EAST RIDING CRICKET SOCIETY

Enjoy six winter meetings at Beverley Town CC | 7.15 for 7.30pm . All welcome : join at any meeting. Membership: £15 | guest £5 . 3 Mar - James Taylor (England, Leics & Notts); 10 Feb - Kevin Howells (BBC radio broadcaster); 20 Jan - Mark Ramprakash MBE (England, Middlesex & Surrey) [ report ]; 9 Dec - Geoff Cook (England, Northants & Durham [ report ]; 25 Nov - Jack Brooks (Yorks, Northants & Somerset) [ report ]; 11 Nov - Jeremy Lonsdale on Bill Bowes [ report ].   To find out more please email: ercsoc AT gmail DOT com Recent guests include: Pat Murphy [ report ] | Dr Jane Powell [ report ] | Kevin Sharp [ report ] | John Barclay [ report ] | Jeremy Lonsdale [ report ] | Dean Headley [ report ] | Barry Richards [ report ] | Vic Marks [ report ] | James Carr [ report ] | Graham Onions [ report ] | Chris O'Brien on Neville Cardus [ report ] | Paul Farbrace [ report ] | Kevin Howells [ report ] |

Our final meeting of 2024/25 featured another special speaker, when JAMES TAYLOR – ex-England, Notts and Leics batter –  joined us @ Beverley Town CC [ map ]. After seven Tests and 27 ODIs, James was forced into abrupt retirement in 2016 by a previously undiagnosed heart condition. Since then he has served as England Men's Test Selector and Chief Scout (2018–22) and is now forging a new career as Assistant Coach at Leicestershire CCC. We'd lots to talk about – looking at James's background, career and illness, as well as all the hottest cricketing topics. Watch out for Cathy Rennison's full match report to follow ...