Paddy O'Dors
Striker
Neil Riddell was a useful player too back then.
School trips to watch cricket?
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Neil Riddell was a useful player too back then.
Ageing trundler
Midfield
Great side back in the late 1970s/early 1980s, Atkinson, Romaines, Greensword, Riddell, Wasim Raja, Cairns, Patel, Kippax, Fothergill, Conn, Wilkinson etc. And a group of north-east born cricketers playing CC for Northamptonshire/Warwickshire. We'd have been a top side if there was a FC county in existence.
The Red Telephone
Striker
Went years without losing a Minor Counties game if I remember.
The opposition batsmen used to crap themselves when Wilki came steaming in even when he was getting on a bit.
Brian Lander always bowled a nagging length as well.
El Oso
Central Defender
Can't remember him marra, too long ago.
Remember Romaines, Mercer and Greensword though.
If Conn was Ian Conn, went on to play for Northumberland, he bowled me, first ball I ever faced as a junior aged 14, last man in at number 10 at Burnmoor.
I was almost in tears.
I never really improved after that either.
The Red Telephone
Striker
Mercer was a big lad for a wicket keeper. I saw him watching a game at the Riverside when it first opened but then he sadly died shortly after.
Eggman
Winger
Seems sides struggled to get a full side out, even in the 'good old days'
Obviously it was a different era, but I think the fact that most decent teams had an overseas Test player raised the standard of the local talent as well.
As a Minor County, Durham had a strong backbone of DSL/TSL players supplemented by top class pro's.
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ChicagoCat
Winger
My school took me to the Gateshead Garden Festival, and that might have been it. Canny festival, TBH.
Old Trafford '88 England v West Indies in the summer of 4 Captains - Mike Gatting was fielding on the boundary next to the WI Supporters. They kept chucking food down to him and he had a little stash of chicken wings and various pastries piled up on the grass
Headingley '93 England v Australia. Boon was out lbw as we got into the ground then Waugh and Border batted all day against a pop gun attack of McCague, Illot, Caddick and Bicknell
rentaghost
Striker
Could have sworn they had lost to Notts but I must be thinking of another year
Yep. I couldn't hit it off the square. Jumped down the track and hit a nice one through the covers off Phil Carrick, then got an inside nick on one from Graham Stevenson. To be fair it WAS nipping around.Yup...Steve Atkinson and Paul Romaines were going along at 1 an over for the first ten.
rentaghost
Striker
A mate of mine Peter Crane played in the Yorkshire game so he tells me!
I was at that. Remember watching Graham Gooch and Mark Greatbatch bat. Then off to Roker to watch us play Spurs on the night including Gazza and Lineker.
The Red Telephone
Striker
Mind you I remember you thumping Allott, Malone and Hogg round Ropery Lane when Durham beat Lancs 2nds in the same year...and I got your autograph!
Allott 5-0- 60-0
CollingwoodFTM
Striker
We went to Headingley in 1981. Day 1 though.
Too kind! I hope you also got Wasim Raja's autograph. Now there WAS a player - only time I've winced for a bowler on his followthrough. Waz smashed one back at Willie Hogg and it parted his hair! Umpire and I dived for cover.Mind you I remember you thumping Allott, Malone and Hogg round Ropery Lane when Durham beat Lancs 2nds in the same year...and I got your autograph!
Allott 5-0- 60-0
The Red Telephone
Striker
I think I got Waz's autograph about 10 times during his time at Ch le Street from 77-79..the days of Norman Allison,Billy Routledge, David Greener,Ken Flynn, David Nevins etc.
Norton
Striker
Went 1972 (ish) to watch Durham Senior League v Yorkshire. Our pe teacher was a batsman (played for Philladelphia) and had an attitude that would have got him a part in Kes. Anyway he strode out second wicket down. Chris Old bowled a ball and he didn't even move. Second ball knocked back 2 of his stumps. Roared off with loads of derision from the coach load of us school kids going " quack, quack". Wonderful.
England v West Indies at Old Trafford 1988 - me and my mate kept running round the boundary edge to talk to Mike Gatting, He was fielding at 3rd man/deep mid wicket and had a stash of food that the WI supporters were throwing down to him
England v Australia at Headingley 1993 - as we were taking our seats we got Boon out. No more wickets for the rest of the day as Steve Waugh and Allan Border smashed us to all parts. Left the ground as Graham Thorpe was bowling a few
England v West Indies at Old Trafford 1988 - me and my mate kept running round the boundary edge to talk to Mike Gatting, He was fielding at 3rd man/deep mid wicket and had a stash of food that the WI supporters were throwing down to him
England v Australia at Headingley 1993 - as we were taking our seats we got Boon out. No more wickets for the rest of the day as Steve Waugh and Allan Border smashed us to all parts. Left the ground as Graham Thorpe was bowling a few
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The Hesford Diet
Striker
Was taken on a school trip to Chelmsford for Essex v Yorkshire in the B & H semi-final in '79. Jackie Hampshire had a decent knock, and Yorkshire started fairly well with the bat, but they then started losing wickets and their runs dried up. Essex knocked off the runs comfortably to make their first ever cup final.
Packed in like sardines. We got there for 9, were let into the gate for official parties, and the crowds were snaking out of Writtle Road and around the ground into Chelmer Park.
People were sat in the aisles, peering over fences, and standing in the mulri storey car park the other side of the main road. This for a live on tv county game. After a 103 year wait to win anything, I guess everyone wanted to be there and at Lord's when it finally happened.
Packed in like sardines. We got there for 9, were let into the gate for official parties, and the crowds were snaking out of Writtle Road and around the ground into Chelmer Park.
People were sat in the aisles, peering over fences, and standing in the mulri storey car park the other side of the main road. This for a live on tv county game. After a 103 year wait to win anything, I guess everyone wanted to be there and at Lord's when it finally happened.
