Benefit Matches
Hutton Cricket Club has over the years held matches for the Essex C.C.C. Beneficiaries. In all we have held 11 such matches
at our Polo Field Ground the first in 1947,the last in 1986.Here are some brief details together with some photo’s from those
memorable occasions. Also included it a replicated scorecard from Tom Wades Benefit Match back in 1948.
1947 T.P.B.Smith £ 120.00
1948 T.H.Wade £ 125.00
1949 Essex CCC Nursery Fund £ 90.00
1950 A.V.Avery £ 72.00
1951 R.Smith £ 101.00
1953 F.H.Vigar £ 70.00
1954 F.H.Rist £ 50.00
1955 R.Smith Testimonial £ 36.00
1959 K.C.Preston £ 100.00
1963 W.T.Greensmith £ 100.00
1986 K.R.Pont £ 3,000.00
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This picture taken from the Football Ground End see George Mills bowling to one of the Essex batsmen |
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These Benefit Matches were always well attended as this picture shows.The 1986 match which pitted Keith Pont's XI against Steve Davis's Matchroom XI pulled in some 4,000 people and had one Essex Player remarking that we had a bigger crowd on that day than Essex got for most Sunday League Matches. |
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This picture shows the Essex C.C.C. XI batsmen facing the Hutton opening attack.Notice the open fields at the back where the
Hutton Estate now stands. |
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The Players....including Trevor Bailey the England all-rounder(middle row second left).Ray Smith is seated in the middle of the front row between the President Dr Fiddes and Chairman Major Best.Also in the front row is the record beaking bowler George Mills and Hutton legend all rounder Dudley Fiddes.Also in the middle of the back row is a very young John Spooner |
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With all the club member's on hand this day showed what could acheived.Players included Steve Davis,Willie Thorne,Terry Griffiths,Keith Fletcher,John Lever,Frank McEvennie,Ray Stewart,Farook Engineer |
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