Enjoyed this, GH. As an ex-Nooarker, who left town many moons ago, can I ask where the Flowserve play i.e. where's the ground in relation to the town centre?
Don't worry folks, your season will kickstart at Sincil Bank; you always do well there:
https://stickypalms.blogspot.com/201...anor-town.html
Cheers
Sticky
Enjoyed this, GH. As an ex-Nooarker, who left town many moons ago, can I ask where the Flowserve play i.e. where's the ground in relation to the town centre?
Flowserve is the former Worthington Simpsons. They always used to play at the factory sports fields off Hawton Lane, presumably, they still do. Notts Colts and 2nd XI used to pay cricket their occasionally, not sure if they still go. I've played football, cricket and bowls there over the years.
It was the factory sports fields off Hawton Lane. First time I've been, but presume it's where Worthington Simpson played back in the day. Excellent facility and certainly a club on the up.
It still is the same ground as Simmo's used to play on. Used to be a good football pitch back in the old Notts Alliance days plus a good cricket pitch although that no longer used.
All the fine old sports grounds in Newark now a shambles of their former self. Elm Avenue ...., where back in the day Ransome and Marles played Midland League football and the cricket pitch where Derek Randall had his first game for Notts CC along with the town cricket ground on Kelham Road (split now by the by-pass) are absolutely rubbish to what they were.
The best cricket pitch in the Newark area is Balderton CC's Coronation Park ground if you discount Collingham as being too far out of town.