Littleport Cricket Club – and Norman South!

Littleport Cricket Club – and Norman South!

Written in 2015, we reproduce this slightly truncated article featuring Norman South as part of Littleport Life’s tribute FOCUS ON LITTLEPORT CRICKET CLUB – AND NORMAN SOUTH! “Come on Racey – you can do it”, cried Littleport Town Cricket Club’s Chairman and last year’s Captain Chris Farnell urging his team to notch up a good score only to be beaten by 8 wickets by winners and visitors Milton one sunny but blowy Saturday afternoon down…

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Bob Garwood Talks to Littleport Life about Littleport Cricket!

Bob Garwood Talks to Littleport Life about Littleport Cricket!

The 7th of April 2018 saw the dismantling of Littleport Town Cricket Club’s score hut and the end of local cricket as we know it in this village. There were some very touching comments on our social media pages like Littleport Notice Board and Littleport Community Group which prompted Littleport Life to track down one unassuming local gentleman who was quite a force to reckon with in his heyday as a cricketer. Bob Garwood better…

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Littleport Town Football & Cricket Round-Up

Littleport Town Football & Cricket Round-Up

Littleport has always been spoilt for choice when it comes to sports like cricket and football – be it Saturday or Sunday of total cricketing commitment, or a Saturday afternoon of blood and thunder gutsy footie. The village has always prided itself of having a top cricket club competing against the best season after season. Now into their 129th year, no one, not even their President or past successful fast bowler Norman South, would have…

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Play up and play the game!

Play up and play the game!

Littleport Town Cricket Club deserves support from the people of Littleport! In a speech to his fellow Littleport Town Cricket Club members after a match when they had struggled to field a complete 1st X1 at the start of this season, Ishmeet Singh Arora, LTCC Secretary said: “Well done to everybody today, specially Nik Marsh and Luiz Salgado who managed to get together a full team. Luiz Salgado played a brilliant innings today and helped us getting to decent…

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Cricket in Littleport – Update

Cricket in Littleport – Update

Nik Marsh is captain of Littleport Cricket Club and is happy to share some information about what it’s like to be a part of this sporting tradition here in Littleport. And he tells us, “After a slow start, losing the first 8 games of last season, Littleport came back to win the last nine on the bounce beating all of the three teams that got promoted from division one! We are looking to continue this…

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Focus on Littleport Cricket Club – and Norman South!

Focus on Littleport Cricket Club – and Norman South!

“Come on Racey – you can do it”, cried Littleport Town Cricket Club’s Chairman and last year’s Captain Chris Farnell urging his team to notch up a good score only to be beaten by 8 wickets by winners and visitors Milton one sunny but blowy Saturday afternoon down at Littleport’s Leisure Centre ground. Andy Race is Club Secretary and delighted to be playing in the Junior Division 1 League this season after the club’s promotion…

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Littleport Town Cricket Club in 2011

Littleport Town Cricket Club in 2011

Have you been inspired by England’s awesome winter tour of Australia, where they retained the Ashes and thrashed Australia? Did you make a New Year Resolution to take more exercise? Have you ever played cricket before and would like to get back to it again or would you like to start playing cricket? Are you interested in working with young people or would you like to be more involved with the local community? If you…

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