Sheffield Cricket Lovers' Society Year Book 2023

2020 Robin Gardner from Kent - Life Member 2021 Kenneth & Ivy Parkin - Life Members 2022 Stuart Huckerby March - Alan Phelan May - Brian Sproston August - George Heath Smith - Life Member 27 Sadly departed... The Society wishes to thank all our advertisers and contibutors for their support, without which this Year Book would not be possible. Our members are asked that - wherever possible - they will in turn support our advertisers. The Editor wishes to point out that the views expressed by the authors of articles are not necessarily those of the Society itself. Designed and produced by PINDERS • 0114 272 7574 sales@thinkpinders.com • www.thinkpinders.com Acknowledgements... George Smith The Yorkshire Cricket Museum has been handed a rare piece of memorabilia - thanks to the generosity of the family of our co-founder and former Secretary, David Drabble. An England cap, belonging to Wilfred Rhodes, a Yorkshire and England cricketing legend, has been officially presented by Rachael Attwell, David’s daughter. The cap had been in David’s possession for more than 50 years after he was given it by Rhodes at a special presentation dinner at the Sheffield Cricket Lovers’ Society in the 60s, where Rhodes was honoured for his achievements in cricket. The cap was then re-discovered in 2019 by Rachael and her family when her father passed away in 2019. Rachael said: “We knew this was really special to Dad and he often spoke about the cap. It is a very important piece of cricket memorabilia and may have fetched a considerable sum of money had it been sold, but we decided as a family that we wanted this to go on and have a link to Dad in the best way.” The cap was presented by Rachael (right) to Charlotte Hughes, the Heritage Manager for Yorkshire Cricket Museum, at Yorkshire’s Championship match against Essex at Headingley.