Guest speaker at the joint Lincolnshire League and Grimsby League annual dinner held on Thursday, March 21, 1985 was Peter Parfitt, the former England and Middlesex all-rounder, whose subject was The Game of Cricket.
Mick Allcock (Broughton CC), who reached the rank of Superintendent of police in the Humberside force, replied on behalf of the guests, together with Tom Evans, cricket-writer, speaker and member of the Cricket Society.
The event was held at the dear old Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, with the long-serving James A. Jackson carrying out the duties of toastmaster in his usual highly efficient fashion.
Grimsby Town received the Lincs premier division trophy for performances in 1984, with Louth champions of division one, Outcasts heading the field in division two and Claytons topping division three.
Grimsby 'did the double' by also collecting the George Marshall Trophy, beaten finalists being Market Rasen.
Dick Papps, captain of Keelby, went up to receive the Grimsby Saturday League division one trophy, with North Thoresby the cup winners; Ropewalk took the league title in division two; Exxtor triumphed in division three.
I've kept the menu card, on the cover of which is a list of officials for what was the 22nd season for the Lincs League and the 64th for Grimsby.
Presidents were Norman Maslin and J Carl Ross; chairmen, Ken Portlock and Colin Kennedy; secretaries, Bill Threapleton, Jack Swain, S. Metham, C. Eastwell; treasurer, John Morton.
Colin Kennedy - that great servant to local cricket - always asks 'top table' guests to sign his menu card during Lincs/Grimsby League joint dinners. Presumably he keeps them, and what nostalgic memories they must bring back of super nights at the Winter Gardens, and latterly Blundell Park, Cleethorpes (our new venue).
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