The Tulk dynasty in Southampton club cricket circles is into its third generation.
Sixty seasons after Derek Tulk made his solitary County Championship appearance against Tom Graveney’s Gloucestershire at Northlands Road, 16-year old grandson Harry celebrated a maiden century for the family club, Old Tauntonians & Romsey.
He made a career-best 107 in OTs’ win over Fareham & Crofton – his maiden ton setting up a 49-run for the County Division 1 newcomers.
Appropriately Derek, a fine exponent of seam and off-spin bowling in the dominant Old Tauntonians’ side of the Seventies, was on hand to buy his grandson the celebratory jug !
Harry is the teenage son of left-hander Stuart Tulk and nephew Ian, who both played in the OTs side which won the old Southern League title back in 1989.
Sixty seasons after Derek Tulk made his solitary County Championship appearance against Tom Graveney’s Gloucestershire at Northlands Road, 16-year old grandson Harry celebrated a maiden century for the family club, Old Tauntonians & Romsey.
He made a career-best 107 in OTs’ win over Fareham & Crofton – his maiden ton setting up a 49-run for the County Division 1 newcomers.
Appropriately Derek, a fine exponent of seam and off-spin bowling in the dominant Old Tauntonians’ side of the Seventies, was on hand to buy his grandson the celebratory jug !
Harry is the teenage son of left-hander Stuart Tulk and nephew Ian, who both played in the OTs side which won the old Southern League title back in 1989.
