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Fostershire Presentation
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An illustrated talk on his book will be presented by Anthony Collis (S&DCS Hon. Secretary) at Malvern College on Monday, 25th June at 7.30pm
The book’s title refers to seven brothers of the Foster family who all played first-class cricket for Worcestershire in the period fondly referred to as The Golden Age. The most brilliant of an extremely talented septet was R.E. ‘Tip’ Foster, who still holds the record for the highest score (287), on Test debut, made against Australia at Sydney in 1903/04. He also has the unique distinction of being the only man to captain England at both cricket and football – an achievement that will never be emulated. Tickets at £10 (including a glass of wine) may be purchased at the door. |
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Local Club Cricket Memories Sought!
Do you have any photographs of your local cricket club? *
Did you or someone you know play for a local cricket club? *
If you can answer “Yes” to either question and have photos or items of local cricket interest, we hope you can help us!
Stourbridge & District Cricket Society will celebrate its Golden Jubilee in four years’ time. One proposal is for the Society to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022 by compiling a book of memories / recollections, contributed by individuals with a shared interest in cricket at local club* level. * By local club, we mean any club, current or defunct, based in the Dudley borough (Brierley Hill, Dudley, Halesowen, Stourbridge) including factory, works and other teams. For more information please visit the HERITAGE GROUP PAGE HERE
New book about Oldswinford CC now available!
The arrival of a new book about local cricket is always to be welcomed. This is especially true of ‘A History of Cricket in Oldswinford’ by Ken Slater.
Cricket books at local level are few and far between, but when they appear they are doubly appreciated, especially those that contribute to the area’s local heritage, as this promises to do. A review of the book will appear on this site in due course.
Persons wishing to purchase a copy (priced at £7.95 + £2 p&p) may do so direct from the author – ks004k0727@blueyonder.co.uk or from the club on match days. (The author has given us permission to release his contact address).
‘Lord Ted’ to open our 2018/19 season
Former Sussex & England skipper, Ted Dexter CBE will be the first guest of the Society’s new season, which begins on Thursday 18th October.
Further details will appear in due course. Please note that due to anticipated demand, this meeting will be restricted to members only and their invited guests. Click here to view the 2018/19 programme
Cricket Club Photo
The Society asked for any information about the photos of Netherton Cricket Club and we are pleased to say we have been kindly supplied the following updates here.
Strapline
We have adopted a strapline – Supporting cricket is as important as playing cricket! We think those eight words sum up what cricket societies are all about. Please use this quote when people ask you questions about our society. We shall use it whenever possible from now on.
Finally
We want the website to be of interest all-year round – not just for the winter months when we meet. Let us have your ideas and suggestions for summer use; we don’t want to rehash county scores. Perhaps we could persuade some members to provide updates on local club scores?
Do you have any photographs of your local cricket club? *
Did you or someone you know play for a local cricket club? *
If you can answer “Yes” to either question and have photos or items of local cricket interest, we hope you can help us!
Stourbridge & District Cricket Society will celebrate its Golden Jubilee in four years’ time. One proposal is for the Society to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022 by compiling a book of memories / recollections, contributed by individuals with a shared interest in cricket at local club* level. * By local club, we mean any club, current or defunct, based in the Dudley borough (Brierley Hill, Dudley, Halesowen, Stourbridge) including factory, works and other teams. For more information please visit the HERITAGE GROUP PAGE HERE
New book about Oldswinford CC now available!
The arrival of a new book about local cricket is always to be welcomed. This is especially true of ‘A History of Cricket in Oldswinford’ by Ken Slater.
Cricket books at local level are few and far between, but when they appear they are doubly appreciated, especially those that contribute to the area’s local heritage, as this promises to do. A review of the book will appear on this site in due course.
Persons wishing to purchase a copy (priced at £7.95 + £2 p&p) may do so direct from the author – ks004k0727@blueyonder.co.uk or from the club on match days. (The author has given us permission to release his contact address).
‘Lord Ted’ to open our 2018/19 season
Former Sussex & England skipper, Ted Dexter CBE will be the first guest of the Society’s new season, which begins on Thursday 18th October.
Further details will appear in due course. Please note that due to anticipated demand, this meeting will be restricted to members only and their invited guests. Click here to view the 2018/19 programme
Cricket Club Photo
The Society asked for any information about the photos of Netherton Cricket Club and we are pleased to say we have been kindly supplied the following updates here.
Strapline
We have adopted a strapline – Supporting cricket is as important as playing cricket! We think those eight words sum up what cricket societies are all about. Please use this quote when people ask you questions about our society. We shall use it whenever possible from now on.
Finally
We want the website to be of interest all-year round – not just for the winter months when we meet. Let us have your ideas and suggestions for summer use; we don’t want to rehash county scores. Perhaps we could persuade some members to provide updates on local club scores?
Supporting cricket is as important as playing cricket!
