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The Presidential Special Volume 3 Issue 15 March 2013 THE PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL The 19th century saw the Backhouse and Pease family as prominent industrialists in Darlington. They were members of The Society of Friends or Quakers.Their meeting house was in Skinnergate near the Green Tree Inn Behind was their burial ground and beyond that the Green Tree Field where cricket was first played. They wore plain black and grey clothes and the town's football team's kit chose the same colours and of course the football team nickname has always been the Quakers after this society. The backhouse and Pease family acquired land around the outskirts of the town to the south and west. They built fine Victorian mansions and parkland. three overlooked Feethams. Southend (now Bananntynes Hotel) Beechwood and Polam (now a school). other properties included, Hummersknott (now Carmel school), Mowden (the DFE buildings) Blackwell Grange (Blackwell Grange Hotel) Elm Ridge (now a church) West Lodge (DHSS) North Lodge (became a teachers centre) Woodlands and Pierremont retain their residential use. Edmund Backhouse became the first club President in 1866. He was a financier and politician. Born into a successful family at Polam Hall. He Sir Edmund backhouse 1866-1880 was president when regular Saturday cricket came to Feethams. (more on his life can be found in Robert Hattersley's history of the early years) The death of Backhouse in 1880 saw Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease become President. A benefactor of the club, he was a chief subscriber to the club when it moved to Feethams from Park Street. The Pease family were famous for their textile Mill. Their mills by the Skerne were the main em- ployers in Darlington. The Pease family were also prominent in bringing the railways to the town. The next president was another knight of the realm. Sir Edward Daniel Walker (SEE LEFT) was elected President in 1903. He had started work at North Road railway works as a 13 year old. He eventually became a successful bookshop proprietor and founded Walker Wilson a comp-any that dealt with media distribution and advertising. He was elected mayor on three occasions and an alderman and was knighted in 1908. He was instrumental in securing the Feethams ground, building both the pavilion and the groundsman’s house. It was through his influence and con- tacts that W.G. Grace came to play at Feethams he even presented solid gold medals to the leading batsmen and bowlers of the first and second teams. The 4th president was Thomas Putnam, Darlington born and bred. He worked at The Forge, a firm founded by his father. The Forge was on Albert Hill. During the great war, the forge made many of the Big Guns for our troops. they were also responsible for many great battleships. Knighted in 1918 he lived at "Greylands" in Conniscliffe road. His house now backs on to Green park. He owned a stud at Middelham. The Mountfords were a family of master tailors and THEIR business was on High Row and then Bondgate. Charlie was mainly a second eleven player but was an active administrator. He also became NYSD President in 1922-23 George Gosling Plant was at one time the youngest practising solicitor in the country. During the Great War he had joined the Durham Light In- fantry and commanded the South African Regiment in the trenches before being invalided out in 1918.Before the war he played both hockey and cricket at Feethams. he offered legal advice to the club for nearly 40 years. He moved to Snow Hall, Gainford and was involved in a serious hunting accident which resulted in his death in 1936. An Oxford Blue and a fast bowler, Charles Urie Peat (see left) won the military Cross during the Great war and was Darlington's conservative M.P. He was a partner in the international accounting firm Peat, Marwick and Mitchell. he died in 1979 aged 87. Mr Arthur Feetham was the next Pr4esident, becoming the first dual president of both the town's cricket and rugby clubs. In 1951 Richard Healey became the club's tenth President. Having just retired as Head of Rise Carr primary School and as one of the most successful captains in the club history it was only natural that Dick should become President upon the passing of Arthur Feetham. As captain of the team in the very successful 30s Healey saw the team win 14 trophies during the fifties. In 1958 to celebrate a 60 year association with the club The Dick Healey Fund was set up and by 1959 it had achieved £400 for ground seating. Dick died in 1974 and was replaced as President by his friend Mr Ronnie Morton. Morton was chief pharmaceutical chemist at Darlington Co-op. He introduced the Christmas Draw and also Sunday opening to the club. He was renowned for his saying when volunteering "just leave it to your 'umble' servant" Jack Clarke was the 12th president and had been Head of Corporation Road School. He had joined as a tennis player. Lenny Alsop followed as the next president. His early life had been spent in heavy industry in the town but he later became a poultry farmer and was one of the first to introduce the battery system of poultry farming. he played cricket for Haughton and then Darlington and also played football for the town in the thirties.He is also one of the few players to captain all three club sides. Several have managed two but not many three! Lenny had a 67 year association with the club. I remember from my time on the committee just before his death, Lenny would never miss a meeting but would often be fast alseep through most of it! Bill Stokell was an agricultural engineer and manager. and also had his own business in Clifton Road and later an oil and paint business in Valley Street. he died in 1991 aged 77. Arthur Dean followed as President number 15.Arthur played at Cockerton before coming to Feethams. he played in the second eleven in 1958 before a hip in- jury forced him to retire. Arthur was President when first class cricket came to Feethams in 1991. He sadly passed away only recently. Arthur Dean was to have a second term from 1996 to 2001. Brian Johnson followed as the clubs 16th President. Educated at the town Grammar School, Brian was a so- licitor and a past batsman of the first team and second team. he captained the successful second eleven in the early seventies. Brian was also to have a second term of office between 2008 and 2011. In 2001 Wilton Lister (see left) as elected President. Wilton had been a fruiterer in the towns covered market with his business partner Don White. (White and Lister) He was the father of J.W.Lister who went on to be one of the clubs most successful batsmen and captains. John also played 1st class cricket for Derbyshire and minor counties with Durham. John Edwardson, another second team skipper was president from 2004 to 2008. John joined the club from Cockerton and he became the highest scoring second team batsman. A self employed builder his skills have been vital tot he club over the years. John has coached at the club for over thirty years. John, affectionately known as Big E is to be the President again in 2013. Eric Blench was president between 2011 and 2012 and did the job alongside being treasurer at a critical time in the club history. Eric joined the club from Spennymoor in the eighties and played much of his cricket for the second team. He was a successful captain of the third team and led them to several trophies. 1.Edmund Backhouse 1866-1880 9. Mr R Healey 1951-1974 13. Mr W Stokell 1984-1987 2. Sir J.W. Pease 1880-1903 14.Mr. A Dean 1987-1992 3. Sir E.D.Walker 1903-1919 10. Mr R A Morton 1974-1977 15Mr G.B.Johnson 1992 - 1996 4. Sir Thomas Putnam 1920 -1923 16.Mr A Dean 1996-2001 11. Mr. J.J. Clarke 1977-1980 5. Councillor Charles Mountford 1924-1927 17. Mr. W.K.Lister 2001-2004 6. Lieut.Col.G.G.Plant 1928-36 (No photo) 18.Mr.J Edwardson 2004-2008 12. Mr.L.Alsop 1981-83 19.Mr. G.B.Johnson 2008-2011 7. Mr. C.U.Peat 1936-1947 (Member of Parliament) 20. Mr E Blench 2011-2012 8. Mr. A Feetham 1949-1951 21 Mr. J Edwardson 2013- Darlington cricket club have always prided itself on the quality of its groundstaff. The Park Street ground had been re-laid after complaints from the All England side in 1849 The All England team returned in 1950 and found a great improvement. In those days at Park Street the players were enthusiasts and there was no groundsman but the members did the work themselves. The final game was played at Park Street on 3rd October 1866. Following the Hambledon Cricket Club example set by Thomas Lord the Darlington club took the hallowed turf of Park Street with them to their new ground "Feethams" This was a ten acre site located 200 yards south west of Park Street and occupied the western floodplain of the Skerne Valley. It consisted of two fields separated by a an unstraightened stell (or stream).The site was suitable for cricket but required levelling, draining and re turfing. Mr Silas Usher of York was contracted to do the work for the sum of £75.
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