Early Cricket Career
Bissett was a right-handed lower-order batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He had a spasmodic first-class cricket career extending over eight years and taking in three domestic South African teams plus a tour to England, but amounting to only 21 matches in all.
Bissett made his first-class debut in two matches for Griqualand West against Orange Free State in 1922-23 and in the second of them he took five first innings wickets for 38 runs in 10 overs. The following year he improved on those figures by taking six for 87 in Border's first innings. That led to his selection for the 1924 South African tour to England. The tour was not a success for Bissett. Played very sparingly in the early matches, he had run into some form by the end of June and took five second innings Hampshire wickets for 102 runs. But less than two weeks later he injured his foot bowling against Yorkshire and was unable to play again.
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