IN the latest edition of our look back through the T&A picture archives, here are five pictures of Idle’s cricketing past. Do you recognise any of these players?
First up is the Idle team from September 1967, pictured after the Bradford League junior final.
Back (from left): A Robinson (scorer), J Briggs, M Cockroft, M Russell, D Wills, B White, D Simpson, D Farey, B Egan (scorer). Front: A Clark, P Wiseman, D Holmes (captain), M Robinson, M Johnson.
Our second image captures the 1984 vintage.
Back (from left): C Kitson, B Hannan (scorer), P Massey, D Clark, C Hay, M Hird, N Findlay, P Whitaker. Front: M Newton, Michael Boothroyd, N Hird, C Medley (captain), M Lowery, M Massey, D Poole.
Photograph number three sees us take a look at an Idle side from 1993.
Back row: D Pepper, R Walker, A Wilsden, D Adams, D Redfern, A Fraine, D Robertshaw, S Leech. Front: J Benn, G Morris (capt) and J Robinson.
Another Idle team from the same year are our focus in picture number four.
Front, left to right: D Jay, C Chapman, C Gott, N Nicholson, C Verity. Back: C Mynett, R Robinson, J Poutch, I Priestley, N Lyndsay, M Best, M Walwyn, M Wilkinson (physio).
Finally, we have an Idle team that sadly comes without a date, but you can still pick out anyone you know all the same.
Back, left to right: W Bull, G Brown, M Smith, M Sherred, J France, I Leng. Front: M Reynolds, K Hill, K Woodward (captain), S Smith and J S Herrington.
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