- —--—-4 7’ The Forty Club FOUNDED 1936 Patton H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH Founder HENRY GRIERSON President SIR OLIVER POPPLEWELL Past Presidents Sir PELHAM E WARNER H. E. H. GABRIEL F.C.I.B. Sir JOHN HOBBS S. C. GRIFFITH, C.B.E., D.F.C., T.D. Sir GEORGE ALLEN, C.B.E., T.D. J. R. F. TEMPLE G. 0. SHELMERDINE His Honour W. A. SIME, C.M.G., M.B.E., Q.C. HERBERT SUTCLIFFE E. W. SWANTON, C.B.E. HENRY GRIERSON Sir LEONARD HUHON FRANCIS APPLEYARD BRIAN JOHNSTON, C.B.E., M.C. Rt. Hon. Sir ROBERT MENZIES, K.T., CU., Q.C. Ct. Col. J. R. STEPHENSON, C.B.E. A. E. R. GILLIGAN J. A. BAILEY Life Vice—President D. L HAMILTON Honorary Fellows LIE N N U MA SCIMITAR_/ IC) NC, B C) W D. G. LAUDY D. C. MONEY R. G. MUNN “\.BMIIIII N NI U SCIMIT)R \.INC,BoW / Curator of W. G. Graces Grave Club Chaplain T. W. SOWERBY Rev. D. M. HUNTER, B.D., A.K.C. Hon. Life Members J. R. REID, O.B.E. C. K. M. ROLES 0. K. GAEKWAD R. T. SIMPSON R. BENAUD, O.B.E. C. G. HOWARD R. B. SIMPSON Sir RICHARD HADLEE, M.B.E. M. J. K. SMITH, O.B.E. C. E. B. RICE T. W. GRAVENEY, O.B.E K. K. VERVELDE F. S. TRUEMAN, O.B.E. H. J. Van WEELDE D. B. CLOSE, C.B.E. R. A. WOOLMER R. ILLINGWORTH, C.B.E. Sir PAUL GEHY J. .II. MURRAY,IC], M.B.E. D. R. W. SICK, C.B.E. CD. R. SUBBA ROW, C.B.E. M.B.E. M. J. STEWART, O.B.E. E-mail: [email protected] site: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/fortydub Forty Club Officers Micky Stewart, Raman Subba Row and Hon. General Secretary Hon. Treasurer Hon. Fixtures Secretary WOODCOCK SIBLEY R H. BOWN T. R. P. C. Dennis Silk elected as Life Members 133 Palace View, 2 Mayfair Avenue, Holmleigh, WilHamstowe Bromley, Worcester Park, Combe Downe Three distinguished cricket doyens, SurreyKT4 7SL Kent BR1 3EP Bath BA2 5ET Micky Stewart, Raman Subba Row and Dennis Tel: 020 8460 4648 Tel: 020 8337 4069 Tel: 01225 832924 Silk have been elected Honorary Life Members of the XL Club. Hon. Results Secretary Membership Secretary WILLIAMS MRS. P. M. GAYW000 J. A. Dennis Silk, former Headmaster, President of the 46 St. Catherine’s Crescent, Hartley Cottage, Hartley Green, Sherborne, Ash Road, Hartley, MCC and chairman of the old TCCB, has spoken Dorset DT9 6DE Kent DA3 7BL at the Club dinner on three occasions and was Tel: 01935 817999 Tel: 01474 702106 down for a fourth appearance last year only to fall off a ladder and injure himself. ‘It wasn’t really funny,’ he said. “It was pretty was scary count myself rather lucky. I up a Forty Club Committees and I ladder pollarding a willow tree and was Executive Committee: J. F. Hyde Blake (Chairman) (NT); C. D. E. Bazalgette (SO); J. A. G. Cawdry (NE); stretching out to teach a recalcitrant branch Dr. K. Crabtree (WE); A. B. Gale (SX); R. 0. Gaunt (NE); T. S. Hale fEC); R. C. A. Hart (CP); when the ladder spun round and I fell like B. D. Hunter (SX); Dr. F. J. lmms (SX); J. M. Roberts (EC). greased lightning. I landed on my back seeing was fortunate not to be badly hurt. Cricket Committee: C. D. E. Bazalgette (Chairman)(S0); E. B. C. Aitken (SO); A. B. Gale (SX); R. C. A. Hart (CP); stars and I B. L Smith (CP). was sixteen feet off the ground. I wouldn’t I recommend it. Finance Committee: B. D. Hunter (Chairman) (SX); A. J. Gaywood (CP); D. G. Laudy (SX): R. W. Pullen FCA (SX). “My daughter was recounting later about two Dinner Committee: Dr. F. J. lmms (Chairman)(SX); D. i. R Cattermole (EC); R. G. Munn (SX); I. D. Witchell (Si]. people she knew who fell from a ladder and died Overseas Tours Micky Stewart so it’s a dangerous business.” Committee: R. C. A. Hart (Chairman)(CP); R. W. Bassett (CP); R. Helyar (CP); I. R. Farthing (CP); B. 0. Hunter (SX) THE PRESIDENT, THE CHAIRMAN, THE HON. GENERAL SECRETARY AND THE HON. TREASURER ARE EX OFFICIO MEMBERS OF ALL STANDING SUB COMMIHEES. To defer the cost New Blood Needed On of this Handbook, (The initials in brackets indicate Member’s district) we are asking The XL Executive Committee members to take We need enthusiastic members to serve on the Club’s Executive H Forty Club Subscription Rates advertisements. Committee and they have to be nominated and seconded in writing. They should provide a short written statement, giving his Year beginning 1st October, 2001 Annual Subscription and Joining Fee A full page in colour job or profession, his involvement with cricket and its (Payable only by Direct Debit) costs £250 and administration and, if seeking re—election, details of his service to the committees. The date of birth of the candidtate should be Joining Fee £20.00 the 3,500 copies go clearly stated. Annual Subscripions around the world. U.K. residents: £15.00 Overseas: £7.50 Nominations should reach the General Secretary by July 1. Voting On paying one subscription for Life on election (in addition to joining fee) or subsequently: Contact Peter Robinson papers, including the candidates’ statements, will be sent out to U.K. Overseas the members in August. Members may vote by post, or in person Over 40 but under 50 £225.00 £90.00 on 01732 840003 at the AGM, by using the postal ballot form. Committee members Over 50 but under 60 £150.00 £60.00 or email: Over 60 £75.00 £37.50 [email protected] serve for three years in rotation and may offer themselves for re election. 2 3 1 A Message from your Chairman Sportsmanship and good order Jack Hyde Blake returns to Ashes cricket... The eagerly awaited annual Handbook has once examinations, nearly all schools have renewed again been improved in format and presentation their fixtures for the coming season. This is and hope that members agree that it is now an a wonderful confirmation that the XL Club’s I even though schools’ cricketers excellent product of which we can be proud. style of playing is still very much required Elsewhere in the Handbook you will read the by the schools authorities. We will also detailed report of the Honorary General Secretary continue our policy of playing about 25°/a are still chipping away! on the activities of the Club during the past year. of our fixtures against veteran club sides. the further information of members, I would For Our overseas tours have been fully booked One of the most heartening features of each other. Ignoring his grammar, this is what he like to go through some of the matters which the am not a and we look forward to touring South Africa England’s 1—4 loss to Australia last summer was had to say: “Me personally, as Captain, I committee and its sub in February and either Antigua, the comeback of sportsmanship. At an MCC big one for arm waving or clapping and all that committees will be That throws me to a state of panic, Cyprus, Sri Lanka or Malta in dinner at Arundel on June 25 Steve Waugh sort of stuff. addressing in the year 2002. am more for quiet concentration. November. We are looking at the promised that he would not only retain the to be honest. I fair play. You can tell in the body language, you can tell The central problem that possibility of going to Argentina, Ashes but reimpose good manners and many people but by the end of how they looked at 500-5 the other day and how today’s XL Club has, and from Chile and Brazil in 2003. Our Not believed him smiling to they looked when we had the West Indies at 90- which a number of other annual Triangular Tournament the tour Glenn McGrath was even opponents and them. 7. There was probably the same amount of noise smaller and possibly perennial between us and our peer clubs in congratulating but the body language and looking in people’s problems arise, is the Holland and Denmark, so Three of the Australians, Adam Gilchrist, the eyes and stuff was slightly different so you can reduction in the number of wonderfully staged by us at most decent of their players, opening batsman clap your hands and wave your arms as much as new playing members joining Oakham School last year, will Michael Slater and Steve Waugh himself actually you like, that for me is generally panic setting in, the Club. About 150 members continue in its atmosphere of great walked. Any by the end of a happy series some please do something we need you, get Gilchrist leave the Club every year. friendship and will be played in England players including Mark Ramprakash, Alec our for Christ’s sake. Many of them are, of course, Copenhagen this year. On the Stewart and Mark Butcher left the crease not active playing members. suppose golf is the subject of major events, our great voluntarily. If this spread throughout Test cricket “I watch a lot of golf and I The figures produced by the Annual Dinner will again take ICC Referees would be put out of a job. benchmark on how a game should be played and Membership Secretary place in the Savoy Hotel and we conducted.