■f: A. >y 'n. r. r *• *.s •. r \ Hm f iS- W 4 .!> S-S: jg, ffl u;f «^.«r Cricket Cricket continues to grow at the College with some 13 teams playingmost Saturdays. We have managed regu lar games for 4 open sides with 3 in each of the age groups. Games for 'D' sides were played where possi ble but shortage of fields at other schools was often a problem. Generally results have been good with our 'A' sides do ing particularly well, including the 1st XI. The U13A won the trophy for the team with the best performance during the season. The Kearsney side also hosted a most successful U14 week in October. 10 teams from various provinces in South Africa took part and the cricket as of a very high standard. Perhaps the highlight of the year was the overseas trip by the 1st XI to England. There they performed very well indeed and were great ambassadors on and off the field. On the representative side at the end of 1993 J. Mackey made the Natal Mynahs, A. Tweedie Natal B and A. Hatzipetrou Natal A. S. Summers and G. Picken made theNatalU15 side whichplayedin the P.G. BisonWeek in Cape Town. Finally thanks to the coaches who spend their Saturdays and holidays looking after teams, the parents for their excellent support at all levels and Jay and his team who worked so hard to produce our excellent pitches. P.A.T. RATCLIFFE 1ST XI Regular members: J. Mackey (Captain), J. Caulfield,R. Groom, S. Hipkin, S. Ivey, W. Lee, L. McDougall, S. McKeown, R. Prestedge, S. Summers, P. Smith. The 1st XI has had a most successful year playing 20 games, winning 9, losing 3, and drawing 8. Unfortu nately many of the drawn games and other scheduled matches, particularly in the 4th term were washed out. The team was fortunate in attending an AlexandraWeek, a Kingswood Festival and an overseas tour to Eng land. John Mackey, the captain, grew in stature during the season, leading the team efficiently and successfully. Although inconsistent with the bat, he nevertheless was a solid openingbat and onmany occasions, scored some valuable innings; who will forget his 134 n.o against Bedford. He also proved to be a valuable 6th bowler often taking a crucial wicket. John's openingpartner RowanGroom, an elegant open ing bat played some outstanding innings, none more so than the 128 against Durham and the 50 against Maritzburg College. His talent lies not only in his bat ting skills but in bowling as well. He was a more than useful medium paced bowler. Rowan's talent was rec ognised and he was selected to represent Natal B at NuffieldWeek. Scott Summers, although undisciplined at times, played some swashbuckling knocks at no. 3; the best was the Kearsney Chronicle 1994 77
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