Leyland & Farington C.C. Hall of Fame

 

In order to achieve some sort of karmic balance with the Hall of Shame, we are pleased to announce the first inductees into the L&F Hall of Fame.  The team selected should be a match for any Northern League side, in fact it might be an idea to find out if John P and Wozzer's Dad are doing anything this Saturday.   

 

  1. Les Warburton

  2. Gordon Greenidge (Pro)

  3. David Wareing

  4. Norman Singleton

  5. John Pallett

  6. Norman Wilacy

  7. Ken Snellgrove (Capt)

  8. Allen Hill

  9. John Farrar (Wkt)

  10. David Halliwell

  11. Steve Pallett

12th Man - Ben Ward

Scorer - David Duckworth

                                                              

 

1. Les Warburton - The most prolific batsman ever to play for Leyland.  

 

2. Gordon Greenidge - In his only year at Fox Lane the West Indian legend made the most runs by a Leyland player in a season and encouraged his team mates to "push it over the sightscreen" when trying to hit straight sixes.

 

3. David Wareing - Set the amateur 1st team batting record when he made 953 runs in 1973.   

 

4. Norman Singleton - The second best player ever to come from Croston (1st = Michael Staziker)

 

5. John Pallett - Appeared in six different decades for L&F. In charge of the post-match barbeque. 

 

6. Norman Wilacy - The second best player ever to work for Lancashire County Council (1st = Winston Stafford, 3rd = Doug Melling, 4th = Tony Hesketh, 5th = Stuart Catterall, 176th = Ian Farrington) 

 

7. Ken Snellgrove - Led the club to the Northern League title in 1981.

 

8. Allen Hill - The man who took the first wicket and the first catch in Test Match history.

 

9. John Farrar - An outspoken and controversial figure. In charge of the team's traveling expenses.

 

10. David Halliwell - Fiery fast bowler who took 93 wickets at an average of 8.75 in 1975.

 

11. Steve Pallett - Holder of the club's amateur bowling record. 

 

12th Man. Ben Ward - We could have chosen Neil Kenyon, one of the best fielders ever seen at Fox Lane, but he had a tendency to sulk even when he was in the team.  So the selectors opted for someone with Northern League Representative Team experience of carrying the drinks. 

 

Scorer. David Duckworth - The most competition for a Hall of Fame place was to see who would grace the famous Fox Lane scorebox; The Lewis family has provided a quartet of fine scorers over the years. Bart Dobson heaped further embarrassment on a batsman dismissed for no score by drawing a Common Mallard or a Mandarin duck next to their name in the scorebook.  Dave Parker also gets a mention for providing the team with some extra vocal support at away matches. However Dave Ducky is selected because words like 'masterpiece' and 'work of art' could be rightly used to describe the scorebook after he'd finished with it.      

 

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