I played my first organised game of cricket in 1973, for the Cleveland Road Primary School.
And my first game for 2023 is scheduled to be on 9th May, with Essex Seniors 60+.
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Ron’s March in support of the Bob Willis Fund and the campaign for prostate screening
On 12th April, I shall be walking with fellow Essex Seniors cricketers to support the Bob Willis Fund — raising money (donation link at the foot of this post!) for better prostate cancer screening — with Prostate Cancer UK.
Prostate cancer is the number one diagnosed male cancer in the UK, killing 11,500 men a year. There is still no national screening programme.
The Bob Willis Fund is supporting research to develop new tests, which is why I shall be joining #RonsMarch.
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Year in review (2) — Another season of Seniors cricket — promotions and runs!
They always say the second season is harder than the first…
Another year of Seniors Cricket, my first as a properly qualified member of the team. (I played in 2021 as a permitted “under-age” player!).
The teams did well, again. 4th XI finished (distant) second to a resurgent Kent, 2s & 3s both qualified from their regional groups, only to fall at the first (1/4 final) national knock-out round. The 1s had their National Final postponed to April 2023.
My own season reached unexpected levels — I started in May opening the bowling for the 4th XI, but by late July was batting at no.4 (and scoring runs) in the 2nd XI!
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The Teesra 