Mexborough and Swinton Times, 8th July, 1932

Feirn’s Deadly Spell

The match at Hickleton was full of surprises.

It was not the usual Hickleton batting form to collapse so badly before the Wath attack, nor was it the form which made Hickleton such decisive winners in their previous Evening League fixture.

The feature of the afternoon was the remarkable bowling feat of George Feirn, Wath’s 22 year old bowler, who took 5 wickets at the low cost of 6 runs. Turner, who seemed likely to save a general collapse, was the first to fall to his deadly bowling, then followed a procession.

Charlie Potts stuck his old form again, and gave a delightful batting display. Hickleton batsmen took Hargreaves a little too seriously, and had they followed the example set by Turner things might have been different. Ellis batted well for 29 not out and both he and Potts seemed quite comfortable, and played the bowling with ease. Cyril Probert was not up to to his usual standard and made little impression.