Veteran sportsmen living in Brigg will be taking part in a special game this weekend alongside others who used to be town residents.
One of the vets, Colin Mumby, told Brigg Blog about this end-of-season cricket match some weeks ago. And Neil Simpson, of the Broughton club, has now kindly supplied full details of the mini festival at Broughton Recreation Ground on Saturday, September 18, 2021 (all league games having now been completed for 2021).
At about 11am there will be a short format game (10-15 overs an innings) between two teams drawn from club members.
It will be followed at 1pm by the Veterans v Broughton Under-15 encounter.
The Vets' team will include Phil Glentworth, Simon Allcock, Nigel Dobbs, Paul Clark, Colin Mumby, Ian Bunyan, Russ Bunyan, Mick Bunyan, Steve Rayner, Martin Wilson and one or two others.
They have played in hundreds of Lincolnshire League games since the Broughton club gained admission to the senior county competition in 1976 at the same time as Brigg Town.
During the interval there will be a Women's v Under-11s soft ball game.
Neil adds: "There will be refreshments and a hog roast, and hopefully as a result some funds raised."
Hopefully, spectators from Broughton will be joined by others from Brigg next Saturday.
Our picture shows Broughton Cricket Club's first team taking to the field in a match during the early 1980s. Col Mumby, who is fourth from right, will be playing in the festival match next weekend. All the others pictured had Brigg or Hibaldstow connections. Mick Allcock (third from left) was our local police chief for some years with the rank of Chief Inspector. Graham Hunt, second right, captained Brigg Town Cricket Club in the late 1970s.
