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The Club started touring in 1999 and usually involves playing two games, one on Saturday afternoon and one on Sunday. These have become very popular fixtures, giving a welcome mid-season break and a chance to experience cricket (amongst other things) in other parts of the country.
1999 - South Wales (Swansea)
2000 - London
2002 - Northumberland
2003 - Northumberland
2004 - South Devon
2005 - Dorset (Weymouth)
2006 - Somerset
2007 - Sussex
2008 - Norfolk
2009 - Dorset (Bournemouth)
2010 - South Wales (Cardiff)
2011 - Lancashire
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2011 Blackpool Cricketless Tour
The soulless Norbreck Castle Hotel and the numberless Tram
(Photo courtesy of Blackpool Council archives c.1963)
The 2011 Tourists preparing for their visit to The Bispham Hotel with some very good fish and chips
The Bispham Hotel notable for its good beer at low prices and the very scary barmaid
Andy Dowsett liked the Art Stuart Tomlins, Adrian Taylor. Anthony Brown and Rob Morris Rob Morris, Gavin Taylor and Krafft Holtz don't have a clue either
Deco pub so much he left trying to remember why they agreed to come to Blackpool
wearing the mirror
But as the drink flows it doesn't seem so important after all to Adrian Taylor and Anthony Brown look on admiringly
Anthony Brown, Jamie Wrench, Rob Morris and Gavin Taylor as Stuart Tomlins tries to impress the scary barmaid
Andy Dowsett and Simon Carless get serious about whose round it is Mike Lole and Andy Dowsett looking pleased - its not their round
The Game
The 2011 Blackpool Touring Party
Anthony Brown with a swing and a miss
Jamie Wrench just failing to catch Krafft Holtz
Adrian Taylor playing an exquisite late cut
Mike Lole trying unsuccessfully to take his guard
Andy Dowsett pulls another one into deep square quicksand
Top scorer Jamie Wrench thinking if only all games were played on sand with a tennis ball
Drama on the pitch as dogs interrupt play
A delighted Captain Gavin Taylor receiving his trophy from the not so happy losing Captain Rob Morris
Stuart Tomlins amazing scorecards
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2009 Bournemouth Tour
A little light training gets under way on big match day at The Ramada Encore
Post match analysis at The Goat and Tricycle is interrupted by the paparazzi
Ear wax disclosures from the Club Captain rock the south coast......
.......leaving a nasty taste in the mouth
.....and of course not forgetting
to Michael Jackson (who has apparently died)
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2008 Norfolk Tour
The seniors enjoying a night out on the town
The Mariners pub takes its toll
Even the champagne was flowing
......as well as the Cheddar Valley cider
.......but let this be a warning
.....which seems to have hit home (note the lemonade)
......but someone forgot to warn the captain
and the Vice Captain
2007 Sussex Tour
2007 Tour Party
Captain Mike Lole leading by example yet again
The fashionable Beach Hotel who looked after the 2007 Tourists
2006 Somerset Tour
The tea interval at Combe Down C.C.
The 2006 Tour Party at Wedmore C.C.
Umpires Matt Williams and Jamie Wrench discussing the fashions of the day
2005 DorsetTour
Waiting and waiting and waiting for Tony Phillips to finish scoring his record 132 not out against Newlook C.C. on 2nd July
How the hell did he score 132 not out !
2004 South Devon Tour
July 2004 Our match against Paignton played on their second ground, overlooked by the Dart Valley steam trains
Paul Davies on his way out to score 84 against Paignton
Stuart Tomlins returns after his 54 against South Devon at Newton Abbott
2002 Northumberland Tour
Jamie Wrench Andy Dowsett Mike Lole Tony Phillips Nathan Wrench Karl Jordan
Neil Sutton Richard Wilson Digby Chillcott Brian Tomlins Gavin Taylor Stuart Tomlins Paul Davies Matt Williams
The Riverside Hotel and ground
Nathan Wrench provides the evidence for his first ever run for the Club
2001 Three Nations Walsall
The Ground convenient for the M6
The Opposition
1999 South Wales Tour
Adrian Taylor Gavin Taylor Andy Dowsett Digby Chillcott Chris Beaumont Jim Tinnion Tony Powell
Rob Morris Paul Davies Owen Williams Mike Lole Richard Wilson Dave Berry
Neath C.C. v Acton Scott C.C. - July 1999