CONTACT: Spring 1964
With only a few weeks to the beginning of the 1964 season, once again the Club is looking forward to
an enjoyable and successful year and an improvement on the performance of last season when the team finished 6th in the league.
The
main event during the close season was the annual Golf and Cricket Club Dinner which was once again most enjoyable, with the respective
prizes being awarded by Mrs Sutherland and Mrs Raftery. Our appreciation is extended to Tony Green for organising the event.
The prizes for last season were awarded as follows:-
F W PARSONAGE PRIZE - Ray Lovell
FRANK KIRTLAND CUP - Horace Williams
BATTING
PRIZE - John Ordish
BOWLING PRIZE - Les Bellmore
A cordial invitation is extended to anyone wishing to join the Club and to play
during the coming season. It is hoped that net practice can be arranged for the weeks prior to the start of the season.
The date
of the AGM will be announced later.
J G Eyre
CONTACT: Summer 1964
The Cricket Club have had their best start
to a season since the Club was reformed after the War (no, not 1914-18) winning four out of the first six matches with two rained
off.
Ray Lovell has carried on where he left off last season. In four innings he has scored 147 runs and has been the mainstay
of the batting strength with able support from the recognised "batsmen" in the side.
This season it has been a pleasure to welcome
"new blood" into the team in the person of Ron Moll, who has bowled exceptionally well and has taken 14 wickets for 144 runs to date.
Steve Yarnall, John Roberts and Malcolm Kendall have all performed creditably when called upon.
The fielding has been much improved
and this is no small measure due to the increased bowling strength.
At present the team are looking forward to a successful season
- and support from the Staff can help them to achieve this aim.
JGE
CONTACT: Autumn 1964
This summer has
been one of the finest for many years and acted as an inspiration to the team, who finished runners up in the Evening League, only
one point behind the Champions, Housing Management. At one time it was thought that the Bank were joint champions. Unfortunately our
joy was short lived as Housing Management discovered a lost point and the Bank were "pipped at the post".
The Club honours this
season go to Maurice Eley who finished top of the batting averages, scoring 121 runs for an average of 30.2, followed by Ron Moll,
116 runs, average 19.3 and Ray Lovell, 153 runs for an average of 19.1. Further congratulations to Les Bellmore for finishing top
of the bowling averages taking 21 wickets for 81 runs, an average of 3.84 rpw, with Maurice Eley second, taking 6 wkts. for 42 runs,
average 7.0 rpw followed by Ron Moll with 18 wkts. for 176 runs, average 9.8 rpw.
The F W Parsonage prize is to be awarded to
Ron Moll for his performances as previously mentioned, and as the outstanding new member of the team.
The final League Table
is not yet available, but it will be circularised when received.
JGE
Season 1964 (Final Position 2nd)
League
Matches: played 12; won 6; lost 3; cancelled 3
|
May 5 |
Bank 93-5 |
Housing 92-7 |
WON |
|
Lovell 60*; Alsop 11 | |||
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Yarnall 2-18; Moll 2-24 | |||
|
May
14 |
Bank 92-3 |
Water 91-4 |
WON |
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Lovell 44; Eley 24; Moll 14* | |||
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May 28 |
Bank 95 |
Health 52 |
WON |
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Lovell 25; Bellmore 23; Young 14; Green 11* | |||
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Moll
5-32; Bellmore 4-18 | |||
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June 10 |
Bank 68-8 |
Public Works 64 |
LOST |
|
Young 20*; Eley 15 | |||
|
Moll 4-27; Young 2-36 | |||
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June 17 |
Bank 38 |
MEB Engineers 98-6 |
LOST |
|
Alsop
13 | |||
|
Alsop 2-16; Moll 2-29 | |||
|
June 25 |
Bank 73 |
Town Clerks 74-6 |
WON |
|
Alsop 28; Moll 19*; Green 11 | |||
|
Bellmore 4-33; Young 2-40 | |||
|
July |
Bank
141-4 |
Rates 37 |
LOST |
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Eley 56*; Bellmore 40; Moll 21* | |||
|
Bellmor 7-17; Moll 3-9 | |||
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July 15 |
Bank 61-9 |
MEB Accounts 63-4 |
WON |
|
Eley 16; Moll 10 | |||
|
Young
2-28 | |||
|
July 30 |
Bank 92-7 |
Treasurers 30 |
WON |
|
Moll 40; Alsop 19; Green 12*; Eley 10 | |||
|
Bellmore 6-13; Eley 4-17 | |||
|
|
Runs |
Wickets |
Catches |
|
|
Alsop |
90 |
2 |
|
|
|
Lovell |
153 |
|
1 |
|
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Young |
49 |
9 |
1 |
|
|
Moll |
116 |
18 |
2 |
|
|
Roberts |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
Batchelor |
0 |
|
|
|
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Davenport |
7 |
|
1 |
|
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Yarnall |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
Smith |
16 |
|
3 |
|
|
Haslam |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
Eley |
121 |
6 |
2 |
Leading
Batsman: Average 30.25 |
|
Ordish |
10 |
|
2 |
|
|
Eyre |
10 |
|
|
|
|
Bellmore |
63 |
21 |
1 |
Leading Bowler: Average 3.85 |
|
Kendall |
1 |
|
|
|
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Green |
51 |
|
1 |
|
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Bunten |
8 |
|
3 |
|
|
Whittaker |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Extras |
43 |
|
|
|
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Runs
For |
753 |
|
|
|
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Runs Against |
601 |
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