Cricket S. N. McGREGOR AT ST. THOMAS’S

Press, Volume C, Issue 29637, 6 October 1961, Page 20

Cricket S. N. McGREGOR AT ST. THOMAS’S

Bat Presented To Ist XI Hard practice lay behind success in cricket, so it behoved all boys aspiring to l reach the top to give due attention to this important side of the game, said S. N. McGregor, the New Zealand test batsman, at St. Thomas’s College yesterday. McGregor, who will leave for South Africa tomorrow with the New Zealand team, is a longstanding friend of the principal of the college, the Rev. Brother J. I. McClintock, and? at his request, addressed the boys at a special assembly. McGregor complimented the pupils on their smart appearance, adding that correct dress in cricket was always a point to be watched. He then presented a cricket bat to P. Melville, the captain of the college’s Ist XI, and was in turn presented with a box of film by K. Feary. the head prefect, on behalf of the boys. McGregor expressed his willingness to return to the college after the tour and tell of his experiences in

. South Africa and perhaps show colour slides. St. Thomas’s was opened j on February 6 this year, but . already. Rugby, cricket, and tennis have been established J and teams entered in junior grade competitions. To pro- ' vide a suitable area for the college's sporting activities. .an eight-acre block across Middlepark road is being j cleared and levelled and will ‘be sown in grass.