Chingford Cricket Club

A Chingford record (according to Jeff Runciman) of 16 people attended the Essex League's Annual Dinner last night. A 16 seater minibus had been booked to take us to Shenfield and back again. An unscheduled roadside toilet break by Messrs Lyon and MacGregor jnr almost resulted in extra helpings for the rest of us. We sat down to a 3 course meal built around a main course of Steak & Kidney pudding.
Chingford had if not the largest contingent there certainly the noisiest contingent there. This was most evident when Steve Hart and Richard MacGregor went up to collect the 4th and 2nd XI Divisional trophies from Trevor Bailey and Fred Trueman. After the supper was over, the former England fast bowler delivered a rapid speech re-telling some of his funniest stories which Richard Alston will spend the next few months perfecting in time for the start of his new season in the club bar next May. Photographs of the event were taken by Stephen Thorne and should soon be appearing on the website.
With the party well lubricated, a boisterous journey home ensued with those having to get up early the following morning looking the more apprehensive. The quietist member of the party on the journey home was Richard MacGregor, content to sit in the corner, cuddling his trophy. No doubt when he got home, he took it to bed with him.