Major Tom Bird DSO, MC, veteran of Alamein and the Desert War (father of Nicky and grandfather to young Tom Bird), died aged 98 at his home in Turville Heath on August 9, where he had lived for 40 years.
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V&A PLAYERS: Dennis de Caires (Captain), Adam Jacot, Christiaan Jonkers, Phil Goodliffe, Tom Pritchard-Gordon, Henry Turpie, Nick Emley, Jago Poynter,
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ACME are Bowden’s old team and had some good young players who could catch; a few could bat too. I was impressed by their cars (including an Aston Martin) and wives.
Our second oldest fixture after the mighty Hermits, and always fun. This year, when they turned up, eventually, I counted the number of their yoof element, young people who run and bend and throw. None. In contrast we had 7 – 8 if you count Christiaan (I don’t).
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The V&A Cricket Club has lost one of its most distinguished Vice Presidents, Sir Alistair Horne CBE. A loyal supporter of the club, he was one of the few VPs who actually came to watch us at Stonor or Turville Heath (when younger and fitter), particularly when his godson Rob Noble was playing.
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THE HEMMINGFORD HERMITS were founded a year after us by a ragged lot who had mostly been to Exeter University or Radley
V&A PLAYERS: Jago Poynter, Nicky Bird (12th man), Lachlan Nieboer, Tom Bird, Christiaan Jonkers, Adam Jacot, Andy Jones, Nick Pritchard-Gordon, Tom Pritchard-Gordon, Nick Emley, Rob Taylor, Ross Ashcroft [Captain] The INVALIDS were founded
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V&A PLAYERS: C JONKERS [SKIP], T P-G, N P-G, D DE CAIRES, N EMLEY, T BIRD, N BIRD, R ASHCROFT,
The V&A go on tour. Rather late in the day, here is a note on our first tour abroad, to the South of France. I don’t have a score book, I think we forgot it, but my memory is as acute as ever.
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Using your skill and judgment, name the batsman pictured above as he deftly glances a leg-side delivery for A) 4
