East Cleveland Image Archive

Yes Loftus cricket team are the champions of the league in 1936.

Players standing:- C. Watson (scorer)J. Rowland (umpire)J garbutt, L. Carter,N. Carter, T. Collidge, F. Binks, W. Husband (umpire)

Seated R. King, B. Robinson, W.F. Robinson, (captain) E. Colbeck, H. Varty.

front:- T. Robinson, J. Watson.

Loftus Cricket Club 1st XI pictured @ Marton in 1939, having won the Cleveland Challenge Cup (solid silver), it is still played for today.
Standing: E Linsley, T Robinson, W Johnson(gateman), F Symonds, O Spaent(12th man), George Franks(Vice Captain), Ronald Richard King..
Sitting: John Andrew (Scorer), R Jackson, J Fenby, Wilf Robinson(Captain), J Watson, E Cockburn, Wilf Sanderson.

Sally Abra (nee King) tells us: ”The tall gentleman in the stripey jacket on the end of the back row right hand side, is my father Ronald Richard King (son of Dick King often referee and husband to Dorothy nee Walton Winn). “Ron” emigrated to Australia with daughter Sally in 1975, to live with his son Richard; Ron passed away in 1977.”

Thanks to John Preston and Sally for the updates, also Ian Proctor for completing the list . Thanks to Sally for a correction to details of Ron.

A much older cricket team in this photograph, same questions though – who are they, what are the trophies?

The place is Loftus Cricket Ground at East Loftus in the 1950’s.

Back Row (L to R): Jack Andrews, ??, ??, Colin Winspear, M. Watson, J. Hauxwell, ??, Bill Husband.

Front Row (L to R): R Pigg, Ernie Cockburn, Fred Hird, Maurice Stevenson, C H A Howe.

The two trophies are believed to be the Cleveland and the Kerridge Cups. 

(thanks for the information Joan Jemson and Eric Johnson)

This proud trio pose, smiling broadly, with an array of trophies, whilst receiving another – I was never that fit! 

They are (L to R): Steve Trillo, Colin Codling, Colin Fenby and the man in the suit is Ernie Cockburn (thanks to Colin and John for naming information)

They were Captains at Loftus Cricket Club, but what was the occasion and when?

Thanks to Mark Smithies for inforamtion

Let me see – I guess the 1920’s, women had the vote and the whole roller-coaster of emancipation begins it’s journey.  Loftus Ladies Cricket Club enjoys the limelight – one of the first male-only bastions to fall!

Back row: Ron Slater(Loftus Market Place Chemist), Hilda Sowerby(School teacher later became Mrs Lines), Miss Bothroyd, ??, Miss Cooper, D Copeman (Loftus Post Office).   

Front row: ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??.

Can anyone identify these ground-breaking women or their male coaches?

Thanks to Eric Johnson and Loftus Town Crier for updates on names.