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by Lena & Harry Smith » Thu May 21, 2009 9:24 am
Hi Gray & Amanda: Geoff Boycott, another Hero of mine, saw him bat a few times along with his opening partner John Hampshire. On Hampshires first England appearance he scored a century and was dropped for the next test.!!!! A few years ago Lena and I were guests at charity cricket match in Witney, Oxfordshire.There we were introduced to, Denis Compton, Colin Milburn,David Steel,Tom Graveney, Chris Cowdry, commentater Brian Johnston, Bob Willis, and one of our favourite entertainers, Roy Castle who played in the match and loved his cricket. Roy entertained us playing his trumpet. with a jazz band friend of ours and near the end when he was leaving to go and do a local cabaret, at the edge of the playing field, he got out of the car and played "On Ilkley moor baht'at" which stopped the game and raised an enormous cheer. What a wonderful gentleman and entertainer. Cricket was always my first love and i have been privileged to see some great matches and meet some of the great players. Of course in my day there was only polite applause a few hearty cheers, sometimes during tense moments you could here a pin drop, but I have also expearienced your moment at Headingly Amanda. the first time i could'nt believe it, but now it's excepted. Nice to read your comments Amanda & Gray. I was born in Middlesbrough in 1933 and in 1939 was evacuated to village near you called Sheriff Hutten I stayed there until 1943 then moved to London .Harry
Historically part of the North Riding Of Yorkshire.
