CRICKET YOUTH

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29984, 20 November 1962, Page 6

CRICKET YOUTH

David Phillipson is having a most successful season in his first year with the Old Collegians A grade team. Against West ChristchurchI University on Saturday, Phillipson, who opens the bowling at a brisk pace, took five for eight in the first innings ! and seven for 18 in the second I innings, including the hat--trick.

’ Neil Black is usually a I keen fieldsman. But on Saturday he needed just a little incentive to bring him up to form. This came in the form of a sporting offer from a photographer that if he \ took a catch he would get \ his picture in "The \ Press.” This proposition had an electrifying effect on Neil, who had been 'Evidently feeling the un-

The Old Collegians A grade player, Donald Ballagh, has been keeping wickets for four years and each season he has shown a marked improvement When keeping to the lively bowling of David Phillipson, he has displayed considerable skill and promise and has taken some splendid catches.

The Old Collegians A grade team’s opening batsman, Rodney Walker, took a fine catch against West ChristchurchUniversity on Saturday. Fielding at mid-on, he made the catch after running backwards and having to jump in the air to take the ball over his head.

There was a highly exciting match in the B grade, section one, between Xavier College and Old Collegians, in which P. Hammant, of Xavier, was outstanding. He scored 34 when his side was in difficulties, and in the second innings made 15 not out He also took a fine catch, and did the hat-trick. It was a game of declarations. Old Collegians declared at 68 for five, Xavier at 77 for seven. Old Collegians at 46 for eight. Xavier had 20 minutes to score 38, but Old Collegians bowled and fielded to such purpose that the score at the end was 24 for one wicket

A reward for consistently accurate bowling was won by Lindsay Robinson, of the Lancaster Park A team on Saturday. After taking three for six in Sydenham's first innings, he captured four for 25 in the second.