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Year
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Month
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Day
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Speaker
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Topic
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2010
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Oct |
7th
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Alan Edwards
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Alan Edwards got the season off to a good start with his talk about
Lord Lionel Tennyson based on the book he wrote. Lionel Tennyson was a fast bowler
at school, but became known as a quick-scoring batsman. He played for Hampshire and
was brought into the England team, where he was rapidly installed as captain. He
score 19 hundreds in 1st class cricket with a top score of 217. During World War
I he was mentioned in dispatches twice, but a colourful personal life maybe prevented
further honours. |
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14th
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Tom Kelly
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DCS member Tom told us about the Bournemouth Cricket Association which
ran Saturday League cricket in Bournemouth and the surrounding area from 1896 until
2001. After an introduction spanning the years until World War II. Tom was then able
to recall his own memories playing with and against several of the other members
in the room. Tom not only played for Christchurch, but also wrote a book of their
history and he brought to life many of the legendary local players of his time and
one or two of the rogues! Appropriately our venue is the current home of Christchurch
Cricket Club, which now plays in the Dorset League after its amalgamation with Bournemouth
in 2001. |
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21st
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Jerry Lodge
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Jerry is historian at the Oval and was able to tell us of many tales
of famous Surrey players, including the Bedser twins, Micky & Alex Stewart and
Adam & Ben Hollioake. He talked about the recent players, such as the run machine
Mark Ramprakash, scorer of 113 1st class centuries and related how the credit crunch
was affecting Surrey, with about 20 off-field personnel losing their jobs. Fortunately
his is unpaid, so no problem there! |
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28th
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Vic Marks
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Vic, of Somerset, England and TMS fame treated us to discussing his
personal XI of players that had touched on his career in some way. From county stalwarts
like Brian Rose to England captain Brian Close and the legendary figures of I.V.
Richards, I.T. Botham and Malcolm Marshall, it would have been quite a team to watch
and it was great to listen to. Members then quizzed Vic for a good hour on topics
ranging from Somerset at the time of the Botham/Richards/Garner affair through England's
chances in Australia this winter, to possible future broadcasters on Test Match Special.
All in all, it was a very 'Special' afternoon. |
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Nov |
4th
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Keith Wheatley
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Ex Hampshire player Keith Wheatly was Alan Rayment's guest speaker
as he told us of his career at Hampshire which spanned the mid to late 1960's through
to 1970. A batsman and spinner, he gave us an insight into the troubles of a professional
bowler when the ball just won't come out right. His Hampshire select XI had many
in the audience delighted with the memories of Arthur Holt, Barry Richards, Colin
Ingleby-MacKenzie and Malcolm Marshall to name but a few. A great afternoon down
memory lane! |
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11th
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Peter Marinello
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Peter returned to us to continue the story of his career after leaving
Arsenal. His colourful life encompassed spells at Portsmouth, Fulham and Hearts,
before venturing abroad to play 6-a-side football in Arizona. There
were tales of the many scrapes he and his colleagues got in to, dodgy dealings by
chairmen and managers, to say nothing of being a model for a clothing catalogue along
with Lulu! The full 90 minutes took us only to the end of his football career, though
his book, 'Fallen Idle', suggests an equally interesting life after football. Maybe
next season..... |
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18th
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Warwick Rust
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Warwick explained, with many examples, the long history of caricatures
and cartoons in the story of cricket. Interest in the sport really only grew from
the 19th century, as the game was mainly played on the estates of the aristocracy
prior to that. William Hogarth & James Gillray were two of the earliest exponents
of the art, while in the 1800's the advent of the penny post and magazines like Punch
brought the illustrations to a much wider audience. Vanity Fair was another magazine
carrying caricatures of cricketers, often with a highly idiosyncratic description.
Finally we came into the 20th century, with examples from Giles, Ullyett & Steadman
displaying humour, symbolism and surrealism, all ably explained by Warwick to his
appreciative audience. |
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25th
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David Clutterbuck
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David's interest in cricket started at Grammar School and continued
during army service. Back in Bournemouth after National Service, he worked and played
for SRDE and then De Haviland. For mysterious reasons he often finished up as captain!
Club cricket with Bournemouth Amateurs followed, enjoying the delights of Dean Park
for many years and he once had the chance to discuss the 1949 match in which Prince
Phillip played, with the man himself. The author Leslie Thomas invited him to play
in a match at Godshill involving an old England team during which David dismissed
Ollie Milburn with his slow left-arm bowling. Finally he declared his innings closed
at Dean Park in 1999, after more than half a century. An entertaining afternoon and
we didn't need the thermos and sandwiches to keep us going! |
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Dec |
2nd
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Members
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Snow Stopped Play! |
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9th
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Fred Daldry
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Fred, a former YMCA manager and mountain leader returned to tell us
more of his mountaineering experiences. Last year he retraced his steps to the mountains
he had climbed in earlier years. With vertigo-inducing photographs he recounted his
many successful climbs including the Matterhorn. Much of his climbing was done in
an era before modern safety harnesses and was a more traditional type of sport, man
against the mountain. Certainly this was a talk which kept us on the edge of our
seats! |
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16th
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Xmas Lunch
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40 members attended the Christmas buffet lunch and puzzled over the
cricket quiz, ably run by Derek. We close now for Christmas and look forward to meeting
members and their ladies at the Canford Magna Golf Club for the Ladies Lunch, 12.30
pm for 1.00 on Thursday 6th January 2011. Merry Christmas! |
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2011
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Jan |
6th
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New Year Lunch
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The 1st Annual Ladies Lunch was an absolute success, as nearly 60
members and guests assembled at the Canford Magna Golf club for a delicious meal,
followed by a talk by Dr David Allen. His theme linked the 50th Anniversary of Hampshire's
1st Championship win, with his very first junior membership at Hampshire, thanks
to his mother's inspirational Christmas present. The event was superbly organised
by David Hain and MC'd by Derek Hopkins, who also managed to raise funds towards
the De Zoete charity. We greatly look forward to next year's event. |
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13th
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Members
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Our popular 'bring a sporting item' session produced a fascinating
diversity of items and sports. There was a Speedway programme from the very first
meeting of Poole Pirates, a photo of Wembley autographed by many legends of the game,
the cricket ball that saved New Milton Rec, thanks to Ian Woolridge of the Daily
Mail, cricketing autographs, first day covers, books and much more. All of this was
accompanied by the human stories, which made the items come to life. |
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20th
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Stephen Chalke
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Stephen is an award-winning author of cricket books. After a series
of books about cricketers from earlier generations, in his latest offering, 'Now
I'm 62, The Diary Of An Ageing Cricketer', Stephen writes about his own cricket experiences,
as he attempts to captain his village's 3rd XI to success in Wiltshire Division 9.
Only the names are changed to protect the innocent. The initial enthusiasm and high
hopes from early season are gradually worn down, as the realisation dawns that promotion
is once again elusive. Young players who don't want to move up a team, self-umpiring
and the tale of the brown trousers all struck a chord with the many ex-captains in
the audience making this a thoroughly entertaining and humble account. |
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27th
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Chris Finch
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Chris is one of our members and a judge of Cricket Book of the Year.
He recalled his golden age of cricket, which for him was 1968. This was the first
year of overseas players like Garfield Sobers and Barry Richards, the first ever
over with 6 6's, magically caught by a BBC Wales broadcast, the year of the Basil
D'Olivera affair and a drawn test series against Australia. Many of us could remember
the drama of the last minute win at The Oval as England took 5 wickets in 35 minutes,
after the crowd had helped to dry the outfield. In words and books, Chris inspired
us to remember our own golden age of cricket. |
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Feb |
3rd
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Mike Charman
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Mike, who is the scorer for Sussex, started his cricket career in
the Army. He umpired and scored for forces teams, becoming a minor counties umpire.
On retiring from the army he became Assistant Secretary at Sussex. His highlights
have been umpiring a final at Lords and scoring for Australia on one visit to England.
He also brought along his laptop and demonstrated the software that all the county
scorers use. This feeds a database which is used to produce the online scorecards
such as the BBC and newspapers display on their websites. A lively Q&A session
followed as members threw various scenarios at Mike to see the effect on the software. |
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10th
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Don Seaby
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Don is one of our members and a keen collector of cricket related
items. He brought along an extensive collection of stamps, (first cricket one was
issued by the Cape Verde Islands!) first day covers, cigarette cards and signed Cornhill
cards. In some cases the items had been autographed by the player concerned and the
value appeared to be inversely proportional to how willing a player was to sign!!
Don Bradman's signature is not very valuable as he was a willing participant. |
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17th
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Stuart Robertson
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Stuart was marketing manager of the ECB when the concept of Twenty20
cricket was developed. He gave us the same presentation that was used to convince
the powers that be at Lords. A major research exercise was done to find out which
groups in the population were not going to cricket matches, but might do with the
right product. They also looked at the barriers which put people off, such as the
start times and whether you had to be a member. All told, it was a fascinating insight
into modern marketing strategies. |
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24th
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Alan Willows
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Alan is the Dorset County Coach, as well as in charge of cricket at
Sherborne School. He told us of the journey that he had undergone with the County
side, from underperformers prior to his arrival to County Champions in 2010, for
only the 2nd time in their history. He explained the preparation needed to persuade
the players to believe in themsleves. Eight of the eleven are Dorset players and
none of them are paid. Throughout the afternoon, Alan's massive enthusiasm showed
through, so much so that by the end, members went off to the nets inspired to make
Dorset Over-60's equally successful! |
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March |
3rd
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Wimbledon Visit
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For our annual trip we visited the All England Tennis Club at Wimbledon.
On a cold day, we toured the grounds including Center Court & No 1, Henman Hill
and the scene of the longest ever match, which finished 70-68 in the 5th set. We
then popped off for a most agreeable lunch before returning to visit the wonderful
museum and sample a cream tea. Once again it was a superbly organised day, with many
thanks to David Hain. |
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10th
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Peter Danks
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Peter, a one time scorer with Hampshire, is now the scorer with the
Bunbury's cricket club. A charity side who have many international players amongst
their ranks, they raise amazing amounts for charity - £175000 from one game!
Their 'leader' is David English, who also organises the national U-15 competition,
which two of our local sides have won in the last decade. They have even been responsible
for an U-15 World Cup event. Peter explained that the laws are bent as necessary,
so that as many as 18 players may appear for the Bunbury's at a time, according to
their other commitments and their aim is to entertain the crowds. |
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17th
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Stephen Green
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Stephen was Curator of the Museum at Lords. He gave us a talk on the
history of the Lords grounds (there have been three) which was illustrated by a series
of slides, either of some of the paintings, or for more modern times actual photographs
of the ground, which enabled him to chart the development of the ground. He is veritably
a walking encyclopedia of Lords cricket grounds and has probably forgotten more than
most people know. His talk was a most enjoyable reminder of our Society visit a couple
of years back. |
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24th
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Don Crossley
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31st
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AGM
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April |
7th
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Warwick Rust
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14th
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Mike Scott
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21st
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Derek Hopkins
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