TATTINGSTONE CRICKET CLUB
THE EARLY YEARS
The first recorded match played at Tattingstone was on May 24th
1889, most likely in the grounds of Tattingstone Place or even
Bentley Manor.
The village cricket team existed until 1905, when interest in
cricket seemed to wain.
Very little is known about those early years but from 1951
onwards , extensive records have been kept.
1951 : Cricket started at Green Lane when a group of boys from
Bentley joined up with others from Tattingstone to form
the " Bentley & Tattingstone" Cricket Club.
Andy Dunn, Albert Peacock and Claude Elford were the
prime movers in Bentley and when joined up with the likes
of Rev. Snell, Roy Shropshire, Fred Driver and Dave Hale,
a decent team was formed, which was unbeaten in 1951.
Three of the early pioneers. Pictures taken in 2001
1952 : Dave Hale scores first ever century by a Tattingstone
player. Albert Peacock takes 62 wickets.
1955 : Dave Hale and Roy Shropshire move away and the team
struggles.
1953 : Dave Hale and Albert Peacock star again with 473 runs
and 80 wickets.
1958 : Team struggles on with very little batting. Jim Porter, a
boy from the village makes his debut. Another 68
wickets for Albert.
1956 : Batting poor but Albert's 70 wickets provide the team
with plenty of wins.
1960 : Signs of a revival on the batting front. Pete Porter,
brother of Jim tops the batting in his first full season.
1959 : Peter Wyartt and Roger Pyett make their debuts. Batting
still poor but Albert Peacock picks up 98 wickets at 5.3.
1964 : Eric Fuller and Mel Phair top the batting. Albert Peacock
moves to Copdock. Mike Cook takes another 58 wickets.
1963 : Gradual improvement in last two years. Peter King joins
and introduces Mel Phair to the club. Eric Fuller and
Mike Cook also join with Mike taking 61 wickets in first
season.
1965 : Another difficult season as Peter Wyartt moves away.
Pete Porter spends most of his time on Army duties.
Debut for Bentley boy, Peter Pryke.
These four members pictured in 2001, who helped to shape
the 1960's
ANDY DUNN FRED DRIVER THE GROUND IN 2001 ROY SHROPSHIRE
PETER KING PETER PRYKE JIM PORTER MEL PHAIR