The Twelfth Man 2020

A long-standing member of the So- ciety, Terry Byford from Braithwell, Rotherham died in April this year, aged 81. As a young man Terry played crick- et for Wombwell Main CC and was in the first coaching intake at Shaw Lane, Barnsley sponsored by the WCLS in 1953. He is the second on the right on the front row in the accompanying pho- tograph, together with his friend John Ambler, third on the right on the back row. Born in Wombwell, Terry became a professional footballer playing for Scunthorpe United, and other clubs after playing for the Barnsley boys. He was offered the chance to play for Ful- ham but, as an only child, felt he could not leave his mother to struggle with his father who suffered from Parkinson’s disease. He married Rosemary who died some years ago and now leaves a daughter, Julia and son in law. TERRY BYFORD Terry Byford , second right front row. John Ambler , third right back row. 44 45 Ken Waterworth, a Society member who died in May was a life-long cricket lover in so many ways. Originally from Rawdon, he played for schools at all ages and then for Yeadon in the Brad- ford League. After meeting his wife, Sheila who was already a Yorkshire CCC member, he started watching instead of playing and both were made Life Members at Yeadon. In 1981 he became a Life Member of Yorkshire CCC - one of his best in- vestments - travelling to matches home and away as much as possible; as well as supporting the second team, junior and academy matches. As well as being a member of Wombwell Cricket Lovers’ Society he was also a committee member of the Heavy Woollen Cricket Society,  com- mittee member and booklet editor of the Northern Cricket Society, and then committee member, membership sec- retary and finally chair of Yorkshire Cricket Supporters Association, sup- porting many players’ benefit seasons. Away from sport, one of his other interests was politics. For all his time living in Kirkstall he was an active mem- ber of the  Labour Party, where he held many positions including again mem- bership secretary and chair. He was also a School Governor for many years. He was a founding member and trustee of his local Community Association and local old persons’ projects. He edited, designed and produced the local com- munity newsletter for all the years they  could obtain funding for printing. In 1981 Sheila and Ken went to Bar- bados to watch England v West Indies and saw the famous over from Michael Holding to Geoffrey Boycott live, as well as seeing five Yorkshire players in ac- tion overseas. Sadly, after getting delir- ium and losing the use of the lower half of his body he spent the last two years in a care home in Guiseley. The walls of his room were adorned with sport pictures - mainly cricket - and he often talked of his happy years watching and following cricket. KEN WATERWORTH 1947 - 2020 Peter Michael Walker who died in April this year at the age of 84 played for Glamorgan from the late 1950s until 1972. As an all-rounder who also ex- celled as a close-in fielder he was part of the Championship-winning side of 1969, as well as playing in three Test Matches in 1960 against South Africa. After cricket, he became the commen- tating voice of the BBC-2 coverage of the John Player Sunday League throughout the seventies and eighties. Peter Walk- er came to the Wombwell twice during his playing career and followed up with another visit in 2006. The last visit was reported in The Twelfth Man as being a ‘very interesting evening’, including an- ecdotes about umpires, recalling an oc- casion when he was called for a no-ball for having three fielders behind square- leg, only to find the umpire had count- ed the ice-cream seller on the boundary edge. PETER WALKER, MBE