Kevin Clement

180 Not Out, celebrating 180 years of @BedfordSchool cricket, officially comes out 4th July. Also 180 this year are @surreycricket and I Zingari. It’s the first complete public school cricket history since Colfe School in 1986. @ACScricket

@KelvinFavell @F1NKS He’d got you sussed!

@KPAC55 @F1NKS I also feigned illness to avoid what I thought was a Rugby lesson only to find we were playing Football. I quickly recovered but John Milner told me to sit it out despite my protestations that a miracle had occurred.

Came across this picture on line of St Peters School Rugby team in the mid 60's. Some might recognise the teacher. A fine man and good Cricketer. Some of my Football teammates doubling up. @F1NKS

@KelvinFavell @F1NKS 😂😂

@KPAC55 @F1NKS None of them. I always had a note from my Mum handy if Rugby was on the schedule.

@Jonathan77777 Also very tenuously Torquay’s manager for 10 minutes in 2007 before being replaced following a change of ownership by new Chief Executive Colin Lee with Paul Buckle, both ex 🐝 players

Leroy Rosenior, father of Chelsea’s new manager, was appointed as Bees manager in May 2007, as Martin Allen left He was sacked in Nov after 18 league games WWDDD WDLDL DLDLD LLL with Bees 4th from bottom of the table Bees were relegated to Tier 4 at end of season, in last place

@KelvinFavell Tommo. Where’s that taken?

Bowlers name?

@BTCCArchive @BedfordshireCCC At the time of his passing Pete was believed to be the oldest living @BedfordshireCCC player. Joined the MCC Ground Boys staff with later Beds players Trevor Morley & Gerry Sly and after with John Murray, Eric Russell, Don Bennett and Jim Standen. #RIPPJO

Some very sad news this morning for all former BTCC & @BedfordshireCCC members, the passing of the all time leading wicket taker and long time captain, Pete Oakley 😢 Our condolences to the Oakley family, all three sons also with appearances at BTCC. #RIPPJO 🙁

@IanDavidSmith2 @AmpthillTownCC @AmpthillTC Well done Smithy

Honoured to lay the ⁦@AmpthillTownCC⁩ wreath at the ⁦@AmpthillTC⁩ Remembrance service this morning A wonderful turn out from the people of Ampthill Thanks to those who organised the service Fantastic turn out from young people remembering those lost & affected by war

@daveainsworth63 Educated at Bedford Grammar School he was a left arm fast bowler and useful batsman. As late as August 1932 he played for Hollywood against the Australians who included the great Don Bradman.

Remembering the wonderful English actor H B Warner who was born on this day in 1876. He died in 1958. He is best remembered for playing Jesus Christ in King of Kings (1927) and Mr Gower in It's a Wonderful Life (1946) #HBWarner #KingOfKings #ItsAWonderfulLife

@KelvinFavell @PodCook Sad to hear. Didn’t know him too well but did meet him once when researching the Huntingdonshire book The Forgotten County.

All I seem to hear these days is news of friends passing away. Former Huntingdon Cricketer and administrator Mike Swift left us this week. He was the man mainly responsible for me joining the Club. @KPAC55 @PodCook

@ppushp7 @ACScricket @tintin1107 @PeteG_cricket Maybe the date he was buried?

@ACScricket @tintin1107 @PeteG_cricket Thanks. What could be the possible reason for Wimborne Cemetery listing a different date ?

Hi @ACScricket, according to the official records of Wimborne Cemetery, Nicholas Wanostrocht’s date of death is 7th Sep 1876, not 3rd Sep as listed by CA What’s the source for the 3rd Sept date? (wimbornecemetery.co.uk/nicholas-wanos…) #CricketTwitter @tintin1107 @PeteG_cricket

@archivist_al @BedfordSchool @MCCOfficial Thats great, thanks Alan. Can you follow me and I’ll send you details so we can progress your copy?

@KPAC55 @BedfordSchool Hi Kevin would love a copy for the @MCCOfficial library, would it be possible to purchase a copy? send an invoice with it and can process for payment

180 Not Out, celebrating 180 years of @BedfordSchool cricket, officially comes out 4th July. Also 180 this year are @surreycricket and I Zingari. It’s the first complete public school cricket history since Colfe School in 1986. @ACScricket

@KelvinFavell You’d like to thing someone in the @huntspost editorial team understood the difference between cricket and golf 🤷‍♂️

@KPAC55 You would have expected Tony and Steve to be in the picture! What a shower indeed, and who would have thought that Cricket bats come from Willow trees?

The local rag excelling themselves with a Cricket story but showing blokes holding golf clubs.

@oldmanradd @NorthantsCCC @HortonHouseCC @SomersetCCC @Robbo1414

Always good to catch up with former @NorthantsCCC and @HortonHouseCC batsman - and all-round good egg - David Roberts, whose son Kian has been fielding for @SomersetCCC at Taunton today. David could play a bit too - remember his excellent Champo century against Essex in 1997?

@robertmdaws @ReadingFC Didn’t know @BerksCricket Minor Counties cricketer Nevada Phillips was also a decent footballer

READING FC @ReadingFC 1974-75

@KelvinFavell @Edgaralanpoe48 @AnnieChave Kian Roberts son of former Northants CCC bat David Roberts who was captain of @GoddyCricket in 2002. A lot of roads lead here @Edgaralanpoe48 😀

@Edgaralanpoe48 @AnnieChave Well done! Just being 18 would be nice but not in 2025.

@AnnieChave @KelvinFavell I'm feasibly going to put the mockers on them, but Messers Hill and Roberts are building a nice partnership here I was also thinking, imagine being 18(K.Roberts) and playing List A cricket. Furthermore, in a team with 3 fellow teenagers Marvellous stuff. #VivaTheMetroOneDayCup 🏏🫡🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

@Edgaralanpoe48 @KelvinFavell @GoddyCricket I played quite a bit of cricket with Chris but never knew him to bowl spin. His style was right arm seam. Who were you playing for?

Yes, I noticed that young Alex was born in Peterborough @KelvinFavell @KPAC55 On my one and only appearance against @GoddyCricket , a certain Christopher James Turner tried to get the match postponed due to (very) light rain. The match went ahead and when I came out to bat it wasn't long before I was facing big Chris. To say I let it go to my head was an understatement. I tried to hit his spin bowling for a six only to end up being caught at cow corner🫣. He loved his sports did Turns and was always generous with his time. Great memories

@KelvinFavell @Edgaralanpoe48 @GoddyCricket @GoddyCricket Greens are a Sawtry family.

@KPAC55 @Edgaralanpoe48 @GoddyCricket No I didn’t Kevin. Any relation of Ian Green of your parish? Small world isn’t it. Bumped into Steve Dighton yesterday. Peter Hanscomb’s Dad was a near neighbour in Sapley Road. Best I can do. Same house connected to the Maddy family.

Sussex vs. Somerset on the morrow is an absolute hum dinger. And, as said, to be able to access the Metro One Day Cup(& The County Championship) via free live streams is admirable. It's also splendiferous when ex-players join the streams. Furthermore, both competitions provide a platform for a plethora of burgeoning cricket players. It's great to see the older pro's genuinely guiding them along, to boot