St Nicolas Portslade

Thanks so much for posting that Tony. I recognise several performers, though I am only in touch with Chris Cotton who is in Auckland, NZ.

Marvellous days, always sunny, carefree and exciting. Hard to believe that we are all almost 80 now! Can you please post the photo with Chris (Prince Guy) as he has no computer, and I can send a print to him . 

Hello again  Barry.  I was hoping that you would log in and see this, and, yes, I have submitted for publication the photo that included Chris together with some comment about the summer of 1950.  When you send him a copy of the photo please send my regards and best wishes for his big birthday next year.  I have a cricket team photo to submit next and may get round to that tomorrow.

Tony. Are you the same Betteridge who attended Hove Grammar and lifted 600 schoolboy hearts by bowling RH first ball in the Masters/Boys match?

Yes Geoff, that was me and it happened in July 1956. I was fortunate enough to play in four Staff v School matches having broken into the 1st XI when I was in class 4A.  My main role was as opening bowler and I collected quite a number of staff scalps in those matches.  In the years up to 1956 Rex Hepburn was probably the best of the cricketing staff and I was particularly proud of that one since my father had come along to watch. In 1957, my final year, the staff team was augmented by John Woods the new sportsmaster who had been appointed after the retirement of Basher Bates.  John Woods was an accomplished batsman and played for Brighton and Hove Cricket Club.  Perhaps the other star of the staff team, albeit well past his prime, was 'Black Bart' Campbell who was reputed to have played with (or perhaps against) Keith Miller, the Australian fast bowler while in the RAF in WWII.  I had hoped to have been appointed captain of the school 1st XI that year, but the job went to Colin Casemore (deservedly) and my other hope, that of scoring a 50 in the match against the staff, was also consigned to the pyre of unfulfilled ambitions when I went for 28 just before lunch in the 1957 game but we went on to win it, mirabile dictu, as Black Bart would have said.

Tony, your feat is recorded in the 'Magazine Jottings' section of the HGSB website. All of the jottings are genuine extracts from the magazines, except for that particular one, which I confess to having fabricated (although it certainly should have been there!). Unfortunately I seemed to have guessed at the wrong year. You will also find your photograph in the 'Gallery' section.