[Bob Dobson]

A check on the names of the players in this derby game revealed that W Croasdale played with Vic Norbury in the Church team. No wonder he appeared biased toward Church. Norbury was described as one of the best cricketers never to have played for England. He was certainly good enough. Church had to release him at the end of his second season on financial grounds. He went to play for Blackpool as an amateur, though it is highly likely that he got some back-pocket payments from the wealthy Sir Lindsay Parkinson, president of Blackpool C.C.