EAST RIDING CRICKET SOCIETY

Cricket lovers are in for a 'spell-binding and exhilarating evening' when journalist Grahame Lloyd visits the society in March. When Garry Sobers hit Malcolm Nash for six sixes off one over at Swansea in 1968, a cricketing Everest was finally conquered. And 38 years later history was made again when the ball supposedly smashed around the St Helen's ground was auctioned by Christie's for a world-record £26,400 ... except the ball was the wrong make, a Duke & Son and not a Stuart Surridge. After a six-year gap the ball re-emerged at another auction, prompting Grahame to launch Operation Howzat!, an 18-month quest for the truth about a key element of one of the game's most iconic moments. Featuring an interview with John Parkin, the batsman at the opposite end during the famous over, historic BBC TV footage of the Six Sixes, poetry and song, Grahame follows the trail from South Wales to India - encountering a host of colourful characters along the way and lifti

Dickie Bird , Ashley Giles and Richard Pyrah are just three of the star speakers helping to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of East Riding Cricket Society in 2015/16. Legendary Test umpire Dickie Bird is the current President of Yorkshire CCC, 2005 Ashes winner Ashley Giles is a former England 1-Day coach and now Head Coach of T20 Blast winners Lancashire CCC, while Yorkshire all-rounder Richard Pyrah is enjoying a well-deserved benefit in 2015. Other treats include our Champions' Evening , giving members and guests the chance to celebrate Yorkshire CCC 's 2015 Championship victory with CEO Mark Arthur and 1st XI players; Graham Relton of the Yorkshire Film Archive will present fascinating rare footage covering over a century of Yorkshire cricket; finally, Grahame Lloyd will reveal the intriguing saga of the ball hit for 'Six Sixes' by Garry Sobers at Swansea in 1967. All welcome! Join at any meeting. Only £15 a year. £5 on door. Venue : Brewery Bar