Grimsby and District Cricket League Annual Dinners 2011-2022

Marshall Brewson Grimsby & District League Annual Dinner & Presentation 2018 (Established 1921) Friday 12th October2018 Grimsby Golf Club Guest Speaker - Ronnie Irani Essex & England Sunday 25 Over League Sunday League Cup Winners - Clee Town Laportes Haddersley Cup — Indy Sandhu (Man of the Match) Linden Lightning Sevens - Clee Town Laportes Ronald Charles "Ronnie" Irani (born 26 October 1971) is a former England cricketer w ho played Tests and ODIs for England. He played only three Tests f or England, with decidedly mixed success, but found a niche in One Day Interna- tionals, where he gained much praise for his performances. He spent most of his career at Essex County Cricket Club, latterly as captain, after starting at Lancashire. He is of Irani d escent, the Iranis being a community of Persian Z o- roastrians w ho immigrated to India dur- ing the British Raj.I rani was a genuine all-rounder u ntil a knee injury in 2003 forced him to stop bowling and play as a specialist batsman. The recurring na- ture of this injury led to Irani being forced to retire from first-class cricket i n June 2007. At Essex, Irani helped bring through promising players such as Alastair Cook ( England Captain) and Ravinder Bopara ( England Player) as well as winning two major One-Day Ti- tles. Professionally he scored over 20,000 runs and took more than 650 wickets during his career.He announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the end of the 2007 season.