Guildford Cricket Festival - 2010
8th - 12th August 2010 Surrey v Sussex
The festival was moved to the first part of August and the four-day game was this time run Monday - Thursday. The limited overs game was on the Sunday before. Surrey played Sussex in both fixtures. Click here for more details.
Spectators under the age of 16 were allowed in free if accompanied by an adult, with a minimum of one per four children. The offer did not apply to the CB40 match between the two sides on Sunday August 8.
Obituary: Jim Stallibrass, an all-round sporting talent
From The Surrey Advertiser, 14 May 2010
Richard Spiller, Sports Editor, writes:-
EVEN the eternally youthful must bow to mortality at some stage. Jim Stallibrass was heading for 91 when he died – on May 1 – after a life packed with sporting excellence and punctuated by a career as an oil executive.
His ability as an all-round sportsman was enviable – an outstanding left-handed batsman, handy off-spinner and brilliant fielder on a cricket field, he also played football for Corinthian-Casuals, table tennis for Surrey and Devon, plus tennis for the latter as well.
Stallibrass’s cricket travels included four seasons representing Devon, appearances for Sussex seconds and many years turning out for Free Foresters and MCC. He became captain of Guildford in 1954 and did the job brilliantly for a decade, a golden period in the club’s history deservedly known as the “Stallibrass era”.
“He was a brilliant leader of men and the ideal captain,” said Bernie West, umpire in that period.
“Jim was a perfect gentleman, very strong on how the game should be played. He was a wonderful batsman to watch and a magnificent fielder who made the club into a real force.”
Promising players such as Dick Humphrey, Jim Brooks, Charles Woodhouse, Eric Neller and Don Barnes were all promoted by their captain. “He would often drop himself down the order to encourage others but sometimes batted higher to show us youngsters how it was done,” said Woodhouse.
Stallibrass, who still played occasionally up to his 70s but mainly reverted to golf, reckoned his biggest service was keeping the bar open until 11.30pm and was known for his generous hospitality.
Father of three sons, he was not one to hark back at every opportunity to the way things used to be.
That would have been alien to a man who accepted he had had a good spell at the crease”.
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Losing the toss again Guildford were asked to field by their opponents, Farnham. This does suit Guildford’s style of play although after 3 overs with Farnham 32 for 1 and both opening bowlers suffering injuries a score of 180 plus seemed likely. The particularly short boundary on the scoreboard side looked to favour the batters.
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