McIntyre Cup
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Runs flow freely in GDCA
Big partnerships by in-form Woodend and Gisborne batsmen highlighted the fourth round of McIntyre Cup 1sts matches on Saturday.
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Gisborne opener Warren Kelly slams 140 runs
Kelly hit 20 fours and two sixes at Gardiner Reserve, sharing an opening stand of 152 with Riley Vernon.
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Magnificent 210 – then hospital!
Bill West Gisborne’s Gardiner Reserve was full of high drama on Saturday as one of the brightest young stars in McIntyre Cup cricket made a superlative record-breaking run-a-ball 210, with promise of more to come in the qualifying final. Then Riley Vernon was struck down as an attempted ramp shot off Rupertswood fast bowler John…
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Close finishes in top games
Bill West Certain McIntyre Cup finals participants were involved in crackerjack finishes in the second last home and away round of matches on Saturday. Unbeaten Gisborne’s multi-talented skipper Jarryd Vernon hit a magnificent 118 (four sixes, 15 fours) at Gardiner Reserve as his side scrambled home against Bacchus Marsh. And Romsey’s bowlers and fieldsmen did…
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Woodend misses golden chance
Bill West Woodend missed a golden opportunity to climb off the bottom of the ladder by defeating one of the top sides in McIntyre Cup cricket on Saturday. At Gilbert Gordon Oval, the Woodsmen had Sunbury United’s batting brigade reeling at 7/131, still 104 runs in arrears in the two day encounter. Woodend’s 235 on…
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Back from the brink
Bill West There were two astonishing highlights from Saturday’s round of McIntyre Cup cricket, one being Gisborne skipper Jarryd Vernon’s master class 178 (10 sixes, 18 fours) against Woodend. The other was Romsey’s remarkable back from the brink rescue mission from a shaky 5/22 against Wallan, with skipper Ben Way making an unbeaten 134 and…
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Romsey down as runs flow
Bill West Gisborne District Cricket Association’s 10th round of McIntyre Cup matches on Saturday produced one upset, with Diggers Rest/Bulla toppling third-placed Romsey in a contest where 449 runs were scored, with three half centuries. The resumption in perfect conditions after the Christmas – New Year break also saw several master class batting performances at…
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Dynamic 167, and a double hat-trick
Bill West A new addition to Romsey’s McIntyre Cup lineup hit a blistering 167 off just 104 balls, with 24 fours and four sixes, on Saturday. This incredible effort from Tim Dale was followed by a double hat-trick from Sunbury Kangaroos paceman Michael Fox – in the last four balls of the Redbacks’ innings he…
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‘Run machines’ make it tough
Bill WestSeveral top batsmen in McIntyre Cup cricket have already signalled that bowlers are in for a tough time this season. That’s the obvious message with two one-day rounds played, after the first four scheduled rounds were abandoned due to excessive rain. Gisborne skipper Jarryd Vernon has scored 156 runs without being dismissed in successive…
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Class prevails
Bill West Two of the outstanding batsmen in McIntyre Cup cricket played match-winning innings for their sides on Saturday. Talented Gisborne skipper Jarryd Vernon, back from a stint in turf competition, hit an unbeaten 75 at a run-a-ball pace, and his Romsey counterpart Ben Way carried his side to victory in just 31 overs against…
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Tight medal count
The count to determine who would be the winner of Gisborne District Cricket Association’s prestigious Sullivan Medal for the best player in McIntyre Cup in the 2021-2022 season went right down the wire. In a tough season interrupted by COVID restrictions and washouts, it took 14 votes to win the medal in what was one…
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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…