Gisborne Cricket Club
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Macedon hang on
Underdogs Macedon showed plenty of resilience to stave off Gisborne’s desperate efforts to win their round 12 McIntyre 1sts match at Gardiner Reserve on Saturday. Rain was Macedon’s initial saviour, with more than half an hour’s play lost, then several of the the Cats’ younger batters “dug in” and at stumps the score was 9/169…
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Romsey in a thriller
Chasing Gisborne’s sizeable 286, Romsey won a thrilling McIntyre Cup match on Saturday as Thomas Boyer hit a boundary with just four balls remaining. Boyer’s 66 not out from just 45 balls was just what the home side needed. Gisborne reduced Romsey to 9/260 with four overs remaining, and it was pace bowler Jamie Taylor…
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Coach in UK
Gisborne Cricket Club’s Riley Vernon has just been appointed professional coach for next season at Farnworth Cricket Club in England. The 23-year-old said it was a great opportunity, but his first priority was to try to help Gisborne win the McIntyre Cup premiership again this season. Vernon played with another club in the UK last…
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Woodend’s great escape
Romsey was in the box seat at the halfway mark of the all-important McIntyre 1sts match on Saturday, yet a never-say-die Woodend managed to conjure up a nine runs victory. The one-day round was highlighted by three big centuries — 146 off 126 balls at Gisborne by Sunbury United opener Fabian Fernando, and 136 by…
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Club secures Wills
Gisborne Cricket Club has signed exceptional young pace bowler Josh Wills from Netherfield Cricket Club in Cumbria, England. The tall 19-year-old left-arm speedster was recently clocked at 84mph (135kmh). Wills has played in the Northern Premier Cricket League for Netherfield, and was part of the Cumbria County Cricket team in the National T20 competition. Gisborne’s…
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Sullivan Medal goes to Vernon
Bill West As widely anticipated, Gisborne captain Jarryd Vernon has won the highest individual award in McIntyre Cup cricket for season 2022-2023. The talented 28-year-old allrounder received 20 votes to win the Sullivan Medal by seven votes from team-mate and former medal winner Mick Allen, who won the bowling award. The medal count was conducted…
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Gisborne premiers
Gisborne chased down Romsey’s 8/144 c.c. to win the McIntyre Cup grand final with 10 balls to spare on Saturday. In a remarkable set of three finals, the Dragons only lost five wickets on their way to their fourth McIntyre Cup title, with skipper Jason Wilson winning the toss all three times and making the…