posted by John Winn
Yesterday the Jim the Cat luncheon club were pleased to welcome David Leatherdale as their special guest and the chief executive of Worcestershire CCC did not disappoint his audience. David, Bradford born but a long term servant of The Pears, began with a slide presentation of the history and development of New Road. Several slides showed the impact of flooding on the attractive ground and it was no surprise when David informed us that currently the playing area is under eight feet of water.
The presentation was followed by a question and answer session in which the topics covered included the new structure for county cricket this season, the Hick Atherton affair, the place of Ireland in world cricket and the way forward for England. It was heartening to hear some optimistic views put forward, especially after the gloom of the last few weeks. All this from a man eighth on Worcestershire's all time first class run scorers' list and the added delight that his mum, dad and brother were in the audience. Splendid stuff.
The next meeting will be at Pudsey SL on Friday February 14th. Possibly a presentation on Alf Valentine?
Turning from the feline to the canine here are the dates for the forthcoming Jim the Dog lunches
29th January at Middleton CC
19th February Todmorden
12th March Littleborough
2nd April Middleton after which it will be cricket.
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