OLD TRADITIONS DIE HARD

The traditional Old Boys v School fixture, whose history stretches back decades, was played out between Sir John Nelthorpe School, Brigg, and a team representing the Briggensians' Association. The Old Boys won - approximate scores being OB 118 School 103, off 14 8-ball overs.
Old Boys included Dave Willey (Bottesford and Brigg), Tom Brock (Broughton and Brigg), Liam Redmond (Scunthorpe Town) and Andy Sharp (Keelby). The School XI included Ryan Musselwhite (Broughton). Batsmen had to retire at 25 - a milestone reached by Ryan and Andy. Hopefully, the fixture will continue in 2011. There aren't many Old Boys v School games still played in Lincolnshire, although they used to be very common.
On a personal level I was very disappointed to miss the game, due to it being re-arranged from the original date and therefore clashing with a friend's retirement party. The first time I encountered Old Boys v School was in 1972 when I played for what was then Brigg Grammar against the Briggensians. However, the fixture goes back a lot further than that.
Hopefully, I will be called upon to get the old bat out of the garage for the 2011 game.