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BLACK COUNTRY-BORN FIRST-CLASS CRICKETERS
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In 2022, the Stourbridge & District Cricket Society will celebrate its 50th birthday!

To commemorate the occasion, we are embarking on a project that will honour all Black Country-born men – and women – who have played first-class cricket.

So far, we have identified nearly 100 cricketers – including nine Test players – who qualify for inclusion! The number identified so far has now reached 108!

Don Kenyon (pictured), the former Worcestershire captain and the first president of Stourbridge & District Cricket Society, is probably the best-known of the nine Black Country-born Test cricketers.
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Please click here to view the A-Z list of Black Country-born cricketers known to have played cricket at first-class class level. The list does not include the latest additions.

We want to include a photograph of each person, many of whom are no longer alive.
If you are a family descendant, we hope you can help us!

At the end of each cricketer’s entry it states if we require their photograph or not.
If it says, ‘Yes, please!’ and you have a photograph of your relative (in cricket attire preferably, but it’s not essential), we will be more than delighted to hear from you.  

Further information about our criteria for all identified cricketers’ inclusion can be viewed on the final page of the attached list.

If you can help please contact the project co-ordinator either by email to: [email protected] – or phone 07802 475691
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Further information about the project’s progress will appear on the dedicated page on this website soon.
Thank you in anticipation of your help!

UPDATE - BLACK COUNTRY - BORN FIRST CLASS CRICKETERS

​DUAL ACHIEVEMENT FOR ADAM

It was a proud day for Worcestershire paceman Adam Finch when he made his senior debut for the County.
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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.
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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. For more information, please see the following story.

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
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Can you help us identify the players in these photographs of Netherton & Enville Cricket Club?
If you can identify any of the team members, please contact us
Picture #1 Netherton & Enville
Barry Corbett has kindly identified the following:
Standing: from LHS: Mike Tomkins*, Brian Rollason , Simon Burchill (all Netherton), David Thomas, Ron Farmer, Roger Farmer, Ivan Rudge, Mike Morris (all Enville) Bryan Carpenter, Sid Allport, Barry Corbett
Seated: from LHS: Alf Foley, Fred Parkin or Stan Fradgley, Colin Brookes (all Netherton)
 
Edward Haynes commented: “I’m sure Roger Farmer used to coach us kids at Enville CC.”
Liane Marsh agreed: “He did – my dad used to go up sometimes!”
 
* Mike Tomkins is the Chairman of Stourbridge & District Cricket Society – Ed.
Photo #2 Netherton CC
Standing, from left: Graham Armishaw, R Stringer, next four all unknown)
Seated: Bryan Rollason, Bryan Carpenter, Sid Allport, Dennis Passmore, Reg Cooper. 
Picture #3 Netherton CC
Steve Williams’ missus has identified some:
Standing: Far left: Ron Nash, 4th left: Syd Allport, Unknown, Alf Foley, Sid Allport, Ken Rawlins, C Cotterill.
Seated: B Jackson, N Wright, J Doughty, J Harper, Unknown
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MEMORIES OF LOCAL CRICKET CLUBS

​There is a dearth of information related to local cricket clubs. This is not too surprising, given that most clubs relied upon a small number of individuals to control, lead, manage, organise, plan, let alone play or preserve details and record information, possibly thought unlikely to be of further interest.
 
The Stourbridge & District Cricket Society intends to address this situation and, not to put too fine a point on it, seek information from persons with long memories, before the great umpire raises his finger and utters the final word…“Out!”  
 
                                                                         “It’s what cricket societies do — or should do!”
 
We have deliberately avoided the word ‘history’, as this would be too onerous a task to attempt. However, we do not want vital information to be excluded, such as the year of the club’s formation, names of any pioneering individuals or notable events in the club’s past, if known.
 
When The Stourbridge & District Cricket Society was founded in 1972, the word ‘District’ conveyed the fact that the Society was not limited to the town of Stourbridge. Thus the following cricket clubs in the immediate area were affiliated to the Society:


  • Amblecote
  • Lye
  • Mark & Moody
  • Oldswinford
  • Pedmore
  • Stourbridge
  • Stourbridge Social
  • Wollaston
  • Wollaston Methodists

 Of those named, some have merged or are no longer active. Other clubs may be added to the list in due course.
 
BE INVOLVED
If your would like to actively participate or contribute in other ways, such as lending photographs, newspaper articles about the respective club, we will be pleased to hear from you.
 
However, if you have an interest in a particular club, adjacent to the area, we would be delighted if you would initiate enquiries on our behalf. 
 
OBJECTIVE
We intend to ensure that the outcome(s) of our enquiries are made available for future generations of local cricketers, community groups and individuals interested in sporting heritage of the local area.
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​BLACK COUNTRY CRICKETERS

There are many books commemorating Test and County cricketers. This project seeks to celebrate cricketers, born in the Black Country, who have played first-class cricket, and in some instances have gone on to play at Test level. 
 
This far, we have identified 91 cricketers including nine who played Test cricket.
 
For those who like a challenge, how many of the nine Test cricketers can you name?
 
This is a long-term project, which it is hoped, may become a publication to mark the Society’s Golden Anniversary in 2022.
 
OBJECTIVE
We intend to publish a book containing details of each Black Country-born cricketer to provide a formal record for future generations of local cricketers, community groups and individuals interested in the cricketing heritage of the Black Country.
 
                                                     “Supporting cricket is as important as playing cricket!”
 
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