IN the latest edition of our look back through the T&A picture archives, here are five table tennis pictures from days gone by.
Do you recognise yourself or anyone you know in any of these great photos?
1973: Representing Baildon Moravian in Division One of the Bradford summer Table Tennis League are three brothers – Peter, Geoff and John Coles. With them in the picture (between Peter and John) is Anne Parker, John’s fiancée and regular spectator at their matches.
Geoff the oldest, played in Division Two of the full winter league. He was also once chairman and second team captain of Baildon Amateur Bowling Club and had played hooker for Baildon RUFC second team.
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CLAYTON HEIGHTS 1970: Clayton Heights stars (from left), Terry Miller, Alan Jones and Nicky Marshall, view with satisfaction the end product of their season’s efforts – the Burton Cup.
DIVISION TWO TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS 1970: These players were hoping to join the first team in Division One. Pictured, left to right, Ian Gomersall (BBA), Andy Holdsworth (Sedbergh), Stuart Walker and John Page (both Shipley Conservatives).
BOWLING 1972: These table tennis champs are from the Bowling area. Unfortunately, we do not have any names for the players, but the image is dated March 29, 1972.
TABLE TENNIS 1973: Queensbury captain Alan Wood congratulates BBA skipper Wally Cichorz after the Cleckheaton squad had succeeded them Hudson Trophy winners. From left, Tony Paul, Wood, Dave Howes, Cichorz, Colin Whitley and Terry Haste.
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