Photographic History of Eton Wick and Eton - Community Organisations and Social Life - Eton Wick Cricket Club

The Cricket Club was founded c1889 and played in its early seasons on the Great Common. After the 1914/18 War, home fixtures were played on Saddocks Farm, where rural outfield attracted several regular visiting teams. 

Winning Club Team of 1931

The photograph was taken on the occasion of the Club winning the District Cup in 1931 In the back row: Norman Lane, Harry Cook, John Lane, unidentified, Ted Moss. 

Centre row: unidentified, Ern Bryant, Sid Harman, (?) Percy, Arch Bryant, Fred Hammerton, Jack Stacey, Frank Lane, Hugh Haverly, and umpire Mr Henry. 

In the front: the first two on the left are unidentified, Tich Prior, Bill Moss, Edwin Buckland, Ted Morris and resident farmer, Arthur Tarrant. Saddocks Farm House is in the background. 

Leading the team in is Doug Tarrant, in sequence behind him are his brother Reg (sons Arthur), George Lewis (Clerk to Eton Town Council), Doug Slade, Jack Stacey, Stan Allaway, Stan Hewett, Ian Lewis (George's son) and Bert Prior. The photograph was taken in the mid-1950s; the club closed down in the 1960s. 

This article was first published in A Pictorial History of Eton Wick & Eton.

Photographic History of Eton Wick and Eton - Community Organisations and Social Life - Eton Victoria F.C. ('Eton Vics') 1933

 

This well known local football club played their home games on Eton Recreation Ground. In the back row from the left: Bert Cox, Ted Smith, Bill Swain, Bob Quayle, Alf Young, and Alf Flint. In the centre row: Tom Hart, Alf Haskins, Les Hall, Les Balchin, Bill Weymouth, George Birch, Harry Bampton, Stan Cutts and Doug Martin. The front row: Bill Folker, Ernie Alder, Gordon Cox, Jim Middleton, Ron Cox, Ron Martin and Albe Alder. 

This article was first published in A Pictorial History of Eton Wick & Eton.