Lincolnshire's sole Minor Counties championship match in the north of the old county this season will be played from Sunday, July 5 to Tuesday, July 7 at Cleethorpes CC's Chichester Road headquarters (11am start first day).
Despite Lincolnshire being successful and a good side to watch, attendances at Minor Counties games are not huge. So maybe a bit of publicity from Lincs Cricket Latest, in the run up to the game, will help increase the turn-out.
In reporting mode I've covered some fine Minor Counties matches at Cleethorpes, going back to 1984 when quick bowler David Gilbert (later to play Test cricket for Australia) played a major part in the defeat of Bedfordshire.
A few years later, Rick Burton (Normanby Park Works) did the same in the second innings to pull off a thrilling victory over Staffordshire.
Winding on the clock to more recent times, there was long-serving batsman/skipper Mark Fell's final championship appearance.
Happy memories, indeed! Let's all make a note of the date and do our best to get down there for at least one day of the three.
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