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Resumé of events 2005-6

Year

Month

Day

Speaker

Topic

2005
Sept
29th

Alan Castell

Alan Castell started the new season for us with tales of Hampshire Cricket Club and how he is still 9th wicket record holder.

Oct
6th

Philip Deane

Dorset player whose grandfather played with WG Grace

13th

Dave Courtney

Dave Courtney the former owner of 3D Sports and member of the Gloucester CCC Board, gave us an insight into the running of a mail order firm and being on the boards of both cricket and football clubs.

20th

Tom Kelly

Christchurch cricket

27th

Rob Coombs

Rob Coombes recalled his Somerset experiences. He had the opportunity to play with the likes of Ian Botham, Joel Garner and Viv Richards in the two years that he played for Somerset. He actually topped the national averages in his first season, even if his number of matches was limited.

Nov
3rd

Graham Bullock

AC Umpires & Scorers administrator

10th

Brian Ford

3 generations of Hampshire CCC Chairmen

17th

Sean Wallbridge

Managing Dorset CCC

24th

Colin Keir
Colin, who was educated at Bournemouth School, left at 15 to play football for Portsmouth FC. After nine seasons in their youth and reserve sides he moved north and played as a 1st Team player in the Football League. On retirement, he returned to Bournemouth, where he played amateur cricket for many years.

Dec
1st

Warwick Rust

Warwick Rust recalled in detail the Bournemouth Business Houses Evening League. The league began in 1949 and is now the only Bournemouth League in existance. He traced the first decade of the league with newspaper reports and cuttings of the time through to the present day, evoking many memories of players, teams and grounds which no longer exist.

8th

David Ridley
David played league cricket with the famous Australian cricketer Alan Border in his early years, before becoming a Minor Couties player for Dorset. He also managed the successful Bournemouth Cricket Club Under 15 side who won the National Knock Out Cup in 2005. This is a competition with over 1500 clubs partaking.

15th

Derek Hopkins

An excellent Christmas Buffet lunch for members was followed by one of Derek Hopkin's inimitable Quizzes. The result was a win for experience over youth!

2006
Jan
12th

Clive Moore

Clive Moore Chairman of the Dorset Cricket Board recalled the development of the Board and also the Dorset competitions, which have culminated in the Dorset Leagues.

19th

Jeff Levick

Jeff, who is a member of the Hampshire Board, gave a fascinating talk on the subject of Disability cricket. He is heavily involved in organising this aspect of the game in Hampshire and brought along examples of the different type of equipment, which allows people with varying disabilities to enjoy the sport.

26th

David Swindells

David Swindells entertained us with his description of the Bournemouth & Boscombe AFC FA Cup run 1956 - 7. He was accompanied by ex-Bournemouth centre half Tony Nelson, with fellow player Peter Rushworth in the audience. During the cup run David produced a calypso record of the team's exploits, which was featured on the sports programmes of the time.

Feb
2nd

Richard Mockridge

Shelock Holmes played cricket and football for Portsmouth! Well actually it was the writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Richard Mockridge described the sporting life of the author of Sherlock Holmes, along with information on his main profession as Doctor of Medicine. Who was A.C. Smith?

9th

John Wellman

A look inside John's cricket Box! This Pandora's box was opened to reveal John's cricket career, from the earliest recorded mention, aged 8, playing cub cricket and bowling at both ends (!) through to his lifelong affiliation to Poole Old Grammarians. John managed to achieve an unusal feat by scoring 100 runs for the club and also taking ten wickets - though not in the same match! John has for many years been the editor of the Dorset Cricket handbook.

16th

Tony Middleton

Tony spoke of his career with Hampshire playing for the county from 1984 - 95. He re-lived some of the memorable times including a Cup Final at Lords and touring with the England 'A' side. He is still with Hampshire now running the The Hampshire Academy, which aims to develop an elite group of no more than 12 youngsters aged 15 -19.

23rd

John Hughes

John revealed details of a career stretching back to 1960. Given his initial opportunity through Henry Longhurst, John has been a freelance reporter for 32 years. As well as reporting on Hampshire cricket and football for Radios 2 & 5, he has been Press Officer for Hampshire and edited the Southampton FC match-day programme. He rates an interview with Harry Rednapp, in the centre circle, immediately after Bournemouth beat Manchester United in 1984, as one of his most memorable moments.

March
2nd

Andrew Moulding

Andrew Moulding, who is the Somerset Cricket Development Officer, explained the modern development of the game, as seen through the eyes of a 1st class county. Amazingly the youngest players are now encouraged between 3 & 5 years old. A comprehensive talk took us through the coaching and organisation, which can now lead to the ultimate, of a central contract such as Somerset & England player Marcus Trescothick.

9th

David Matthews with Julian Shackleton

David Matthews, author of "On The Spot" a biography of Derek Shackleton was joined by Derek's son Julian Shackleton. David explained how he set about the biography and his many conversations with Derek's family and cricketing contempories. He also recalled the pitfalls of self publishing. David and Julian both reminisced about Derek's career and there were many stories recalled by the DCS members. It would be impossible to explain Derek's worth to Hampshire without reference to some statistics and of course the 1961 Championship, won at Dean Park Bournemouth.

16th

Richard Binns

Richard, who wrote a book about cricket at Northlands Road, Southampton entertained us with a series of photos dating back to the 1880's right up to the end of the modern era. They showed how the ground had gradually developed, while some aspects like parts of the pavilion remained until the final demolition.

23rd

Ed Leverton

Ed Leverton has worked for various versions of the regional and national cricket boards and is currently working in the South West. He also gave us a flavour of schools cricket from an ECB perspective.

30th

Jimmy Gray

A memorable afternoon with ex Hampshire player Jimmy Gray and special guest Leo Harrison. After hearing of his sporting life in both football (his career included Arsenal) and cricket, he gave us his memories of many Hampshire players and the Championship in '61. In later life Jimmy was a partner in Holt & Haskells Sports in Shirley, Southampton.

April
6th

Richard Mockridge & Jack Winn

Richard and Jack teased our memories of cricket venues in the Bournemouth and surrounding areas. Photographs, old and new, stirred long forgotten memories of successes (and failures).

13th

Derek Hopkins

Easter Quiz and cream tea

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Year	Month	Day	Speaker	Topic
2005	Sept	29th	Alan Castell	Alan Castell started the new season for us with tales of Hampshire Cricket Club and how he is still 9th wicket record holder.
	Oct	6th	Philip Deane	Dorset player whose grandfather played with WG Grace
		13th	Dave Courtney	Dave Courtney the former owner of 3D Sports and member of the Gloucester CCC Board, gave us an insight into the running of a mail order firm and being on the boards of both cricket and football clubs.
		20th	Tom Kelly	Christchurch cricket
		27th	Rob Coombs	Rob Coombes recalled his Somerset experiences. He had the opportunity to play with the likes of Ian Botham, Joel Garner and Viv Richards in the two years that he played for Somerset. He actually topped the national averages in his first season, even if his number of matches was limited.
	Nov	3rd	Graham Bullock	AC Umpires & Scorers administrator
		10th	Brian Ford	3 generations of Hampshire CCC Chairmen
		17th	Sean Wallbridge	Managing Dorset CCC
		24th	Colin Keir	Colin, who was educated at Bournemouth School, left at 15 to play football for Portsmouth FC. After nine seasons in their youth and reserve sides he moved north and played as a 1st Team player in the Football League. On retirement, he returned to Bournemouth, where he played amateur cricket for many years.
	Dec	1st	Warwick Rust	Warwick Rust recalled in detail the Bournemouth Business Houses Evening League. The league began in 1949 and is now the only Bournemouth League in existance. He traced the first decade of the league with newspaper reports and cuttings of the time through to the present day, evoking many memories of players, teams and grounds which no longer exist.
		8th	David Ridley	David played league cricket with the famous Australian cricketer Alan Border in his early years, before becoming a Minor Couties player for Dorset. He also managed the successful Bournemouth Cricket Club Under 15 side who won the National Knock Out Cup in 2005. This is a competition with over 1500 clubs partaking.
		15th	Derek Hopkins	An excellent Christmas Buffet lunch for members was followed by one of Derek Hopkin's inimitable Quizzes. The result was a win for experience over youth!
2006	Jan	12th	Clive Moore	Clive Moore Chairman of the Dorset Cricket Board recalled the development of the Board and also the Dorset competitions, which have culminated in the Dorset Leagues.
		19th	Jeff Levick	Jeff, who is a member of the Hampshire Board, gave a fascinating talk on the subject of Disability cricket. He is heavily involved in organising this aspect of the game in Hampshire and brought along examples of the different type of equipment, which allows people with varying disabilities to enjoy the sport.
		26th	David Swindells	David Swindells entertained us with his description of the Bournemouth & Boscombe AFC FA Cup run 1956 - 7. He was accompanied by ex-Bournemouth centre half Tony Nelson, with fellow player Peter Rushworth in the audience. During the cup run David produced a calypso record of the team's exploits, which was featured on the sports programmes of the time.
	Feb	2nd	Richard Mockridge	Shelock Holmes played cricket and football for Portsmouth! Well actually it was the writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Richard Mockridge described the sporting life of the author of Sherlock Holmes, along with information on his main profession as Doctor of Medicine. Who was A.C. Smith?
		9th	John Wellman	A look inside John's cricket Box! This Pandora's box was opened to reveal John's cricket career, from the earliest recorded mention, aged 8, playing cub cricket and bowling at both ends (!) through to his lifelong affiliation to Poole Old Grammarians. John managed to achieve an unusal feat by scoring 100 runs for the club and also taking ten wickets - though not in the same match! John has for many years been the editor of the Dorset Cricket handbook.
		16th	Tony Middleton	Tony spoke of his career with Hampshire playing for the county from 1984 - 95. He re-lived some of the memorable times including a Cup Final at Lords and touring with the England 'A' side. He is still with Hampshire now running the The Hampshire Academy, which aims to develop an elite group of no more than 12 youngsters aged 15 -19.
		23rd	John Hughes	John revealed details of a career stretching back to 1960. Given his initial opportunity through Henry Longhurst, John has been a freelance reporter for 32 years. As well as reporting on Hampshire cricket and football for Radios 2 & 5, he has been Press Officer for Hampshire and edited the Southampton FC match-day programme. He rates an interview with Harry Rednapp, in the centre circle, immediately after Bournemouth beat Manchester United in 1984, as one of his most memorable moments.
	March	2nd	Andrew Moulding	Andrew Moulding, who is the Somerset Cricket Development Officer, explained the modern development of the game, as seen through the eyes of a 1st class county. Amazingly the youngest players are now encouraged between 3 & 5 years old. A comprehensive talk took us through the coaching and organisation, which can now lead to the ultimate, of a central contract such as Somerset & England player Marcus Trescothick.
		9th	David Matthews with Julian Shackleton	David Matthews, author of "On The Spot" a biography of Derek Shackleton was joined by Derek's son Julian Shackleton. David explained how he set about the biography and his many conversations with Derek's family and cricketing contempories. He also recalled the pitfalls of self publishing. David and Julian both reminisced about Derek's career and there were many stories recalled by the DCS members. It would be impossible to explain Derek's worth to Hampshire without reference to some statistics and of course the 1961 Championship, won at Dean Park Bournemouth.
		16th	Richard Binns	Richard, who wrote a book about cricket at Northlands Road, Southampton entertained us with a series of photos dating back to the 1880's right up to the end of the modern era. They showed how the ground had gradually developed, while some aspects like parts of the pavilion remained until the final demolition.
		23rd	Ed Leverton	Ed Leverton has worked for various versions of the regional and national cricket boards and is currently working in the South West. He also gave us a flavour of schools cricket from an ECB perspective.
		30th	Jimmy Gray	A memorable afternoon with ex Hampshire player Jimmy Gray and special guest Leo Harrison. After hearing of his sporting life in both football (his career included Arsenal) and cricket, he gave us his memories of many Hampshire players and the Championship in '61. In later life Jimmy was a partner in Holt & Haskells Sports in Shirley, Southampton.
	April	6th	Richard Mockridge & Jack Winn	Richard and Jack teased our memories of cricket venues in the Bournemouth and surrounding areas. Photographs, old and new, stirred long forgotten memories of successes (and failures).
		13th	Derek Hopkins	Easter Quiz and cream tea