HE GETS ABOUT A BIT!

Here's one from the newspaper cuttings scrapbook of long-serving Caistor official and left-arm seamer, Wes Allison. It was taken while he was relaxing in the company of Messrs Gibbs, Donald and Adams, the South African Test players. Wes, of course, travels widely in pursuit of the great game, and often gets pictured alongside famous personalities.
Although Wes no longer turns out on the field - unless it's a dire emergency - a few of the other 'old hands' at Caistor are still on the go. So much so that during last week's Lincs League Sunday match involving their third team, Ernie Allison sent down more than 20 overs, and Terry McKitton more than a dozen. Yes, and Dave Gowshall and Will Jacob are also still performing, too.
As they say, there's no substitute for experience!
While reading through some old newspapers from June 1974 the other week for a Saturday posting on Lincs Cricket Latest my eye was caught by a scorecard from a Brigg Town CC match in the Grimsby League. For among the wickets was a certain Wes Allison.
Yes, for a season, this super servant to Caistor cricket actually turned out on Saturdays for another club. 1974 was Brigg's very first year, the club having been brought back to life after being dormant since the 1940s.
Instrumental in starting the ball rolling again was Brian Parker, who had connections with Caistor, and one of the stalwarts of the Thoresway CC team which used to play regular Sunday friendlies - home base, Brigg Rec.
But back to Wes...The following season, 1975, he was back in the fold at Brigg Road, Caistor.
Every time I visit Caistor CC it brings back memories of when cricket was played on a different area of the huge sportsground - away to the left of the current clubhouse. It's a long time now since they moved to the new square, but we had some good games against them, back then, on the "old square" as will many of the senior club cricket folk reading this posting.
Just for the benefit of younger Lincs Cricket Latest followers, Wes is second right on the picture above. It's been scanned by him from a newspaper article in which it featured - the subject of which we won't go into at this stage, as it has no local interest. If you want the full story, doubtless Wes will fill you in next time you see him in the bar at Caistor.