Junior B.

This team was the most successful in the Club and finished second equal in the competition, having won seven out of nine matches. At one stage' the team was in the running for the championship, but an unaccountable and extremely deplorable lapse after Xmas resulted in two consecutive losses. Doubtless this was due to the Club's Christmas tour, which also appeared to affect some of the other teams in the Club. As usual, the batting was the big weakness and the lack of reliable batsmen was again most noticeable. Easily the most prominent were Rae and Moore and, to a lesser degree, Wild and Kelly. The bowling was of a much higher standard, and Nicole and Francis bowled extremely well throughout the season. Francis also registered a great performance in the annual game against Auckland University College. He and Nicole both played a big part in winning back the Speight Trophy from Auckland. Fisher proved a most useful change bowler.

The fielding ranged from brilliant to shocking, which at least gave the games some variety. Wild was always reliable and at times excellent, and Connell also gave some good performances.