The Gabba - Australia v West Indies Tied Test in 1960
As my dad rummaged through his study recently, we came across the scorebook he maintained as a young 14-year old. As a cricket tragic you could imagine my surprise and delight to find one of the games in the scorebook was the tied test match between Australia and the West Indies at the Gabba in 1960-61.
Dads dad, my grandad, Jack Stackpoole was on the executive for Toombul Cricket Club and he had received passes to the game. Dad, John Stackpoole sat in the delegate’s area next to the Queensland Cricketers' Club, a fine vantage point at the Gabba and watched the game diligently - taking score each over. Here’s a replica of dad’s scorecards:
