SIX-hitting and slip-fielding are now things of the past for these cricketing kids from Windleshaw School, St Helens. But memories of the thwack of willow on leather are still bright in their minds after a lapse of almost half a century.
This 1951 blast from the past was provided by Albert Ball of Eccleston who's included in the line-up and supplies the identities. Back row (left to right): Stephen Ward, Anthony Swift, Anthony Woods, Derek Cunningham, Les Anders. Front: Bill Lawrenson, Ernie Johnson, Austin Cunniffe, Frank Kilmurray, Albert Ball. Seated: Joseph Martindale, Brian Ball.
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