West Lancashire Cricket Society returns to S&B with a superb line-up of events

The West Lancashire Cricket Society is returning to S&B Sports Club next Wednesday 20th October after 10 years at a town centre hotel.

Next week’s meeting is the Society’s AGM at 7.30, prior to Lancashire & England slow left arm spinner Stephen Parry’s appearance as the first speaker of the Winter session at 8.00 p.m.

The other speakers of this Winter’s programme are:

Nov 17  Patrick Eager Cricket photographer, who covered 325 Test matches including 98 Ashes Tests, between 1965 & 2011.

Dec 15  Harry Pearson Sports journalist & author who has twice won The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year award: in 2011 for “Slipless in Settle” & in 2018 for “Connie: The Marvellous Life of Learie Constantine”.

Jan 19 Luke Sutton Former Somerset, Derbyshire & Lancashire wicketkeeper batsman, now an author and sports agent.

Feb 16 Elizabeth Ammon The Times’ cricket correspondent who has also written for The Guardian, The Independent & The Daily Mirror, as well as Cricket Monthly magazine & Wisden Cricket Monthly.

Mar 25  Annual Dinner tba

Membership is open to all and costs £20 for the full Winter programme, or £30 for joint membership. Guests are also welcome at £8 per meeting, refundable on conversion to full membership. For further information contact the Honorary Secretary, David Taylor, on 01772 422 206 or just come along to S&B on Trafalgar Road for any of the meetings.

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