Goodwood; home of English cricket
#1
Posted 03 June 2006 - 23:01
Records show that cricket was played at Goodwood back in 1702, as the archived accounts show a receipt for a barrel of brandy for the winning team.
The second Duke of Richmond provided the necessary wherewithal for a certain Mr LORD to go to north London to purchase a field or land suitable for the sport of cricket, hence the eponymous Lord's cricket ground.
In 1720 something (1726?) the same second Duke, with a Mr Brodrick, put down in writing the rules for cricket, previously not done. Rule 11 apparently specified that if any gamester , ie player , should choose to express his views to the umpires, that person would then be dismissed the field. That rule also stated that such a ruling did not apply to either the Duke of Richmond or to Mr Brodrick.
Nothing to do with cars, but thought you might like to know of Goodwood's long, broad-church, tradition with sport.
Roger Lund.
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#2
Posted 04 June 2006 - 13:28
Are you going to the Fos?
There's a half-hearted attempt to gather TNFers here
http://forums.autosp...&threadid=86478
Probably still a bit early to wake the old un's up
#3
Posted 04 June 2006 - 16:12
http://en.wikipedia....uke_of_Richmond
#4
Posted 04 June 2006 - 20:02
The gist of it is the same.
RL
#5
Posted 04 June 2006 - 20:30
Will it be quite the same again? I hope so.
DCN
#6
Posted 04 June 2006 - 20:59
But was not a regiment or something named "Goodwood" for D-day 1944?
Or maybe a Normandy beach was named Goodwood by the Brits, like "Utah Beach" or "Omaha Beach" by the Americans?
Please tell me and correct me!
Stefan
#7
Posted 04 June 2006 - 21:10
It was not entirely successful .....
http://www.strategos...ay/Goodwood.htm
#8
Posted 04 June 2006 - 21:38
DCN
#9
Posted 04 June 2006 - 22:50
Jack
#10
Posted 05 June 2006 - 06:24
Luke was a good cricketter in his day and both his sons play for posh teams but not at Goodwood as far as I know.
Loti
#11
Posted 05 June 2006 - 09:11
Originally posted by Doug Nye
Late ex-works Ferrari Dino 196SP owner/driver John Godfrey actually took part in the ill-fated Operation Goodwood,
DCN
John Godfrey's book on the 196/206 Dinos is a worthwile addition to anyone's library, for the pictures alone, albeit with good narrative. Still one of the prettiest cars ever. IIRC, there is another book on Dinos available..........................
RL
#12
Posted 05 June 2006 - 23:30
Originally posted by Doug Nye
It IS a lovely place to play the wonderful game - even if one plays it as badly as I can. But I can't help still seeing in my mind's eye the imprinted vision of Ray Hanna waggling the wings of his archetypal Spitfire as he soared away from his last low pass over the stumps, and climbed away towards the west...and into the lowering evening sun....
Will it be quite the same again? I hope so.
DCN
At cocktails before dinner at Goodwood House at the 2002 Revival there was a lone Spitfire doing strafing runs over the revelers in the gathering dusk. Would that have been Ray at the controls? He's so missed...
Jack
#13
Posted 06 June 2006 - 23:44
This was shot on what we believed to be the original cricket ground. But I'm buggered if I can recall where it was...
'Ginger Spice' Geri Halliwell lived nearby, I remember...
I ended up being the captain of the 'enemy' away team for the prog in question.
#14
Posted 07 June 2006 - 08:12
Originally posted by Twin Window
This was shot on what we believed to be the original cricket ground. But I'm buggered if I can recall where it was... :mad
Hambledon?
#15
Posted 07 June 2006 - 08:15
Yes!Originally posted by ian senior
Hambledon?
Nice one, Ian!