Life Members

Life Members as of 2025

ETERNALLY GRATEFUL

Life Members are members who have made an outstanding contribution to our club.  They are listed below with brief summaries of their contributions.   A board listing these was added to the clubhouse in our 2018, our Platinum Season.   

  Rex Beard    Rex Beard  (1967)

  Founding Member, Player (four decades), President, Chairman. 
 David Kettle    David Kettle (1968)

 Founding Member, Player (four decades), Captain, Secretary. 
   Reg Ralph   Reg Ralph  (1971)

  Founding Member, Player (four decades), Captain, Colts  Manager.
  George Porter   George Porter  (1971)

 Founding Member, Player (four decades), Umpire, President. 
   Richard Lindsey   Richard Lindsey  (1984)

  Player (four decades), Chairman, President.		     Keith Hammond  (1984)

 Player (five decades), Captain, Chairman, President.
    John Stonehouse  (1988)

  Player (four decades), Chairman, Groundsman, Bar Manager.
  

   Robin (Boo) Cant (1990)

 Player (four decades), Clubhouse Builder & Minder.
   David Latta   David Latta  (1999)

  Player (four decades), Captain, Chairman, Groundsman.		  DJM in his younger years ...   David John Merriday (DJM) (1999)

  Player (four decades), Captain, Secretary, Groundsman, Bar Manager, Women's Team Manager, Youth Chairman & Coach.
       John Hutton (2001)

  Player (two decades), President (15 years), Groundsman,     Pavilion Project Manager.
  John Newland (2001) 

  Player (two decades), Secretary(15 years), Umpire.
    Richard Parker  (2002)

  Player (six decades), Captain, President, Chairman,       Treasurer,  Youth Chairman & Coach, Bar Manager, Carbon  Champion, Pavilion Project Manager.
  The Cliff Richard of local cricket!   Colin Hammond   (2010)

 Player (five decades), Captain, Groundsman.
      Keith Steel  (2012)

  Player (five decades), Clubhouse Manager.		   Neil Brinded (2014)

  Player (four decades), Club Secretary (three     decades).
    Richard Polley  (2017)
  Player (four decades), Captain, Chairman, President, Senior       Cricket Chairman. 		   Paul Marston  (2017)

  Player (five decades), Captain, Treasurer.
   
  Tim Chambers (2023)
 
  Player (five decades), Chairman, Youth Coach

   Karen Cutter (2023) 

  Player (two decades), Captain (7 years),    Committee Member
      Matt Murray (2025)

  Player (three decades), Captain, Committee Member