Ben Bates
Thursday 09 May 2024
Ben got in touch in early May as we approach the annual sports reunion."It is the time of the Coll year and mine to remember the Old Boys Cricket Match.I so wish that I could take part but now in my ninety first year I think it would be embarrassing for all!It was always so exciting and they, that is the OB`s, were very generous towards us. I send, after this email, a photo of the Coll team making their way onto the ground for an OT game, probably around 1950.Age has made me less sure of their respective names and some spellings but here goes: Wellsbury, John Stockland, ? , Me, Fred Pawson, Craig Ward, Freddy Friend, David Barnes, ? , Michael Hickenbottom, Ken Whitehouse.Happy days I hope they still are! Best wishes, Ben Bates."