Wantage’s Kevin Lyon takes a shot during a cricket match at Thame Town for their centenary celebration. – Vintage Photograph

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Kevin Lyon of Wantage took a shot during a cricket match at Thame Town to celebrate the club’s centenary. The match was part of a week-long celebration hosted by the town club and included games against Angus Fire Armour Invitation XI, Old Berkeley Hunt, Past Conference, Players XI, Club Cricketer XI, Oxfordshire CCC, Trinity League, and Morris Motors. Thame has invested heavily in youth cricket, and supporters and well-wishers were welcomed at their Church Meadow ground every day of the week.Kevin Lyon of Wantage took a shot during a cricket match at Thame Town to celebrate the club’s centenary. The match was part of a week-long celebration hosted by the town club and included games against Angus Fire Armour Invitation XI, Old Berkeley Hunt, Past Conference, Players XI, Club Cricketer XI, Oxfordshire CCC, Trinity League, and Morris Motors. Thame has invested heavily in youth cricket, and supporters and well-wishers were welcomed at their Church Meadow ground every day of the week.

Dimensions: 17.2 x 17.2 cm

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ON 1 P12 Thame reach ton THAME Town, or simply Thame as it was known until 1973, has almost cer- tainly been in operation since the middle 1880’s but it is from 1884 that the had a club, with three moves, has istence. continuous ex- That is why they now celebrate their centenary, which starts with celebra- tion cricket week starting day. on Sunday with a match a 2 shot by young Kevin Lyon of Wantage? HOW would you define or explain this somewhat inelegant “Impossible” or maybe just, “Indescribable,” but ap- parently Kevin scores a lot of runs this way and potographer Trophy. Antony Moore, assures me this shot brought him four runs in helping Wantage to an unexpected victory over Pressed Steel Fisher in the final of the Ron Maudsley Memorial NOT a record, but not a bad effort, eh? – Oxford schoolmaster Malcolm Elias took 32 off an over, with four sixes and two fours, for Kennington against Bloxham in the George Coppock six-a-side competition. Replying to Bloxham’s staggering 189-3 off 16 overs Kennington wanted 60 off the last three overs. After his Kennington lost by eight runs. 32 blitz he was run out, for 85, in the next over and a leading light of Oxford Schools soccer. Malcolm is on the teaching staff at Peers School and The first game is against Angus Fire Armour Invita- tion XI, organised by the town’s largest industrial many celebrities. company and including The succeeding games, all starting at 11.30 and ending 6.30 pm are Old Berkeley Hunt (with great socialising traditions), Past Conference, Players XI, Club Cricket the Club Cricketer XI, Oxfordshire CCC, Trinity League and Morris Motors (in the day week. Trinity League) on Satur- The County are hoping sible side. to field their strongest pos- All the games are spon- match awards. sored, with man of the An interesting, in- formative brochure and history of the town club has been produced for the occasion, concluding with investments news of the club’s heavy in youth cricket which bodes well for a successful future. Supporters and well- wishers will be welcomed Meadow every day at their Church week. ground next