Marcosplace
Striker
If they gather dust ...... I know someone who would love those !
A history of club cricket in Co. Durham
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Brilliant that’s the 57 team
Sorry, I've got first dibs on them - lot of memories in them for me.
Dad religiously marked down the scores, result and points against each of the fixtures in them - be nice just to see his handwriting again.
Marcosplace
Striker
Yes. Fantastic bit of family sentiment in those.
Do individual clubs still do there own handbooks?
Marcosplace
Striker
Unfortunately I think FaceAche has probably took over this sort of thing.
You're lucky if you can get a league handbook now - too expensive to print apparently, and everything you need is supposed to be on the likes of 'Play Cricket'.
Why sack Durban
Winger
My Dad played with Bob Markham in the 80’s at Eppleton CW. He thought he was a very good player and a good lad as well
SAFC2403
Striker
Used to sit reading me dads handbooks from the coast league. He took great pleasure in pointing out the years he finished top of the batting averages. Mainly in 2nd team leagues but in those days 2nd teams were pretty strong!
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Talked to a lad at work who'd played against him many times (for South Hetton) and he was adamant he had been South Hylton's Pro for all those years before he went to Eppleton.
He was stunned when I told him he'd never been paid a penny in his life to play cricket.
Why sack Durban
Winger
Lots of lads will have been getting a bit then and a lot who weren’t as good as him
Johnap
Winger
Not as many as now and 50% of them today are not half as good as him.
spitfire
Striker
Blimey some good old names in that publication. I'm going to give it a good read.
Bobby Markham and me dad went back a long way and whenever he played at Silky we would always go round and see him when South Hylton visited when I was a youngin before I started playing. He played a lot of years for South Hylton I reckon.
I hated playing at South Hylton, but ironically I ended up taking 9-36 playing for Silky seconds there one year in the mid 80's. Mind you there were some right "characters" playing for South Hylton in those days
Bobby Markham and me dad went back a long way and whenever he played at Silky we would always go round and see him when South Hylton visited when I was a youngin before I started playing. He played a lot of years for South Hylton I reckon.
I hated playing at South Hylton, but ironically I ended up taking 9-36 playing for Silky seconds there one year in the mid 80's. Mind you there were some right "characters" playing for South Hylton in those days
Bob Markham played for South Hylton from the age of 15 until his first 'retirement' in the early '80s - about 27 years. Not bad for someone who would bowl 20+ overs per game, open the batting and captain the side. In his later years he was Chairman/groundsman/general handyman until it all got too much for him.Blimey some good old names in that publication. I'm going to give it a good read.
Bobby Markham and me dad went back a long way and whenever he played at Silky we would always go round and see him when South Hylton visited when I was a youngin before I started playing. He played a lot of years for South Hylton I reckon.
I hated playing at South Hylton, but ironically I ended up taking 9-36 playing for Silky seconds there one year in the mid 80's. Mind you there were some right "characters" playing for South Hylton in those days
He came out of retirement to play for Eppleton CW - it was a team made up of a lot of old Coast League stars and they assured him he would 'just' be one of the team - no other responsibilities. He often said the couple of years he spent there ranked among the most enjoyable he had ever had on a cricket pitch.
Did your dad work with him - I know he had friends at Silksworth CC?
spitfire
Striker
I believe he did. Possibly at David Browns. They were certainly mates. I can remember him coming to ours too. I remember Bob had a couple of lads I think.
Sent you a DM.
brandon
Striker
Cracking link marra, thanks very much. Already got through the first quarter just sat drinking my morning coffee
Would love to read that one too!
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I remember us turning up playing an away match, and some c@nt had poured weed killer or some solvent over part of the square, ruining it. It was towards the end of the club's existence, and the club was on its knees at that point. Sad state of affairs.
My other memory from South Hylton was of a horse in a neighbouring field with severe flatulence. As an away player it was amusing the first few times it farted, but it eventually just became background noise.
Eggman
Winger
Pre match team talks were always amusing because in the South Hylton dressing rooms the dividing wall didn't go right up to the roof, so you could hear every word of the game plan
.I have to say though, it was a dump whenever I visited there (81-88 ish) and I don't think the local householders were too enamoured with the short boundaries - hence the vandalism.
