One of our most popular and loyal members is the focus of this week’s ‘on the square with’ feature. Phil Parkes, who recently celebrated his 70th birthday has lead a remarkable life as a professional football club goalkeeper with Wolverhampton Wanderers. Although Phil was born in West Bromwich, he opted straight from school to join…
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Next up in the ‘On the Square with’ feature, is former 1st XI captain, Shaun Guest. Alongside ‘Brewer’ and ‘Threlfall’, the surname ‘Guest’ is synonymous with Fordhouses CC. If you head up to the Brewer Room, you’ll see Shaun’s name on the 1st XI club captain boards 7 times between 1986 and 1995. His son,…
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Next up in ‘On the Square with’, is former 2nd XI captain, Dave ‘Rambo’ Ramsbottom. Rambo is another familiar face around the club, having been a member for 35 years. Those of us fortunate enough to have played cricket under Rambo will be familiar with his aggressive batting style and passionate captaincy. To many of…
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First up in a new Q & A series called ‘On the Square’ is Roy Salter. In his day, Roy was one of the finest players at the club and part of the all conquering team of the 70’s. Just check out the pictures in the Brewer room and you’ll see plenty of Roy! You’ll…
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