PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS 2018/19

All meetings are held in the Pavilion at Stourbridge CC, commencing at 7.30pm unless stated otherwise​
18 October
Ted Dexter CBE (Sussex & England)
Please note that due to anticipated demand,
this meeting will be restricted to members only and their invited guests.

15 November
Phil DeFreitas (Leics, Lancs, Derbys & England)
 
13 December
Alan Fordham (Northants – now ECB Operations Manager
Please note that due to Christmas this meeting is brought forward one week
 
17 January
Farokh Engineer (Lancs & India)
with Rev'd Malcolm Lorimer (publisher)
 
21 February
Younis Ahmed (Surrey, Worcs, Glamorgan & Pakistan)
Please note this is an afternoon meeting
 
21 March
Frank Duckworth (Of Duckworth-Lewis fame)
 
​11 April
Matt Rawnsley (WCCC Chief Executive)
 
All meetings are subject to change.
Any alterations will be announced on the website

Our most recent guest speakers in 2017/18 season

GEOFF COPE
JANUARY
​(Yorkshire & England)
Geoff is the subject of 'In Sunshine and Shadow', Stephen Chalke's new book, which was on sale at the meeting.​
DEAN ALLEN
FEBRUARY
​(Author, Lecturer, Historian )
Dean has published widely on the history and politics of sport and society throughout the British Empire, most notably South Africa
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JOHN HOLDER
MARCH
(Hampshire)
As a fast bowler, John played 47 matches for Hampshire (1968-72) and took 139 wickets with a best performance of 7-79 against Gloucestershire in 1972
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APRIL
Followed by
ANTHONY COLLIS
In the absence of Tom Scott, Anthony stepped and talked about how he formed the Cricket Society of South Africa.

Our other guest speakers in 2017/18 season

​MUSHTAQ MOHAMMAD
OCTOBER
​(Northamptonshire & Pakistan) 
Made his Test debut aged 15 years 124 days, Mushtaq played 57 Tests and led his country 19 times. Mushtaq also played for Old Hill
​​ANDY MURTAGH
NOVEMBER​​
(Hampshire)
Former bowler turned author whose works include biographies of teammates John Holder, Barry Richards, Tom Graveney and his latest title, Colin Cowdrey.
​DAVID MILLNS
DECEMBER 14
(Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Tasmania & Boland, now on the first-class umpires' list) 
One of the few bowlers to score a hundred and take ten wickets in the same match