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Yes Frank,that was painful,very painful indeed!!

Frank,
Not sure Frank,but definitely someone from years back! I reckon?

Vic,
Who captained England Football team and England Cricket team at the same time?

Just ones that i can think of as locals to us is David Wilton who plays for Banbridge Town used to play for Distillery, as said before Davy Dennison played for Glenavon, weve a few playing Intermediate Football too and i help out with Lurgan Town Reserves but were going down the leagues now!!

Thanks for the reply, Stevo.Can you give mo a contact person at CIYMS,or must I just go onto their website?

Yes one of my first games was for civil service 3rds and George was playing. it was against Laurelvale 2s or 3s cant remember but I do remember he bowled 4 overs for 49 and that took the bad look of my 3 overs for 20 odd!!!!
Alan BAP dornan use to train at civil service in the summer months but not sure if he ever played cricket.
Probably most famous rugby/cricketer Neil Doak

Thanks Park-ranger,did'nt know anything of Jimmy Jones,although 1958 was away before my 'time', that would have been more around your 'vintage',my friend!!

Speaking of other famous footballers & cricketers, I remembers some years ago that Laurelvale had aquired the services of ex. Scottish & Rangers goal-keeper, Andy Gorum I think! Who I believe was a one time Scotland cricketer, if memory serves me right!!
Although I don't believe he actually came over to play ?

Can anyone verify that or was it a hoax story form the gossip mongers???

don't forget Chris Keenan of Larne who has picked up a medal or two with the "hatch men" aka Crusaders

Tommy Wright (former NI goalkeeper) played for Carrick when he was a Ballyclare High schoolboy

Re : Stevo

Great to have you back...not!!

Re Dazzler

Gary Smyth was indeed a very useful cricketer and I think he also may have played for Holywood in Section 1. George Neill did also turn out for NICS and may have played a few games in Section 3.

I bet a number of rugby internationals have also played senior cricket over the years?

Gary Smyth (Glenavon/Glentoran) turned out for Civil Service (section 3 in mid 90's) before they joined forces with Harlequins but it was only for about 6/7 weeks a season due too footballing commitments. Pity cause was a handy cricketer and could have played at a higher level had he been available

Don't forget Uel Graham who kept for Distillery back in the 70's(only kidding Grahamers) - I mean the 80's.

Mark Patterson kept goal for Coleraine in the Irish league, he was a dual international, representing Ireland at Cricket and Irish Universities at Football. Down the club , Cliftonville had Stephen Collier (Linfield/Larne) Alan Huxley (Ballymena/Ballyclare),Willie McKee(Crusaders)and The Turk would kill me if i didn't mention that he played for Cliftonville Olympic and Ballymena Reserves.

Colin Russell who plays for Armagh was a top player with Glenavon before injury put an end to that. I also think Neil Fullerton played for Ballymena United in the Irish League and of course Decker Curry played for Coleraine. I'm not so sure that summer football wouldn't affect cricket. With the amount of rugby and hockey being played now those traditional winter sports have even taken away quite a few cricketers and certainly at schoolboy level which after all is the future.