Howells Stars As Northants Claim Cup Double

A dramatic day of cricket at Wolverhampton CC saw Northants Steelbacks win the BCEW David Townley Memorial Twenty20 Cup for the first time & in doing so they became only the second team ever to win both BBS Cup & the Twenty20 Cup in the same season.

Where competition meets friendship

Dave Gavrilovic reports on the resumption of blind cricket, which didn’t take a place at all in 2020. After a 20-month enforced break, blind cricket finally restarted in late May with plenty of excitement and relief in evidence.

Robert Fleming 1933-2021

Robert Fleming, who died in February aged 87, was a muchloved and hugely influential Honorary Secretary and then Chairman of the Primary Club. Robert grew up in Australia and yet, fittingly for a future Primary Club stalwart, had strong Beckenham connections.

Lion of Lancashire

Stephen Daley, a leading light in partially-sighted football, received an MBE in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to para football and futsal.