50 Faces to Celebrate North Down's Sesquicentenary

14 February 2007

This year North Down CC joins Lisburn and Waringstown as the third oldest surviving NCU club in celebration of its 150th Birthday.

50 Faces to Celebrate North Down's Sesquicentenary

JOHN MILLER ANDREWS, played in the inaugural Junior Cup final in 1891 and was a member of the first Northern Ireland cabinet in 1922 to 1937 and was Prime Minister from 1940 to 1943

Sam TurnerSAM TURNER, reputed to be the best ‘grub’ bowler in Ireland and the last exponent of this unique bowling action

JLO 'JACK' ANDREWS, Cabinet Minister 1957 to 1964, deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Senate 1964 who was knighted in 1974

CHARLIE LOWINGS, Nottingham-born professional who starred at cricket and football, outstanding coach and all rounder in his heyday

JACK SHIELDS, one of the fastest bowlers in the Province in the Twenties, another fine Ulster representative player that should have played for Ireland

NEIL PETTS, international umpire and chauffeur for the Andrews family

WILLIE SPEERS, international scorer, club scorer for many years and well-known Comber businessman

DGR McKIBBIN, Ireland international

JACK DEARDEN, the legendary Ireland wicket-keeper

DR TAYLOR, outstanding sportsman capped by Ireland at both cricket and rugby, served with the RAMC in France in the Great War

WALTER WISHART, longest serving member and veteran of post-war era. Tireless worker in the clubhouse

VA METCALFE, Ireland international

EDR ShearerEDR SHEARER, Ireland captain, Amateur England football international, Irish League football star, distinguished soldier, chairman of the NI Sports Council

WJ BAXTER, international umpire in the 1930s and 1940s

AD MAY, club secretary who resigned his position to answer the call of country and later returned after the war

GW FAWCETT, Ireland wicket-keeper later to play for Waringstown and become an umpire

JIM BARRY, Ulster Hockey President and NCU committee man for nearly 50 years

RAYMOND CROSBY, Scotland hockey international, Irish league footballer

BILLY ARTT, 1st XI captain in the difficult post-war era who did much to keep the club afloat, successful well-known Comber businessman

DR. SIDNEY ELLIOTT, well known political analyst, author and university professor

LAWRENCE HUNTER, Ireland rugby international and one of the best seam bowlers of his era

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