Dorset Cricket Society

Dorset Cricket Society

Resumé of events 2009-10

Year

Month

Day

Speaker

Topic

2009
Oct
1st

Bob Stephenson

Bob opened the batting for the new season. His life has spanned three careers; as professional footballer, cricketer and finally teacher. Bob moved to Hampshire CCC in 1969 after his football career ended. He kept wicket for Hampshire throughout the 1970's and was captain before retiring in 1980. It was fascinating to hear of his experiences playing with the likes of Barry Richards, Malcolm Marshall and Andy Roberts amongst many others. His last career was as a sports teacher and he coached Jimmy Adams, the Hampshire opener, an annual visitor to the society. His views on keeping wicket and life in general were well received by the appreciative members.

8th

Penny Spink

Penny, our first lady speaker, is the daughter of Colonel Binney, the manager of the Dean Park cricket ground in the years immediately after the 2nd World War. He maintained a visitors book for those who played at Dean Park to sign and also used to slip his own autograph book onto the table as well. As a result many famous autographs were available for display, with considerable interest shown in the match in which HRH the Duke of Edinburgh played. With Alan Rayment available to provide a contemporary commentry and Richard Mockridge's research of score cards of the relevant matches, a nostalgic afternoon was enjoyed by members.

15th

Keith Booth

Keith returned to the Society to tell us about Ernest Hayes, of Surrey and England. Ernest was one of the very early tourists, visiting South Africa three times, West Indies and Australia. This included trips at his own expense, rather unusual for a professional. He was a free-hitting batsman and a heavy scorer for Surrey, though his England career was much less successful. It was interesting to see a very early example of the batsman's 'wagon-wheel' in Keith's book and to note scores of 5 and 7 almost certainly all run, but no 6's. At that time a six had to be hit out the ground and the Oval was a very big ground. The 1st World War interrupted his career, but he returned to the county game after the war. After retirement he coached, produced cricket equipment and score-books, then finally ran a pub for over 20 years until his death at the age of 77.

22nd

Fred Daldry

Fred told us of the history of the YMCA and particularly the Bournemouth branch of it. At present it has over a thousand members of both sexes and is an organisation structured from the bottom upwards. Both Bournemouth and Winton YMCA's have provided strong sports teams over many years. Fred also told us of his work with disaffected youths and how cricket was sometimes useful for providing them with a disciplined structure. Fred has also been a climber for many years and showed some of his photos of recent climbs.

29th

Mike Taylor

Mike played for Nottinghamshire and then Hampshire in the 1960's and 70's. He regaled us with stories of Gary Sobers, Andy Roberts, Barry Richards, irritating umpires and bubblecars. He played, of course, in the Championship winning side of 1973 and members were delighted to hear his version of events. After he retired from the county game, Mike then became Assistant Secretary at Hampshire and remained with the club until he retired some seven years ago. A wonderful afternoon, enjoyed by our best attendance of the year.

Nov
5th

Lionel Fynn

Lionel, whose father played for Hampshire as an amateur, took us through the careers of both his father and himself. His father took two wickets in his first over in county cricket, with a third chance spurned by the (professional) captain. Lionel had dvd copies of many films taken from 50 years and more ago, including a Lords Taverners game at Hambledon featuring Harry Secombe and many games from the old Northlands Rd ground. In addition to the nostalgia induced, the technical quality of the films was extremely good.

12th

Jon Andrew

Jon, whose son Stephen played for Hampshire and Essex, is a multi-passport, multi-talented man. From his early days in New Zealand as a motor mechanic, welder and engineer, he became a professional opera singer in Britain in the 1960's. He has sung in English, German and Italian in performances around the world. Two years ago he rode solo from Lands End to John O'Groats, a distance of 949 miles, at an average of 70 miles a day. He is planning to sing in Otello next year in Christchurch and do a 12 hour endurance ride at Winton Oval on a bike he is making from steel and wood, with rear-wheel steering. He finished his talk with a storming rendition of Nessun dorma - what a performer!!

19th

Christopher Martin-Jenkins

26th

Barrie Wellman

Dec
3rd

Mike Dwyer

10th

Richard Mockridge

17th

2010
Jan
7th

Mike Charman

14th

Jack Winn

21st

Dr David Allen

28th

Mike Thompson

Feb
4th

11th

Johnny Dennis

18th

Jimmy Adams

25th

March
4th

11th

18th

25th

April
1st

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Year	Month	Day	Speaker	Topic
2009	Oct	1st	Bob Stephenson	Bob opened the batting for the new season. His life has spanned three careers; as professional footballer, cricketer and finally teacher. Bob moved to Hampshire CCC in 1969 after his football career ended. He kept wicket for Hampshire throughout the 1970's and was captain before retiring in 1980. It was fascinating to hear of his experiences playing with the likes of Barry Richards, Malcolm Marshall and Andy Roberts amongst many others. His last career was as a sports teacher and he coached Jimmy Adams, the Hampshire opener, an annual visitor to the society. His views on keeping wicket and life in general were well received by the appreciative members.
		8th	Penny Spink	Penny, our first lady speaker, is the daughter of Colonel Binney, the manager of the Dean Park cricket ground in the years immediately after the 2nd World War. He maintained a visitors book for those who played at Dean Park to sign and also used to slip his own autograph book onto the table as well. As a result many famous autographs were available for display, with considerable interest shown in the match in which HRH the Duke of Edinburgh played. With Alan Rayment available to provide a contemporary commentry and Richard Mockridge's research of score cards of the relevant matches, a nostalgic afternoon was enjoyed by members.
		15th	Keith Booth	Keith returned to the Society to tell us about Ernest Hayes, of Surrey and England. Ernest was one of the very early tourists, visiting South Africa three times, West Indies and Australia. This included trips at his own expense, rather unusual for a professional. He was a free-hitting batsman and a heavy scorer for Surrey, though his England career was much less successful. It was interesting to see a very early example of the batsman's 'wagon-wheel' in Keith's book and to note scores of 5 and 7 almost certainly all run, but no 6's. At that time a six had to be hit out the ground and the Oval was a very big ground. The 1st World War interrupted his career, but he returned to the county game after the war. After retirement he coached, produced cricket equipment and score-books, then finally ran a pub for over 20 years until his death at the age of 77.
		22nd	Fred Daldry	Fred told us of the history of the YMCA and particularly the Bournemouth branch of it. At present it has over a thousand members of both sexes and is an organisation structured from the bottom upwards. Both Bournemouth and Winton YMCA's have provided strong sports teams over many years. Fred also told us of his work with disaffected youths and how cricket was sometimes useful for providing them with a disciplined structure. Fred has also been a climber for many years and showed some of his photos of recent climbs.
		29th	Mike Taylor	Mike played for Nottinghamshire and then Hampshire in the 1960's and 70's. He regaled us with stories of Gary Sobers, Andy Roberts, Barry Richards, irritating umpires and bubblecars. He played, of course, in the Championship winning side of 1973 and members were delighted to hear his version of events. After he retired from the county game, Mike then became Assistant Secretary at Hampshire and remained with the club until he retired some seven years ago. A wonderful afternoon, enjoyed by our best attendance of the year.
	Nov	5th	Lionel Fynn	Lionel, whose father played for Hampshire as an amateur, took us through the careers of both his father and himself. His father took two wickets in his first over in county cricket, with a third chance spurned by the (professional) captain. Lionel had dvd copies of many films taken from 50 years and more ago, including a Lords Taverners game at Hambledon featuring Harry Secombe and many games from the old Northlands Rd ground. In addition to the nostalgia induced, the technical quality of the films was extremely good.
		12th	Jon Andrew	Jon, whose son Stephen played for Hampshire and Essex, is a multi-passport, multi-talented man. From his early days in New Zealand as a motor mechanic, welder and engineer, he became a professional opera singer in Britain in the 1960's. He has sung in English, German and Italian in performances around the world. Two years ago he rode solo from Lands End to John O'Groats, a distance of 949 miles, at an average of 70 miles a day. He is planning to sing in Otello next year in Christchurch and do a 12 hour endurance ride at Winton Oval on a bike he is making from steel and wood, with rear-wheel steering. He finished his talk with a storming rendition of Nessun dorma - what a performer!!
		19th	Christopher Martin-Jenkins
		26th	Barrie Wellman
	Dec	3rd	Mike Dwyer
		10th	Richard Mockridge
		17th
2010	Jan	7th	Mike Charman
		14th	Jack Winn
		21st	Dr David Allen
		28th	Mike Thompson
	Feb	4th
		11th	Johnny Dennis
		18th	Jimmy Adams
		25th
	March	4th
		11th
		18th
		25th
	April	1st