The Battle of Bamber Bridge

[The Bedlington Terrier]

I think that the majority of pros, if not all, who were playing in the Lancashire League at that time would say the same thing. I was involved at Church putting the numbers up on the scoreboard and we had Polly Umrigar, Sanji Raogi Patil and Ralph Legall as professionals and they were extremely happy with the way that they were treated. I then became scorer and we engaged Chester Watson and he speny 7 very happy seasons at the club and never experienced and racism.

What's happened?

I watched the Lancashire League games in the early sixties with my grandad. Wes Hall, Charlie Griffiths, Dennis Lille, Clive Lloyd et al with the great Viv Richards later on at Rishton.

Their various recollections of their time in East Lancashire is very much at odds with how Michael Holding claims he experienced racism in the UK. The obvious answer is come to East Lancashire. There's nowt wrong with reet folk.

[army88]

I think that the majority of pros, if not all, who were playing in the Lancashire League at that time would say the same thing. I was involved at Church putting the numbers up on the scoreboard and we had Polly Umrigar, Sanji Raogi Patil and Ralph Legall as professionals and they were extremely happy with the way that they were treated. I then became scorer and we engaged Chester Watson and he speny 7 very happy seasons at the club and never experienced and racism.

What's happened?

Nothing sub because you like me and many in here are NOT racist , we are rational
People who accept colour creed religion as long as they accept ours - I like you - played with many players who weren’t white , but truthfully I never noticed they were just my team mates and friends.