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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod
Welcome back James! My brother plays Lancs league Cricket for Accy 1st team;David Ormerod,and my dad played for them some years back (ahem !) he is Alick Ormerod. We may have something in common here to chat about!
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Thanks, lindsay. I am familiar with your family's long association with Accrington & Lancashire cricket because of my frequent visits to the Lancashire League Cricket Web site:
http://lancashireleague.com/index.html
I have wondered for some time if your family is related to the Burnley cricketing Ormerods? I attended Burnley Municipal College with Donald Ormerod in the early 1940s and played cricket with him there (I was a leg-break/googly bowler and, I am sorry to say, a poor batsman -- Donald was an outstanding batter and fast bowler) -- he went on to play for Burnley during the 1950s where he performed very well with the bat and occasionally with the ball. Sadly, my best Burnley friend -- Dennis Slater --informed me that Donald died earlier this year.
James