Andy Murtagh, a member of Hampshire's (last) County Championship winning side of 1973, is the guest speaker at the Hampshire Cricket Society's November meeting at the Romsey Golf Club on Wednesday afternoon, 2pm.
Murtagh, who played Southern League cricket for Southampton University (where he studied English) and Old Tauntonians, helped the SL win the prestigious Club Cricket Conference Inter-League Cup by beating Middlesex by nine wickets in the 1979 final at Chelmsford.
Andy will be talking about former Sussex & England captain Tony Greig, based on his book, 'If Not Me, Who? The Reluctant Rebel'.
On Thursday afternoon (1.45pm), Gareth Berg is the guest of the Dorset Cricket Society at the Hurn Bridge Social Club (aka Christchurch FC) and will talk Cricket Italia, alongside his career in the county game with Middlesex, Hampshire and latterly Northants. He currently plays for Lymington in the ECB Southern Premier League.
Berg, who recently retired from the county game at 42 years of age, is Italy's player/coach and will chat to the Dorset folk about his role there and also his first class career.
Murtagh, who played Southern League cricket for Southampton University (where he studied English) and Old Tauntonians, helped the SL win the prestigious Club Cricket Conference Inter-League Cup by beating Middlesex by nine wickets in the 1979 final at Chelmsford.
Andy will be talking about former Sussex & England captain Tony Greig, based on his book, 'If Not Me, Who? The Reluctant Rebel'.
On Thursday afternoon (1.45pm), Gareth Berg is the guest of the Dorset Cricket Society at the Hurn Bridge Social Club (aka Christchurch FC) and will talk Cricket Italia, alongside his career in the county game with Middlesex, Hampshire and latterly Northants. He currently plays for Lymington in the ECB Southern Premier League.
Berg, who recently retired from the county game at 42 years of age, is Italy's player/coach and will chat to the Dorset folk about his role there and also his first class career.
