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Local professionals throughout the years

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spitfire said:
Former Player will have loads of memories of this sort of era.

Cairns was at Whitburn mid to late 70's. Zak Khan was accepted as being one of the most horrible fuckers going.

I thought Richie Richardson was at Gateshead Fell but my memory fades.

Andy Glasgow was a top lad who played at South Hylton I think.

Moody broke the coast league run record I think when he was at the Lyons.

Wasim Akram played at Burnopfield I think and didn't Madan Lal play somewhere.

Murton (I think) had a cracking lad called Paul Henhsall (Aussie) play for them
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Ritchie Richardson was at Gateshead Fell for a few years then went to Burnmoor.[DOUBLEPOST=1393019709][/DOUBLEPOST]Played in a team that included Jimmy Adams, Jimmy Daley and Ashley Thorpe. Poor Thorpey struggled to get a bat as the two Jimmy's used to score a hundred apiece.
 
air asia said:
Early to mid 80's. Same time as your brother (RL) if you are who I think you are. I was captain of the under 18's when he was our wickie. We won the cup that year, same year Ryhope robbed us of the league. Also played for the coast League U18's together around that time.[DOUBLEPOST=1391037452][/DOUBLEPOST]
Yes really good lad, loved a night out on the sauce down the town. I think he used to crash in the clubhouse to save his money.
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Yes. RL is my bruv.

We seem to think you are JL?
 
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Richie Richardson played for Gateshead Fell when he first came over and then moved to Burnmoor. Played against him for Eppleton 8 times in one season and got him out every time with his highest score being 25. Mind it was a damp summer and none of the pitches were covered. He was the world No 1 rated batsmen at the time !!!

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Richie Richardson is to be knighted during the first one day game along with Andy Roberts and Curtley Ambrose
 
Wasim Raja trying to hit double decker buses driving down Ropery Lane probably did more than anything to plant the cricket seed in me as a youth

it was like he had super powers compared to the rest of the players
 
Remember watching Wasim Raja at CLS when I was a kid and thinking he was the finest cricketer to grace Ropery Lane. Still think that today.
 
Courtney Walsh played at crook as a 19 year old my dads claim to fame is he hit him for a straight 6 batting at 11[DOUBLEPOST=1396629015][/DOUBLEPOST]Wasim raja was a great bloke from what I remember as a kid he played in the same team as my dad and he always spoke highly of him
 
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The best I played against had to be Derek Parry at Horden. Many years of excellent service and consistently put in match winning performances.
The best I played with had to be Jimmy Adams. Consistently performed year after year. Was rated No 1 batsmen in the world whilst at Eppleton.
They were both lovely humble people who mixed really well with everyone and put lots of time in developing their clubs junior players. I'd love it if clubs would go back to paying one player as their professional and bring some of the worlds top players back into local cricket. You players playing now don't know what you're missing in playing with and against top Test Players. You also make life long friendships with these players. Standards have definitely gone backwards in my opinion since these players played. The rot started when the Durham Coast League banned overseas professionals from playing in their league.
 
Former Player said:
The best I played against had to be Derek Parry at Horden. Many years of excellent service and consistently put in match winning performances.
The best I played with had to be Jimmy Adams. Consistently performed year after year. Was rated No 1 batsmen in the world whilst at Eppleton.
They were both lovely humble people who mixed really well with everyone and put lots of time in developing their clubs junior players. I'd love it if clubs would go back to paying one player as their professional and bring some of the worlds top players back into local cricket. You players playing now don't know what you're missing in playing with and against top Test Players. You also make life long friendships with these players. Standards have definitely gone backwards in my opinion since these players played. The rot started when the Durham Coast League banned overseas professionals from playing in their league.
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Yeah standards no where near what their used to be.

As for Derek Parry as I said earlier in the thread a true gentlemen,one of the nicest blokes you could meet,played with him a few times not as much as I would have liked as I was mainly a second team player.

Then again when Parry played for us at Horden what a side that was especially in the cups.

Horden seemed to get to 5 or 6 cup finals a year in them days.
 
Former Player said:
The best I played against had to be Derek Parry at Horden. Many years of excellent service and consistently put in match winning performances.
The best I played with had to be Jimmy Adams. Consistently performed year after year. Was rated No 1 batsmen in the world whilst at Eppleton.
They were both lovely humble people who mixed really well with everyone and put lots of time in developing their clubs junior players. I'd love it if clubs would go back to paying one player as their professional and bring some of the worlds top players back into local cricket. You players playing now don't know what you're missing in playing with and against top Test Players. You also make life long friendships with these players. Standards have definitely gone backwards in my opinion since these players played. The rot started when the Durham Coast League banned overseas professionals from playing in their league.
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Agree
 
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