EAST RIDING CRICKET SOCIETY

In 1877 James Douglas Logan , the 19-year-old son of a Borders railwayman, left Scotland for a new life in Australia. En route he landed in Cape Town - and there he stayed. In little more than a decade the entrepreneurial L ogan - like his friend and ally Ce cil Rhodes - amassed a huge fortune via the diamond fields and railways of his adopted country. But how could he achieve the social elevation he craved? The answer lay in the British Empire's favourite sport – cricket. In Empire, War & Cricket in South Africa , profu se ly illustrated wi th rare and unpublished photographs and documents , Dean Allen uncovers Logan's fascinating rags-to-riches story . Although hopeless at cricket , Logan played a vital role in developing the sport in South Africa, sponsori ng teams primarily as a means of personal advancement. Using Lord Hawke as his agent, he arranged some of the earliest international matches between England and South Africa - once having the c aptain and

Angus 'Gus' Fraser - ex-England paceman, Test selector, Middlesex CCC Director of Cricket and Sky pundit - tops an exciting East Riding Cricket Society line-up next winter. Joining Gus in the convivial surroundings of the Brewery Bar, King William IV, Cottingham HU16 4BD will be retired Test match umpire and Test Match Special regular John Holder , ex-Lancashire captain and current England Under-19 Operations Manager John Abrahams , author Dan Waddell (son of legendary darts commentator Sid), and sports historian Dean Allen . Five top speakers - plus a Yorkshire CCC special with First XI stars, Chief Exec Mark Arthur and the chance to win a signed 2015 Champions bat - all for just £15 a year . Everyone welcome! Join at any meeting. For more information : email ercsoc@gmail.com or call Maggie Sumner (Secretary) on 01482 861848 . YCCC' s Will Rhodes & Jack Leaning, December 2015 PROGRAMME 2016-17 12 October - Dan Waddell , author of We Had Some Laug