This is the first cricket season that I can remember.
Our local papers The Examiner and the Saturday Evening Express carried scorecards.
Of a Sunday my family would watch the Sunday afternoon sporting show "Sports Club" on the local TV station TNT-9.
1st NOVEMBER (one-day) Launceston 9/168 (G. Waters 59, J. Houston 4-69) Sth L'ton 57 (W. Elliott 19, M. Gandy 6-18) & 4/55 (G. Tilyard 16) Riverside 5/290 (P. Williams 96*, P. Anderson 2-56) Mowbray 6/212 (R. Biffin 94*, J. Tilley 3-74) Scottsdale 117 (T. Allanby 36, R. Steele 3-21) Midlands 8/240 (R. Gatenby 73, K. Smith 6-78) Westbury 199 (G. Blair 51, G. Anderson 4-47) & 2/57 (I. Crowden 32) Beaconsfield 160 (V. Manion 51, D. Jarvis 5-31) 6th & 13th NOVEMBER Launceston 99 (K. Miller 23, T. Cowley 4-16) & 4/179d (C. Berringer 68*, R. Biffin 3-35) Mowbray 4/129d (T. Cowley 50, G. Miller 2-36) & 7/113 (L. Jones 48, R. Dean 4-41) Midlands 247 (R. Gatenby 128, D. Blackaby 4-51) Beaconsfield 79 (S. McLeod 20, K. Crosswell 5-43, T. Swan 5-36) & 9/161 (D. Seen 46, Don Wigan 4-60) Westbury 136 (J. Archer 50, K. Smith 4-22) & 6/155 (G. Blair 45*, D. Partridge 3-26) Scottsdale 132 (R. Gofton 39, G. Bennett 5-43) Sth Launceston 117 (C. Prior 47, B. Harper 5-49) & 3/159 (W. Elliott 66*) Riverside 3/238d (P. Nelson 88, M. Furlonge 2-79) 20th & 27th NOVEMBER Beaconsfield 86 (P. Grimes 37, J. Houston 4-35) & 63 (G. Anderson 26, G. Summers 6-34) Sth Launceston 6/143d (W. Elliott 61*, G. Anderson 3-47) & 1/7 Scottsdale 282 (T. Gofton 102, R. Biffin 4-70) Mowbray 332 (R. Biffin 114 rtd hurt, T. Allanby 3-91) Midlands 9/183d (M. Harvey 49, G. Bennett 3-53) & 1/27 Westbury 274 (G. Blair 104, S. Burbury 3-51) Riverside 8/231d (P. Williams 57, G. Miller 3-48) Launceston 8/203 (B. John 42, G. Green 3-72) |