Strathmore Cricket Union: the first 90 years a history 1928-2018

116 Thomson. England’s beleaguered captain, Scotsman Mike Denness from Ayr, was much ridiculed by the Press in both England and Australia and suffered the indignity of being compelled to drop himself later in the series. 1975 marked a change in television cricket. For the first time there was a World Cup, won in breath-taking style by the West Indies at Lord’s on midsummer’s day 21st June. The game was televised, and was one of the best ever cricketing televisual feasts. It had everything, especially run- outs which cost Australia the game. Hitherto, there had been live one-day matches on TV – every Sunday BBC 2 showed a 40 Over county game in its entirety – but from now on limited overs games on TV became an even greater success. It was good for the game, but it was another body blow to local cricket clubs who were struggling to persuade spectators to come and watch them. Yet cricket on TV did make people talk about cricket. The resurrection or the second coming of Brechin continued as they repeated their success of last year by winning the 1st Division. Indeed it was a remarkable season for the men from Guthrie Park as they won the Brechin - Union Champions 1975 Back:- Willie Davidson (Scorer), Phil Christie, Ewen Massie, Willie Duthie, Leith Morgan, David Thomson, Gordon Morton, Neil Smith (Umpire) Front:- Ronnie McCombie, Arvind Panchasara, Gordon Mitchell (Capt), Gordon Smith, Jackie Knight Photo courtesy of DC Thomson