player") is Peter Pearse, although many other players have also made notable progress. The improvement in Pearse's footwork against the slow bowlers and his ever-increasing flow of six-hits over the sight-screens made him a worthy winner of the award. Peter's progress from 72 to 104 in his excellent innings against Michaelhouse was almost exclusively via the boundary in a number of fours (9 altogether) and sixes (3). This two-and-a-half-hour 26
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