Publication type

non-fiction

Summary

Rob Hansen tells the humble beginnings of the Upper Beaconsfield Cricket Club and the growth of Upper Beaconsfield community, by using among other resources a historic Minute Book, scorebooks, and in excess of twenty person accounts from past and present players. There is a clear 1893 photo showing Upper Beaconsfield's first cricket team including Tom a'Beckett, Hans Glismann, Dave Glismann, Alf Shorthouse, Carl Peterson, Bert Shorthouse, Richard Nobel, Mr Albert, and Mr Curl.
Some of those who were influential in the growth of the club were Brian William Ford, Colin Mitchell, Robert (Bob), Waddell Taylor, Richard Edwards, Laurie Butcher, Grant Andrewartha, Trevor Hamilton, Terry Worrell, Bill Noblet, Keith Ferguson, George Nixon Holmes, Don Begg, Gladys Preston, Peter McArthur, John Goodchild, J H Ashley, W Johnson, Roy John Tyler, Rob Hansen.