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clipping him with the bat. He generously said with a grin on his face “Good contest and you’ll realise I don’t like runs being scored o me!”
We nally lost by an innings, but it was a most wonderful experience against a superb cricket team.
As a footnote I did manage to stump Sir Richard in the New Zealand rst innings for a duck!
Wonderful memories brought back to life which is what cricket, in part, is all about and all as a result of the chairman’s letter to the Honorary Life Members.
There is postscript to this article by Alex. What he doesn’t tell us is that this particular xture was sponsored by the New Zealand Lamb Association, who would donate a lamb chop for every run scored ! The meaty result of this generosity was that each Scotland player was given 30 lamb chops after the match!
David Herd (right) batting for the NW District
Former Arsenal, Man United and Scotland footballer David Herd played 4 matches for North West district in 1982. He was a hard-hitting batsman who scored a half century in his last appearance playing against the Scotland District.
Last one we can tell you about is former England international Nigel Martyn (Crystal Palace, Leeds and England ) who made his debut for Yorkshire and the North East district in 2019 and has played 6 games so far.
Nigel Martyn - XL YNE vs Yorkshire Gents
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whilst playing for the Forty Club.
Andy Goram (Oldham Athletic, Hibs, Rangers and Scotland) made a eeting performance in 2013 and even scored a century however, unfortunately, given all his other commitments, hasn’t found the time to play again.
Denis Compton (Arsenal) and his brother Leslie (Arsenal and England) played XL cricket between 1956 and 1966. Denis played 5 games against Eton and once against Lord Porchester’s XI. Given his class as a Test cricketer it was perhaps not surprising that he scored four 50s in his 6 games, including a high score of 86 in the 1961 Eton match.
Meanwhile brother Leslie kept wicket in 12 matches for the Forty Club, claiming 22 victims, with 12 caught and 10 stumped.
Another from that vintage was Willie Watson who played 23 Tests for England and played football for Hudders eld, Sunderland, Halifax and England. He played 6 Forty Club games between 1963 and 1968. Willie a left-hand opening bat scored 3 fties with
a top score of 72* against St Peter’s School, York in 1966. His Forty Club career was cut short when he emigrated to South Africa in 1968.
rian Scovell’s piece about Jimmy Greaves exercised those little grey cells as we wondered if any other well-known footballers had been having a kick around
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