For The Love of the Game
Since the inception of World Vintage Cricket we have met and played with thousands of fellow cricket lovers worldwide.
Their stories are many and varied. In "Love Of The Game" we regularly choose one of those characters we have met and share their story with you.
From Ireland, USA, Australia, Barbados, Scotland, New Zealand, Canada and many other countries they come and they all have one thing in common. . .
LOVE OF THE GAME
If you would like to nominate someone to be featured in this august company please contact us at the World Vintage Cricket office and tell us their story by clicking here
John Gleeson
Born in Kyogle in country New South Wales, John Gleeson grew up in Tamworth where he currently resides. He was the son of a dairy farmer from Wiangaree in north eastern New South Wales, and attributed the finger strength required to bowl with his two fingered grip to his childhood, which he spent milking cows. Selected for 1st Class cricket quite late in his career, John debuted in... > Read more
Mark Azeez
Hollywood Golden Oldies CC Our Vintage Cricket Barbados Carnival pack this month goes to one of Vintage Crickets oldest friends, Mark Azeez of the Hollywood Golden Oldies team who will be making the trip to Barbados in October in full force! Born in Guyana-another land of calypso, rum and... > Read more
Tom Hulbert
Farewell to a Wonderful Cricketing Friend and Supporter - a remarkable man who made his mark (off the field) at the Barbados Vintage Cricket Carnival but sadly will not be with us at Stratford-upon-Avon. Our feature For the Love of the Game award this month is to the late Tom Hulbert who was born... > Read more
Graeme Chinnery
Claremont - Nedlands CC, Perth, W.A. When the Vintage Cricket Carnival took place in Perth, the Claremont-Nedlands Cricket Club were one of the 1st to offer to host teams and be part of the Carnival. Under the management of Graeme Chinnery, the club provided wonderful facilities and... > Read more
Geoff MacLeod-Smith
Fingletoads Our worthy recipient of the Love of the Game Award for this newsletter is Geoff MacLeod-Smith of the Auckland University Fingletoads. Often known as Hyphen (it is easier to remember and say than MacLeod-Smith), Geoff has been a regular to the Vintage Cricket Carnivals having played... > Read more
Kevin Pike
Wheatons XI, Armidale, NSW Our latest winner of the Love of the Game Award is a special Australian who will be making his 4th visit to a Vintage Cricket Carnival. Winning a Vintage Cricket Carnival Presentation Pack at the Carnival will be Kevin Pike, organiser of the Wheatons... > Read more
Joel Garner and Ricky Clarke
Ricky Clarke - Wanderers CC, Barbados & Joel Garner - Barbados, Somerset, South Australia, West Indies Our Vintage Cricket representative in the West Indies in Barbados, Ricky Clarke, was the local convenor of the Barbados Carnival in 2006. After his first hand experience of... > Read more
Jaideep Singh
Mumbai Our Indian team leader who is bringing The Beyond Boundaries India Vintage Cricket team to Barbados is Jaideep Singh. Jaideep is anxious to host Vintage Cricket teams in Mumbai-Pune at a World Vintage Cricket Carnival in the future and has played international cricket against Australia... > Read more
Keith Hardie
STENHOUSEMUIR CC, SCOTLAND, FINGLETOADS Vintage Cricket is proud to have past International players mix with our "ordinary" Vintage Cricket club players and supporters. We have hosted Geoff Howarth, Gary Troup, Rick Darling, Geoff Lawson, Joel Garner, Anshuman Gaekwad and Yarvindra... > Read more
Sven Lekistow
VIKTORIA CC of BERLIN Our special cricket personality who is selected for his very special love of the game is a piano player, violinist, actor and singer in a Grammy nominated boys - and mens choir in Berlin. Sven Lekistow is a solicitor, married with a little girl named Anni and is currently... > Read more
Michael Perkins
Stratford-upon-Avon CC The first winner for the lead in to the Stratford-upon-Avon Vintage Cricket Carnival is our energetic and well-organised local Vintage Cricket Chairman, Michael Perkins. A... > Read more
