Following the interest generated by the weekend posting about Geoff Toyne, the former Scunthorpe and district umpire, let's consider two more famous men in white coats from a few decades ago - Edgar Brown and 'Ginger Dick' Lawton.
Edgar was a very, very senior umpire when he finally gave it up - and a chap with a very dry sense of humour.
Dick arrived at matches on his funky moped - or (in earlier days) rang up the away team to give him a lift if they were passing anywhere near the Queensway.
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- Nigel Fisher played almost 800 games for Brigg Town Cricket Club in a variety of leagues for 30 years up to 2004, also making appearances for Brocklesby Park. Since then he has umpired as a member of the Scunthorpe panel. He is results secretary of the Lincolnshire County Cricket League, chairman of the Broughton Evening League and supplies cricket content for the Scunthorpe Telegraph, the Grimsby Telegraph and the Lincolnshire Echo. He also penned the very popular and long-running In A Spin column, taking a light-hearted look at the game at local club level. Nigel welcomes your input.Please email scoopfisher@aol.com
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