Saturday 20 September 2014

RENOWNED UMPIRE PETER DOUCE RETIRES

        

Peter Douce, of the Scunthorpe and District Umpires' Association, seen at the end of his last game before retiring, aged 80,  having joined the panel 33 seasons ago. It was taken on Sunday (Sept 14) when Broughton 2nds hosted Caistor 3rds in the final Lincolnshire County Cricket League division four game of the 2014 season. 
It was a memorable match, with Russ Blackburn, of Broughton, hitting seven sixes and taking 28 runs of an over. His side, batting second, needed only 96 to win and Russ got the bulk of them.
Lincolnshire League chairman Bob Welton was at the game and kindly took this picture to mark the end of Peter's lengthy career.