Jacky Gunn

Jacky Gunn was the Glory Gardens opening quick bowler with Marty Lear. He was not as quick as Marty but he was still pretty sharp. Many people thought that he wouldn't make a very good quick bowler but he surprised people with his pace and he would skid the ball through. He was not one of the original Glory Gardens members as he went to a different school but he responded to Hooker's advertisment and he was invited to the next training session in which he clean bowled Asif 'Azzie' Nazar which impressed the skipper greatly. He did not get on very well with Clive da Costa and at one point he even threatened to leave the team along with his brother Brian who had temporarily joined the club as a stand-in. The rows started to affect his bowling but he was back on track by the end of the book. He broke his finger while fielding the first ball of the West Indies tour and as a result he missed most of the tour. A determined character who fought strongly for his beliefs (he strongly supported Paul 'Ohbert' Bennett being included in the team during 'The Big Test' and he was highly critical of the Woolagong team and their umpire 'Herr' Dryer), he was also a very quiet character.