CHOCS AWAY FOR ADIE

From Martin Robinson, Southbank CC

Whilst Southbank CC were batting at Revesby CC on Sunday in the ELCL, a Lancaster bomber swooped over the ground at a low height, causing the game to stop. It seemed the plane made a point of passing the ground. This was confirmed later by some of the Revesby players who reckoned someone from their club was in the plane.
Interested to know if this was the same plane that passed Lord's on the same day during the England v Australia one-dayer.
For the record, Revesby made 199-6 and a young Southbank side managed 102-9 in reply.
Best pub of the season visited – The Red Lion, in Revesby. Great Bateman's ales and also Bateman's Chutney sold there too.
Southbank and Blossom Way regular Adie Scrimshaw dipped a chocolate bar in his, though. Not recommended!

Our picture, taken by 'yours truly' last year, shows the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Second World War 'Lanc' alongside the Spitfire and Hurricane which are also based at Lincolnshire's RAF Coningsby. It's not all that rare to spy the historic planes - either singly, paired, or all together - from Lincolnshire cricket grounds (perhaps in the distance) while they are flying to, or from, appearances locally - or much further afield. To try and answer Martin's question, as far as I'm aware our proud county can boast the only remaining flying Lancaster in the UK. Glen Sands will correct me if I'm wrong but I think he got one of these planes (probably the Spitfire) to make a fly-past at the Luddington Playing Field Gala a few years back, proceeds from which helped Luddington CC's home venue. I played in a match at Holton-le-Clay, many years ago, when the magnificient Lancaster stopped play as it flew straight over the ground.

Ann Boulton explains: It costs just £8 a year to be a member of Lincolnshire's Lancaster Association and for that you get the chance to go to their end-of-season open day at Coningsby in September. This is an amazing day. They fly all the aeroplanes in formation - the Lancaster, two Hurricanes and five Spitfires plus the Dakota - and you can go round the hangar workshops and see all the aeroplanes being worked on and also talk to the pilots and air crew and engineers. There are stalls of memorabilia and various exhibitions in the reception building. Well worth the £8 a year and you are also supporting the efforts to keep those magnificent old machines flying. Details of how to join are on the BBMF website (see link below).

NF adds: No suggestion here the Lanc was breaking any rules. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight does super work and deserves all our support, and even cash. If you want to learn more, or help, double-click on this link to BBMF