Anthony McEntyre
1937 - 2021
While there is a record of Mollington Cricket Club travelling to play Ashton Hayes in 1903, this club really has its origins in the early 90s on the Village School field adjoining Grove Farm, the residence of one of its founders, players and ultimately President, Anthony McEntyre who sadly left us on 10 January 2021.
The first sign that there would be one of a relatively small number of games to be played there in summer, and always on a Sunday, was Anthony mowing the wicket after lunch. The club flourished in the years that followed and although there are still a few of us playing from those early days, none of us emulated the relaxed elegance of Anthony’s batting and the crouch in the slips, pipe placed on the ground during the bowler’s run up. Batting with Anthony was a pleasure and the embodiment of what was friendly village cricket - “Just the one”!
For many years, Anthony provided annual entertainment at Ladies Night in the Village Hall in the form of a presidential address that was always themed, sometimes accompanied by frolics and often in verse. He and Pam generously hosted the annual cricket club barbecue at Grove Farm, a fixed point in the village social calendar that marked the end of the summer. More recently, their attendance at matches as spectators usually coincided with the appearance of son Toby and grandson Henry on the field. Family connections aside, Anthony and Pam had been frequenting our Monday night games at Boughton Hall, the only fixture where the bar is open during the match and the outdoor seating comfortable.
Thank you Anthony for giving the village a cricket club and a mown wicket, and for watching over us.
by Alan McCarthy
The first sign that there would be one of a relatively small number of games to be played there in summer, and always on a Sunday, was Anthony mowing the wicket after lunch. The club flourished in the years that followed and although there are still a few of us playing from those early days, none of us emulated the relaxed elegance of Anthony’s batting and the crouch in the slips, pipe placed on the ground during the bowler’s run up. Batting with Anthony was a pleasure and the embodiment of what was friendly village cricket - “Just the one”!
For many years, Anthony provided annual entertainment at Ladies Night in the Village Hall in the form of a presidential address that was always themed, sometimes accompanied by frolics and often in verse. He and Pam generously hosted the annual cricket club barbecue at Grove Farm, a fixed point in the village social calendar that marked the end of the summer. More recently, their attendance at matches as spectators usually coincided with the appearance of son Toby and grandson Henry on the field. Family connections aside, Anthony and Pam had been frequenting our Monday night games at Boughton Hall, the only fixture where the bar is open during the match and the outdoor seating comfortable.
Thank you Anthony for giving the village a cricket club and a mown wicket, and for watching over us.
by Alan McCarthy