OldRecordPlayersCC

Sociable cricket club in Newcastle upon Tyne. Always on the look out for new players. Get in touch if you fancy a game.

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A poster advertising the benefits of members of the Transport & General Workers Union from the 1930s using a cricket theme to appeal

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Any chance you can retweet this 👇@MAWood33 @benstokes38 @hillcricket @SNBULLS @NewcCricketClub

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At the age of just 7, Lily Jha was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain cancer,. ‘Lights for Lily’ is a campaign to raise funds so that Lily can access life-prolonging treatment via clinical trials that are only available overseas.

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At the age of just 7, Lily Jha was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain cancer,. ‘Lights for Lily’ is a campaign to raise funds so that Lily can access life-prolonging treatment via clinical trials that are only available overseas.

https://t.co/lLGpyKrfAI

[Lights For Lily @LightsLily]

@asaintmaximin @alanshearer @antanddec @samfendermusic
Please take a few minutes to read our story and share it.
We’re desperate to help Lily from Gosforth, Newcastle and we’d love it if you could take part. Feel free to contact us. ❤️ #LightsForLily #L4L https://t.co/RZpGxnGSnR

[Rob Rouse @robrouse]

I love cricket, watching, playing, always hoped my kids would. Listening to TMS today with my 8 yr old she said “are they both ladies?” I said “yes @isaguha and @ejrainfordbrent and they’ve BOTH won the World Cup” She’s going to her first practice tomorrow
#RepresentationMatters

[Alan Butcher @abutch58]

It’s nearly 50 years since I married @markbutcher72 ‘s mother, who was a child of the Windrush generation...sports people politicians & everyone else of every race must call out this crap ... & we should all be ashamed that it still happens.

[Rob @robhinds]

Another cracker from the FireBrick team. Another one that passes the “not really a stout drinker” connoisseurs approval 🤣 - Drinking a Cushy Butterfield by @firebrickbrew @ Untappd at Home — https://t.co/hanpHXGxYR

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There was a certain innocence about advertisements in the 1970s ...

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In 1946 Harold Larwood paid £5000 to buy the Victory Sweet Shop in Blackpool which he ran for four years before emigrating with his family to Australia. His Test record was modest - 78 wickets at 28.35 from 21 matches - but his place in cricket history unquestioned

[George Dudley @splendidred]

For those missing #cricket, this excellent podcast by @OborneTweets and @richardheller is like a decent cucumber sandwich at the tea interval. Certainly worth a listen.

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[Sky Sports Cricket @SkyCricket]

ON THIS DAY…

It was 1️⃣9️⃣9️⃣4️⃣ and England needed 1️⃣9️⃣4️⃣ to beat West Indies in Trinidad and keep the Test series alive 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏝️

But the tourists ended the day on 40-8 as @ambrose_curtly ran riot! 😱😱😱

[Ian Tew @ianctew]

Before the universe boss there was the king #masterblaster. #cricket legends sound like some kind of marvel film

[🇮🇪🏰🏏 Lismore Cricket Club @LismoreCC]

All hail Chairman @mikejamescondon who has been re-elected for the third year running. Vladimir Putin doesn’t even come close to this fella...

[Sports Journalists @SportSJA]

Your Cricket Journalist of the Year, @Athersmike, with a very moving speech tonight

He dedicated his award to @sjamesjourno

#SJA2019

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@AlisonB92958089 @ECB_cricket @PancreaticCanUK @neplcricket @OOCFlintoff @Colly622 @OfficialPCA @benstokes38 @piersmorgan @ChronicleNUFC Where and when?