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

A quick snow flurry seemed to have only minor impact on our November 2023 meeting , which included our now celebrated AGM – famed that is for its brevity. Our chairman offered due thanks to Maggie , Ian and Brian for their work , and all the officers were re-elected unopposed.  Maggie outlined our past and future speakers before Brian commented on the accounts , which covered a three-year period from October 2020 to September 2023.  We made a small profit over this period and our finances are strong.   After falling from a high of c.100 in March 2020, our numbers are growing steadily, with a warm welcome extended to many recent new members.  Our successful raffle makes a vital contribution , while our first all-pay summer special, with Barry Richards , raised our profile and paid for itself . Then we were into the meat of the evening with author and historian Jeremy Lonsdale .  Although resident in Maidstone , Jeremy is a Hornsea lad by birth and had visited Beverley T