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Awards Dinner 2010
Christopher Martin-Jenkins MBE, MCC President.
Gosden House School winner of the Don Rowan Trophy 2010Awards Dinner 2009
Beth McGregor one of the w inners of Cricket Society Awards Dinner 2009 at the Royal Overseas League
with President John Barclay.
John Arlott Plaque unveiled
John Arlott Plaque unveiled The plaque itself, now proudly in place at The Old Sun, New Alresford following its unveiling on 21st June 2009.
Autumn Dinner 2008
Winners of Cricket Society Awards pictured with chairman Ian Jackson and President John Barclay at The Cricket Society Autumn Dinner on Friday 31st October.
£200 to Cricket Society Trust - thanks to Barney
Barney with his benefit committee Fred, Matt and Ian.
Fred Raffle is well known in cricketing circles, as his guide dog, Barney. Fred has followed Glamorgan round the UK and England round the world for decades. The journeys all begin from his home in Sunderland and for the last 10 years Barney has travelled to Glamorgan games with him. During that time Barney has been to 35 grounds and been patted by 14 England captains.
On his travels Fred has worked with BBC and Sky and is well known to their broadcasting teams. When David Lloyd was told of Barney’s 10 years service and impending retirement he suggested a benefit. As luck would have it Matthew Maynard, who is Barney’s favourite cricketer, was travelling to Durham to speak to the Cricket Society on 6th November and this was Barney’s big night. The branch made a donation from the raffle, photographs were taken of the members with the championship trophy and Glamorgan and Durham gave items of cricket memorabilia to auction on Ebay.
Those who attended the meeting heard Fred interview Matt about his life as a cricketer and latterly as a coach. Although typically modest about his own considerable achievements he gave us an idea of how Viv Richards taught him how to win matches and was generous in his praise for others with whom he had played.
Barney has generously agreed to give the proceeds to The Cricket Society Trust and he has brought in over £200 which will help their excellent work.
The Cricket Society at the Cricket
On Wednesday 24th September, on the first day of the LV County Championship Division 1 clash between Kent and Durham; 21 Cricket Society members and their guests convened in The Harris Room at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. Guest of honour was the incoming MCC president, former Kent and England bowler, Derek Underwood, pictured with Cricket Society Executive Committee members Derek Barnard (left); London meetings organiser and website editor Tony Weaver; Librarian and Kent's Honorary Statistician Howard Milton; and London Dinner Organiser and committee secretary Mike Dwyer. Picture by Maureen Dwyer.
Derek Ufton
Derek Ufton (pictured left) was presented with a bottle of Champagne by The Cricket Society's Vice Chairman Derek Barnard (pictured right) as a gesture of thanks for his generosity when addressing meetings of The Cricket Society in London and Durham.
Ravi Bopara
Ravi Bopara was presented with the Wetherall Trophy for the Leading Young Allrounder in English First Class Cricket for 2007 by Chris Lowe, Vice President of The Cricket Society. The presentation was made at Lord's before start of play on Monday 9th June, during the match between Middlesex and Essex.
Ian Jackson
Ian Jackson bowling for The Cricket Society XI at Tilford in Surrey.
(photograph taken by Vanessa Histon)
A Tale of a Cricket Society Member
Norman is pictured third from the right and Brad fourth from the right on the picture.
Norman Grey lives in Peterborough and has over a long life been playing cricket the length and breadth of England. He recently realised that the only county in which he had not played was Durham. He had played to the north of it, the west of it and the south but not Durham. He had wisely not attempted to play to the east.
He knew nobody in Durham but he got hold of The Cricket Society and they know where to find a team short of a player. Chester-le-Street Cricket Clubs midweek side obliged and Norman achieved his full set on the evening of the 2nd July in a win over Komatsu. He played a key part in the victory with a run a ball 17 and a couple of wickets in the reply.
Also in the team was a man who hadn’t played in any English county. Brad Hopes, father of the club’s Australian pro, Ty Hopes, is visiting the area on holiday and played his first game in England and got the side off to a flying start with some elegant late cuts as he adapted to local conditions within a couple of balls.
Given the English summer Norman took the precaution of arranging a back up match. It was just as well that it only rained a little bit at Chester-le-Street as his team Davipart, managed only 15 balls against Sunderland QS on the 3rd July before the heavens opened and the game was abandoned. He didn’t get on the pitch.