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Martyn Can Hit
endigo Cricketer and
Football Coach
l J crcv
Maitvn. cricketer and
toot-
II couch, wnjj the outstanding pevrnier
in the setnl-ilnal tuatci.ei of
he Uemligo ci-ickel competition.
Batting for IJuglehawk. he scored
li;
runs. Ills tirst century for
tlje
ear and the tirst for tile ciub tin*
eason.
He continued his good form
gainst Melbourne on Monday, when
e hit
tip 26 runs. Including
two
ixes.
He was attempting a
third
h-en he was caught.
In the
fleW
gainst
Melbourne,
he
caught
one
batsman itnil stumped
another.
.Martyn's placv in the cricket lic-M
Is hcliind the flicks, and he has tiu
equal in Bendiso.
He was there
i:i
the match against the Englishman on
Die occasion of their last visit to Hendigo,
and the Englishmen
described
him as the beat -keeper" they
ha.I
encountered in the country districts.
He came to Bendigo from Tasmania
as a football coach for Eaglehawk. In
that state he was known as a 11 tinning
hitter and had many good scoref
to ills credit.
He played In many re.
preventative
matches
as
wicketkeeper,
but was liable at any time tt
come forward with a big score.
Ills experience In Bendigo has beer
much the same. He Is a powerful lefthander.
and It he gets under the bkt
It travels fast.
Ho lias been wicketkeeper
In
most
representative
matchce in Bendigo and has
nevei
failed with the but.
He was top eco.1'1
gainst the
Englishmen.
In Llie football Held he has play?"
n all ijepnrtmertB, nnd gained a reputation
as a goal kicker.
After tin
seasons with Haglehawk
In football
he transferred to South Bendigo las'
eni-. but retained his association witl
he cricket
club.
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