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RoversInSpain

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Who is it?
« on August 25, 2025, 04:01:11 pm by RoversInSpain »
Just stumbled across this. A bit of fun.
Which former Rovers player (uniquely) played a First Class County Cricket match at the same ground that he was playing professional football?

(No googling)
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Lincoln Rover

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #1 on August 25, 2025, 04:06:53 pm by Lincoln Rover »
Chris Balderstone 
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Juddy

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #2 on August 25, 2025, 04:11:44 pm by Juddy »
Chris Balderstone some athlete ⚽️⚽️
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Filo

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #3 on August 25, 2025, 04:17:33 pm by Filo »
Ground at a guess, County Ground Northampton
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IDM

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #4 on August 25, 2025, 04:19:48 pm by IDM »
Or Bramhall lane.?
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DonnyBazR0ver

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #5 on August 25, 2025, 04:24:36 pm by DonnyBazR0ver »
Ted Hemsley. Bramall Lane.
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RoversInSpain

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #6 on August 25, 2025, 05:06:33 pm by RoversInSpain »
Quote from: DonnyBazR0ver on August 25, 2025, 04:24:36 pm
Ted Hemsley. Bramall Lane.
Very good DBR correct
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RoversInSpain

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #7 on August 25, 2025, 05:13:12 pm by RoversInSpain »
Chris Balderstone of course was famous for his playing first class county cricket and pro football for us on the same day.
Ted was playing for Sheff U when he played Cricket for Worcestershire v Yorkshire at Bramall Lane.
Ted scored 1 goal for us in his 30 odd appearances and that was at Rochdale in the mid 70’s in a miserable 3-1 defeat. For some odd reason I remember his goal very well.
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Usher wide.

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #8 on August 25, 2025, 05:22:29 pm by Usher wide. »
Charlie Williams.
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Ldr

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #9 on August 25, 2025, 05:26:51 pm by Ldr »
Probs a good chance Alonso Drake did at Brammall lane
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Jimmydee

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #10 on August 25, 2025, 06:02:14 pm by Jimmydee »
Chris Balderstone, Chesterfield.
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DonnyBazR0ver

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #11 on August 25, 2025, 08:19:20 pm by DonnyBazR0ver »
Quote from: RoversInSpain on August 25, 2025, 05:06:33 pm
Quote from: DonnyBazR0ver on August 25, 2025, 04:24:36 pm
Ted Hemsley. Bramall Lane.
Very good DBR correct

Seem to remember him playing in a midweek pre season friendly at BV and it wasn't 100% he was going to make it due to the cricket. Might even have been his first appearance?? I've slept alot since then. 

Wasn't there another cricketer who played for Lincoln around that time? I'll let others have a stab at that.
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Pintolager

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #12 on August 25, 2025, 08:47:20 pm by Pintolager »
I know Ian Botham played for Scunny.
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Draytonian III

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #13 on August 25, 2025, 08:49:28 pm by Draytonian III »
Phil Neale , Lincoln City and Worcestershire
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Draytonian III

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #14 on August 25, 2025, 08:50:21 pm by Draytonian III »
I got Ted Hemsley’s autograph when he played for Worcestershire at Elm Avenue
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Champagne Super Rovers

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #15 on August 25, 2025, 08:57:12 pm by Champagne Super Rovers »
David Bairstow turned out a few times for Bradford City reserves.  A typical 'bustling' centre forward
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Bezza

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #16 on August 25, 2025, 09:04:54 pm by Bezza »
He played for Leicestershire and Rovers on the same day, Rovers kicked off at 7-30 pm,
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RoversInSpain

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #17 on August 25, 2025, 10:50:24 pm by RoversInSpain »
Quote from: Ldr on August 25, 2025, 05:26:51 pm
Probs a good chance Alonso Drake did at Brammall lane
Very good Shout, started off his footy career at Rovers, but it looks like he left Sheff U in 1907, and started playing Cricket for Yorkshire in 1909….
If you were there Ldr and know otherwise do let us know…
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idler

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #18 on August 26, 2025, 09:48:13 am by idler »
I thought that this thread was about Duggie Brown when I first saw the title.
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selby

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #19 on August 26, 2025, 04:09:35 pm by selby »
  Was it Ted Hemsley? a really good all rounder for Worcester and played a lot of games for Sheffield United played for us at the end of his career as a full back.
  Arthur Milton and Willie Watson both played football and cricket for England.
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scawsby steve

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Re: Who is it?
« Reply #20 on August 26, 2025, 04:43:35 pm by scawsby steve »
Quote from: idler on August 26, 2025, 09:48:13 am
I thought that this thread was about Duggie Brown when I first saw the title.

I thought that too, Idler.

Either that or someone's broken wind.
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