Our thanks go to former local sportsman Simon Church, now living in Australia, for permission to use this interesting picture showing Brigg Town Cricket Club members celebrating during a presentation evening held at Brigg Sugar Factory Sports & Social Club in the late 1980s.
Many cricket memories were shared over the weekend during the Gary 'Bottler' Smith Testimonial Match at Brigg Rec which raised more than £700 for the Stroke Society. Gary features in this picture, and half-a-dozen others seen in the group were also in attendance on Saturday.
We've done our best to compile a list of all the players pictured, despite so many years having passed by since it was taken.
Back row, left to right: Barrie Briggs (partly hidden), John McHale, Garry Dunderdale, John Blanchard, 'Yours Truly' wearing an American football jacket and Lincolnshire County Cricket Club tie, Martin Willerton, Gary 'Bottler' Smith, Nigel Beacock, Simon Pottage, Nick Willerton and Paul Belt.
Front row, left to right: Patrick Kenny, Steve Gavin, Simon Church who later emigrated to live down-under in the Perth area, Malcolm Barnard, Simon Fisher, Robert Todd, Craig Benson, Tommy Smith and last (but by no means least) Garry 'Gig' Smith in the chair.
Town were then playing their first team home games (and a few others) on the Factory ground
Beer prices at the Factory Club, off Scawby Road, Scawby Brook, were among the lowest in North Lincolnshire.
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