Looking back to the First Team in 1983

Looking back to the First Team in 1983

Another picture from the 1980s – this time it’s the first team as they lined up in 1983. Folded arms seemed to be the photo protocol of the day! Published in the Prestwich & Whitefield Guide on May 20th that year, it features: Back row (left to right):...
The day Manchester dished out a bat-tering

The day Manchester dished out a bat-tering

Prestwich featured in a brief article published in the Manchester Guardian on May 7th, 1912, but their match and scorecard against Manchester did not make good reading. Perhaps the headline “Manchester beat Prestwich” was a bit understated as Prestwich...
Photo flashback to the 1980s

Photo flashback to the 1980s

Another dig back into the past has unearthed this photograph of the Prestwich 3rd team from more than 30 years ago. Contrary to the assertion in the Prestwich and Whitefield Guide that it was taken in July 1989, it was taken earlier – sometime in the mid-1980s...
Who did what on this day?

Who did what on this day?

Looking back on some standout Prestwich performances on this exact day (June 14) in past years: 2014: Carl Hey struck 74 as the 1st team beat DSL by 5 wickets Alex Spender and Zak Wood both hit the same score of 82 and Nathan Bailey (pictured) took 5 for 47 in the 2nd...
CRICKET MEMBERSHIP 2020

CRICKET MEMBERSHIP 2020

A number of people have been asking about 2020 Cricket membership fees for both seniors and juniors considering how much cricket has been lost already due to Covid 19 and with little certainty around how much cricket, if any, can be played between now and mid...