On Saturday while Wickman was attempting to draw some small comfort from a cameo innings, without fuss and ceremony, something important was being done.
Throughout the 1950s and 60s a stalwart playing member of the club and later President and largely responsible, Wickman is told, for restoring the fortunes of the club following the Great Fire, MJW Lofting was about as "Wick" as you can get. In fact, in gentler times as they were, he was probably the most "Wick" of his generation if that is possible. (Wickman seems to remember debating relative Wickness with Clarky on Saturday night, but the hour was advanced and Clarky seemed to have been overcome by the sun).
Anyway. Jake has fixed the memorial benches that were on the balconies after they had been somewhat neglected over the winter. If anything, they are better looked after now than they were a year ago. Some minor restoration work apart they should continue to remind us of MJW for years to come.
If that fails, AJ has just been presented with a long forgotten trophy donated in MJW's memory too to mark his batting form in 2006 - a tradition which we mean to carry on in 2007.
Thankyou Jake for the hard work on our behalf. It didn't go unnoticed on Saturday afternoon as first the Crossbats and then others used them to watch the sun go down.
On Saturday while Wickman was attempting to draw some small comfort from a cameo innings, without fuss and ceremony, something important was being done.
Throughout the 1950s and 60s a stalwart playing member of the club and later President and largely responsible, Wickman is told, for restoring the fortunes of the club following the Great Fire, MJW Lofting was about as "Wick" as you can get. In fact, in gentler times as they were, he was probably the most "Wick" of his generation if that is possible. (Wickman seems to remember debating relative Wickness with Clarky on Saturday night, but the hour was advanced and Clarky seemed to have been overcome by the sun).
Anyway. Jake has fixed the memorial benches that were on the balconies after they had been somewhat neglected over the winter. If anything, they are better looked after now than they were a year ago. Some minor restoration work apart they should continue to remind us of MJW for years to come.
If that fails, AJ has just been presented with a long forgotten trophy donated in MJW's memory too to mark his batting form in 2006 - a tradition which we mean to carry on in 2007.
Thankyou Jake for the hard work on our behalf. It didn't go unnoticed on Saturday afternoon as first the Crossbats and then others used them to watch the sun go down. 
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