EAST RIDING CRICKET SOCIETY

Join us monthly at Beverley Town CC – Mondays or Thursdays, October to March, 7.30 for 7.45pm. £15 a year / £5 on the door.   Broadcaster, journalist and author Pat Murphy – one of the most distinctive voices in UK radio – closed our season in fine style on Monday 4 March.   Over five decades Pat has worked with and interviewed many cricket and football stars.    He's also published over over forty books, including the widely acclaimed BBC Sports Report: A Celebration – a sell-out on the night!  News of our 2024/25 programme will follow shortly. Meanwhile read our match reports of recent meetings here:  2023/24: Pat Murphy [ report ], Dr Jane Powell [ report ], Kevin Sharp [ report ], John Barclay [ report ], Jeremy Lonsdale [ report ], Dean Headley [ report ], Barry Richards [ report ] 2022/23: Vic Marks [ report ], James Carr [ report ], Graham Onions [ report ], Chris O'Brien on Neville Cardus [ report ], Paul Farbrace [ report ], Kevin Howells [ report ] Everyone w

Pat Murphy first entertained us in 2019, back in our Cottingham day s , and his return visit brought another cavalcade of interesting and enjoyable tales. Now he introduced us to his ' Murphy XI ' dream team , made up entirely of players he wrote with or about over his 47- book writing and broadcasting career . He took us at pace through his openers, middle order and all - rounders, then on to the bowling attack . All speed , no twirl in this particular side ! As you'd expect, there are some notable names in there : Graham Gooch, Alec Stewart, David Gower, Viv Richards, Bob Willis , Basil d'Oliveira, Ian Botham , Wasim Akram , Imran Khan , Mike Procter , Alan Donald. N ot to mention walk-on parts for Jeff Lynne, Eric Clapton and Elton John. I t 's clear that the worlds of cricket, sport , music and fame can collide in interesting ways ! A fter the break, our Q&A got off to an unusual start w hen our youngest member t