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T h e O l d S t a t i o n e r - N o 8 0 as Brian was in my year. He will be well known to those of you who attend the Annual Dinner since for many years he was a very efficient Toastmaster. It is very pleasing to hear of increasing numbers of year reunions which have resulted in new applications for membership. The Committee is always looking for new ways to communicate with the membership and it would be good if we were able to assemble a list of year group convenors. Some of you are known to the Committee but if you, or you with others, perform this role for your year group, would you please let Tony Hemmings, our Secretary, know. It would give us another channel of communication. Previous Presidents have reported the dedication and commitment of our committee members, particularly our key office holders. After consultation with the two immediate past Presidents and the incoming President we are proposing to introduce an award for 'Outstanding Service to the OSA'. This would be regarded as a special award that would only be for exceptional service and therefore not necessarily granted every year. The award would be made at the Annual Dinner. Thank you all for your hospitality over the last year. It has been great to meet so many of our members. Please forgive me if I don't remember your name next time we meet-a function of age!! Best wishes to you all. Roger Melling Class of (circa) '47 Class of ‘62 Behn, Stuart Bell, Chris Bensley, Stephen Bewick, Don Bodley, Tony Chew, Ray Copus, George Dent, Geoff Eccles, Reg Engledow, Peter Engledow, Roger Forrow, Andrew Green, Alan Hasler, Mike Hawkins, Peter Amold, Graham Baldwin, John Behn, Stuart Bell, Chris Bensley, Stephen Bewick, Don Blackmore, Geoff Bodley, Tony Bone, Dan Bonner, Peter Bothwick, Peter Brady, Michael Broadbent, Adrian Cave, Richard Chew, Ray Clarke, Nigel Cleak, Steve Clydesdale, Peter Copus, George Davies, Reg Deane, David Dent, Geoff Eccles, Reg Engledow, Peter Engledow, Roger Evans, Michael Fiddy, John Forrow, Andrew Forty, Richard Fry, Bob Gallagher, Liam Geering, John Geering, Phillip September Lunch Attendees Hemmings, Tony Jaggers, Terry Lane, Leslie Lincoln, David Linford, Alec Melling, Roger Moffat, Tony Mote, Michael Mullender, Keith Murphy, Michael Partridge, John Perry, Harold Pinfield, Mike Redman, Peter Rose, Gordon CHRISTMAS Lunch Attendees Gilligan, David Gray, John Green, Alan Harris, Bob Hasler, Mike Hayward,Ian Hemmings, Tony Hersey, Dick Hobbs, Graham Hudson, David Humphreys, Brian Hunt, Alan Jaggers, Terry Jarvis, Peter Jeffreys, Alun Jones,Ian Lambert, John Lane, Leslie Lawrence, Martin Lincoln, David Mash, Tony Melling, Roger Metcalf, David Meyrick, Ian Miles, John Mitchell, Derek Moffat, Tony Mote, Michael Mullender, Keith Mulley, Jim Partridge, John Phillippo, Richard Pinfield, Mike Powell, Tony Saunders, Michael Sheath, David Simmons, Roy Tapping, Geoff Taylor, Tony Turner, David Wandrag, Malcolm Watcham, Peter West, Mike Wilkins, Chris & The Master and Clerk Prazsky, Peter Presland, Steve Pritchard, Geraint Rawlings, Graham Redman, Peter Rose, Gordon Sandell, Peter Saunders, Michael Shaw, David Sheath, David Simmons, Roy Soames, Barry Spinks, Harry Steff, Rick Taylor, Tony Thompson, Ross Townsend, Jim Turkington, Roger Turner, David Wade, Nigel Wandrag, Malcolm Ward, Stan Watcham, Peter Welch, John Westbrook, Tim Wheeler, John White, Terry Wilkins, Chris Wilkinson, Brian Williams, Colin Wilson, Richard Winter, Peter 6
T h e O l d S t a t i o n e r - N o 8 0 Football heroes of yesteryear and David Turner! President's day cricket match Sunday 24th August 2014 - Botany Bay CC And Then There Were Five Epping CC (139 all out) beat Roger Melling's OSA President's XI (84 all out) by 55 runs With five of the successful side of 2013 'unavailable' - James Mote and Andy Douglas were on an 'Anniversary Weekend', Martin and Oliver Slatford were on holiday, and John Jackson was at a wedding - a much changed side was initially selected to represent Roger Melling's OSA President's XI However, when Gary Page (who played in 2012) and Ilyas Malick (who was Man of the Match in 2013) 'cried off having had operations earlier in August, the squad was starting to be 'stretched to the limit'. Then, when Gordon Rose advised that JJ, who had match managed the Botany Bay side for the last three years, would be away for this year's game, the alarm bells started ringing, and they got louder when the match manager was asked, in the week before the game, whether the OSA had anyone who could play for the opposition!! Subsequently, the (almost) inevitable happened and three days before the game Botany Bay conceded that they were unable to raise a team. However, Botany Bay officials, in consultation with Gordon Rose, approached the Club Cricket Conference, to find alternative opponents, and Epping CCs Sunday XI were identified and selected. Despite the Match Manager's reservations, Epping turned out to be ideal opponents, who respected the day, the game, and the spirit of cricket!! After yet another excellent lunch, hosted by our President, Roger Melling, and masterminded by Gordon Rose, it was agreed to play a 'declaration' game, and on winning the toss, the Epping CC skipper decided to bat - after being prompted!! Our new ball attack was Tim Westbrook (who last took a wicket in 2011) and debutante Neil Jervis - who last played cricket in the 1990s!! As we had been told Epping had two Saturday First XI players, when their opening bat, Dan Sly raced to 19 in the first three overs. it became obvious that he was one of the two - and that was confirmed later. However, Tim Westbrook made the initial breakthrough removing the other opener, courtesy of a gulley catch by Tony Pigden - although the look on Tony's face, when he held it, gave us a clue that he was as shocked as the rest of us!! Despite that, the 'turning point' in the Epping innings came three overs later, when Neil Jervis (1-35) persuaded the ball to keep a little low and bowled Dan Sly - which (probably) stopped us having to chase in excess of 200. Whilst neither Epping's numbers three or four looked as 'cultured' as their opener, their third wicket partnership of 38 started to take the game away from us, and was only broken when the hard-hitting Sam Rashid (the second of their first teamers) was well caught by Ross Blackmore, at deepish' mid-off, off the bowling of Tim Westbrook, who ended up with 2 for 33. Five balls later, the batsmen sensed the opportunity of a second leg bye as neither Terry White (from slip) nor Tim Westbrook (from fine-leg) looked to be able to stop it, but an excellent chase and throw by Terry resulted in Richard Slatford demolishing the stumps and Epping were 71 for 4. 7
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