STOURBRIDGE AND DISTRICT CRICKET SOCIETY

WELCOME TO OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS IN CRICKET!

60 years on! Fred returns to Stourbridge!

We welcome the return of both Fred Rumsey and Stephen Chalke to our meeting on Thursday, 20 February. Please note proceedings will start at 2pm and be held in the lounge of Stourbridge Football Club.

England left-arm fast bowler, Fred Rumsey made his Championship debut for Worcestershire against Glamorgan at the Memorial Ground, Amblecote in 1960. His first victim was Alan Jones and in the second innings, Fred accounted for Peter Walker, caught by Wordsley-born Don Kenyon for 68, and Bernard Hedges, bowled Rumsey 10. Incidentally, skipper Don scored 201 when Worcestershire batted, which paved the way for a seven-wicket victory.
Fred played once more at Stourbridge in 1961, before joining Somerset (for whom he took 520 of his career total of 580 first-class wickets). He played five Test matches in 1964-65. Fred’s final Championship match was for Derbyshire in 1970.

Author, oral historian and recently retired publisher, Stephen Chalke is always a popular guest of S&DCS – this will be his fourth visit! He will strive to interview Fred about his acclaimed book, ‘Sense of Humour! Sense of Justice!’

EXTRA COVER
Stourbridge & District Cricket Society announces that the second annual journal – Extra Cover – is now available.
Extra Cover focuses on cricket, at all levels, past and present, primarily in Worcestershire and the Black Country.
The essays have been penned by S&DCS members or by friends in cricket.
Extra Cover (36 pages, soft back, 11 b/w pictures) is priced at £3 plus £1 dispatch costs.
Please make cheques for £4, payable to Stourbridge & District Cricket Society, and send to:
Extra Cover, 34a Chawn Hill, Stourbridge DY9 7JB
Do not forget to include your postal address!
S&DCS wishes to thank Brierley Printers for their support.

PORT ELIZABETH TEST

Nasser: “I think our guest pundit has arrived!”

S&DCS committee member Brian Lester waits patiently in Port Elizabeth

Supporting cricket is as important as playing cricket!

BLACK COUNTRY-BORN FIRST-CLASS CRICKETERS

DUAL ACHIEVEMENT FOR ADAM

Photo by Brian Lester (S&DCS)

It was a proud day for Worcestershire paceman Adam Finch when he made his senior debut for the County.

The 19-year-old received his cap before the start of play on 10 June in the Specsavers County Championship match with Lancashire at Blackfinch New Road.

Consequently, the Wordsley-born teenager becomes the latest and, possibly, the youngest entry into a list of more than ninety ‘Black Country-born First-Class Cricketers’. It is planned that each player will be featured in a book to commemorate the jubilee of Stourbridge & District Cricket Society in 2022.

Adam was born at Wordsley in 2000 and was educated at Kingswinford and Old Swinford Hospital 6th Form College.

A fast-medium right-arm bowler, he first gained international honours with England under 19s against South Africa in 2018 and in the following winter against Bangladesh.
Locally, Adam has progressed from the thirds to the 1st XI to play Birmingham League cricket for Himley CC.

BLACK COUNTRY BORN FIRST CLASS CRICKETERS

GUEST SPEAKERS COMING TO STOURBRIDGE IN 2019/20

Meetings usually commence at 7.30pm, with the exception of February which is normally an afternoon meeting. Visitors are welcome on payment of an entry charge of £5. The complete programme for the 2019/20 season can be viewed here. Details of membership can be obtained from the secretary, by using the contact form. Please include your postal address so that we can forward an application form to you.