Cricket in 1940

 
In December 1940 Concordia defeated Scotch in the final of the Students Cricket Association. A triumphant and detailed resume of the match stretched over four pages in the The Brown and Gold the following year. We are told that ‘the weather was hot, with a north wind blowing, and the wicket was fast and good when the Scotch captain won the toss and decided to bat.’ Finally, ‘when stumps were drawn at the end of the match, Scotch had last nine wickets for 169, leaving Concordia winners …by the fine margin of 129 runs.’
During this year a batting record was made by Ron Schmaal in a match against Kings College. He scored 210 of Concordia’s score of 8/325 declared.
The 1940s also saw the beginning of the house system, with Brown and Gold houses formed to stimulate sporting activity. Cricket was included in the programme and  the cricket score book for 1940-1942 is in our Heritage Centre collection.

Photo : L-R: C.V. Eckermann (Captain), G. Fischer (Vice-Captain), N. Jaensch, T. Lutze, K. Twartz, C.E. Eckermann, L. Ziersch, R. Schmaal, L. Altus, I.Kleinig.
Absent: C. Hempel, H. Hermann.