An amazing find by Anne Cochrane, about Bob Lord trying to sign the best bowler in England at the time, Fred Trueman.
The piece from the Daily Herald in April 1963, was a national newspaper with a Labour readership. Full page below for anyone interested in seeing what else was happening that week!
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Lowerhouse Under 15(1) sharks 104-4 Isa Nadeem 52* Anya Laraway 29 Burnley Under 15 84 -7 Ollie Monk 2-18 Longridge Under 11(1) 263-2 Lowerhouse Under…
Lowerhouses Liberty Heap has made the England Women A Squad for next months tour to India! Well done Liberty! More from The ECB here.
Church u9 253-4 Lowerhouse Under 9s(2) Bees 295-2 Hewie 23* Oscar Bent 11* Greenmount u13 280-1 Lowerhouse Under 13s (3) Cougars 220-3 Sami Sadaqat 10*
Saturday 3XI Bacup home. Nicholas Astley J Birchall Bithell Dawson Claridge – Ingham Elliott Juriansz Simm Wheatcroft H Wheatcroft J Reserves Astley A, Laraway, Moodie Jk,…
Lowerhouse Under 9(1); Eric Haworth Hornets 283- 4 Hamza 14 Great Harwood Under 9 238-10 Louie Hall 2-5 Zain Khadim 2-13 Colne Under 13 282…
Read Tottington St Johns match report from Saturday here Plenty of cricket to catch at The Neville Gee (Recruitment) Ground this week: Junior sides playing…