This was an enjoyable day. Sometime in 1990 or 91, my brother Frank and his colleagues had entered into some correrspondence with the cast and crew of Emmerdale. Originally describing themselves as "big in underwear", they eventually came clean that they worked at the DSS and invited the Emmerdale folk to a charity cricket match.
The Emmerdale folk took up the challenge and many of the cast and crew from that time including Frazer Hines (Joe Sugden), Richard Thorpe (Alan Turner), Stan Richards (Seth Armstrong), Jean Rogers (Dolly Skilbeck), Chris Chittell (Eric Pollard) and Leah Bracknell (Zoe Tate) came to test their leather against the Norcross team's willow.
Frank picked up a broomstick instead of a bat for some reason but all to no avail and he walked back to the pavilion without troubling the scorer to exert himself.
Meanwhile my Grandad had a thing or two to say to Pollard...In fact I've still got a signed cricket bat somewhere - anyone want to make me an offer?
Large versions of the photos: Frazer Hines, Mum & Jean Rogers, Frank sweeps the pitch, Grandad and Chris Chittell
There's a few more photos at the Flickr site also.
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