http://www.heywoodcc.co.uk/blog/crimble-memories-colin-lever/ The news and pictures from 'THE HOME OF CRICKET' Fri, 26 Jun 2020 08:52:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.heywoodcc.co.uk/blog/crimble-memories-colin-lever/#comment-125595 Roger Howley Fri, 29 May 2020 14:31:11 +0000 http://www.heywoodcc.co.uk/?p=9693#comment-125595 It was a privilege playing with Colin , a top guy and excellent pro , always reliable and consistent . The hot summer of 1976 was a high when we won the league under the skilled captaincy of Bob Dearden . There were numerous cricket highs but I also remember some fabulous games of golf with Colin (and poker in the dressing room!). Always a gent but all good sportsmen have a competitive streak and I’ll never forget one example of Colin’s . Someone decided it would be a good idea to have a handicap 100m sprint on the outfield based on age , with supporters betting wads of money on the outcome . Colin got a good handicap and won easily , think he told them he was 53 ! However , ten of us ran in our cricket boots but not Colin – he just happened to have brought along his running spikes !!

]]> http://www.heywoodcc.co.uk/blog/crimble-memories-colin-lever/#comment-125532 David Hilton Fri, 29 May 2020 11:15:19 +0000 http://www.heywoodcc.co.uk/?p=9693#comment-125532 That’s a fabulous piece – particularly love the bit about Bob telling him he needs to improve his bowling! I think Colin improved just a bit after that – he says he regrets not taking 100 wickets in a season but I think he took 90 odd in most seasons – consistent top performances from a top pro.

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