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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria University College, Wellington N.Z. Vol. 21, No. 4. April 23, 1958

Tournament Cricket

Tournament Cricket

Due to a particularly fine team effort backed up by the intelligent captaincy of Jim Thomson, Vic. scored a comfortable win in the cricket section of Tournament. After beating Auckland in a match at Kelburn Park, the team then beat Canterbury at Christchurch for the tournament title. The batting, which had been suspected to be brittle, showed steadiness, with everyone getting some runs and the bowling, with Campbell, Haskell and Thomson forming a dependable nucleus, was always strong. A big improvement in the fielding over that shown during the season also helped the team maintain its superiority over its opponents. Five members of the team, Thomson (capt.), Haskell, Coutts, Campbell, and Gibson were selected for the New Zealand University XI after the conclusion of the Tournament matches.

Results of the matches were:—

v. Auckland:

Batting first on a stiff wicket, Victoria found runs hard to get against a steady attack and it was not until after lunch when Thomson and Poulton put on some quick runs that the initiative passed to the batting side. The innings closed at 214 runs. Auckland lost 8 wickets for 113 in the period to stumps, due mainly to the fine bowling by Campbell and Haskell. In the second day Auckland managed to carry their first innings total to 130, giving Vic. a first innings lead of 84.

Vic.'s second innings was declared closed with a total of 249, for the loss of 5 wickets, Haskell's performance was particularly notable, in that he scored 50 in 13 minutes of play, and his innings included nine sixes. Auckland, needing 334 to win, collapsed in their second innings, and were all out for 117.

v. Canterbury:

Batting first, V.U.W. scored 142 against a very, accurate spin attack. As a result of some particularly fine aggressive bowling by Campbell, supported by Haskell and Thomson, Canterbury were bowled out for 98 in" their first innings. In their second innings, Vic. scored 166.

Canterbury then had only two hours in which to make 211, and in that time only managed 156 for seven wickets.