Newsletter 4b - April 2001
As ever, the lunch provided by your steward was a marvellous affair. The menu was
A Trio of Smoked Fish
Poachers Broth
Breast of Guinea Fowl stuffed with hazelnuts, apricots and thyme. Served with braised vegetables and potatoes
Cheese and Biscuits
Coffee and Mint
For the forthcoming meeting we remind you that the full committee was re-elected a year ago and your secretary requires nominations for any of the posts in advance of the meeting. The current committee is:
President Ashley Mote, Langley Court East, Liss, GU33 7JL, 01730 894355
Steward Dick Orders, Bat and Ball, Hambledon, PO8 0UB 023 9263 2692
Treasurer Neil Jenkinson, 20 Chilbolton Avenue, Winchester SO22 5HD 01962 869203
Secretary Dave Allen, 35 Broad Street, Old Portsmouth PO1 2JD 023 9281 6265.
There was some uncertainty after the meeting about previous elections of Honorary Life Vice-Presidents and posthumous members – an uncertainty not helped by your secretary’s awful memory! According to these Newsletters, which serve as unofficial minutes, our Honorary Eternal President is Richard Nyren, Life Vice-President Bob Beagley and posthumous members:
Harry Altham, John Arlott, FS Ashley-Cooper, James Aylward, Colin Barrett, JM Barrie, Silver Billy Beldham, Lord Frederick Beauclerk, Tom Brett, Desmond Eagar, CB Fry, Gilbert Jessop, Brian Johnston, EV Lucas, David Harris, Arthur Haygarth, John Nyren, Cecil Paris, Rev J Pycroft, John Small snr and jnr, EM Sprot, Lumpy Stevens, Tom Sueter, Wilf Wadham, Edward Whalley-Tooker, WR Wright.
An election took place on this occasion, which elevated Lord Alexander of Weedon to Life Vice-Presidency of the Hambledon club, making him the first man ever to hold simultaneously the presidencies of M.C.C. and Hambledon Cricket Club and the Vice-Presidency of the Hambledon Club. His Lordship has indicated his appreciation of this singular (or should it be ‘triple’?) honour, and hopes to join us in April.
WG Grace remains the only person to have been denied posthumous membership (see Newsletter 2).
Apologies were received from Jocelyn Galsworthy, Stephen Green, the Pardoe family and Stephen Saunders.
PUBLICATION
Your Treasurer has published his history of cricket in Hambledon from the demise of the famous club to the present day. The details are as follows:
HERE’S THE HAMBLEDON CLUB A History of Cricket in Hambledon between 1796 and 2000 by Neil Jenkinson
£14.99 including p and p in UK from
Downend Books, 20 Chilbolton Avenue, Winchester SO22 5HD, 01962 869203
We hope to see as many of you as possible at the next meeting. Guests and new members are always welcome, with annual membership fixed at three guineas. See you on the 7th.
We offer our particular thanks to Dick and Lesley Orders, the chef and all the staff at the Bat and Ball and to George Gale and Sons, Brewers, Horndean.
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