DiligentDefence wrote:I was born in Stepney in the 1940's
DiligentDefence wrote:I was born in Stepney in the 1940's
sussexpob wrote:DiligentDefence wrote:I was born in Stepney in the 1940's
Intriguing starting gambit, because that area of East London is proper Cockney central, but also was the dividing line where Essex, Surrey and Middlesex catchment areas all meet, so this could be a lot of people.
The first that springs to mind is Kenny Barrington, who played for Surrey. I dont know if he was a cockney mind, but his big Ashes series in the 60s were his hallmark which sets him at the right age. And when he had a heart attack in the late 60s it was said it cut off his career in his prime.
In terms of Middlesex players, Fred Titmus springs to mind, but I think his career was one of the longest ever in cricket, so trying to position him in terms of age is impossible. He definitely played in Ashes series in the 60s, and he was definitely a cockney because he played professional football for Chelsea and Watford, the footballing link also leads me to think a more humble upbringing in the East End is likely. After all Tower Hamlets has produced a few England football internationals, and known for its historical links to Boxing, so firmly a poor area traditionally.
In terms of Essex, the only person that I can think of John Lever, another guy like Titmus who had a ridiculously long career. He was definitely a crafty cockney with the Harry Redknapp accent of East London. But hes always put in that list of Essex cricketers who were responsible for their CC brilliance in the mid 80s and early 90s, so was he around in the early 90s whhen they won back to back championships? Certainly played tests well into the 80s so its likely. So if he was, hes way too young to be born then.
Titmus?
Arthur Crabtree wrote:David Hussey?
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Murray Goodwin or Scott Styris for hundreds at TB who might have played 19 Tests. Before my time players didn't play in so many countries. I think of Goodwin as an opener though, but the last clue sounds more like him.
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