Has anybody mentioned eddie paynter from ossy? Played in the bodyline series against the aussies.
eddie paynter
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Ya he's mentioned in Obituaries of famous Accringtonians walkinman
i think he used to work at the brick yard with a mates dad i know he got off his sick bed to save a test match against australia .
He was also landlord of the Crown. Gave me an Eddie Paynter bat (left handed), signed by the South Africans of '39, finished up back in Cape Town when my Brother nicked it.
He played for Enfield early in his career in the Twenties and also when he retired from professional cricket after the War.He lived off Church Lane in Harrington Street.He was also in my Mothers class at St James School off Atlas Street before the First World War.
This is very strange - this is my post but not at 0126 yeasterday, I was in bed long before that, it is some time ago that I posted it on the original thread???????????????????????????????
Perhaps you are spending too much time in bed Yates - it is affecting your memory.
Without a doubt, Eddie Paynter's name is writ large in the celestial hall of sporting fame.
Without a doubt, Eddie Paynter's name is writ large in the celestial hall of sporting fame.
Perhaps I posted this in another thread, but there was a parade in Clayton to celebrate Paynter'S homecoming after his spectacular feat.
There was the young son of a minister in the crowd, and the car carrying Eddie was late. The boy grew very restless - so much so that he suddenly yelled out at the top of his voice:
"WHERE'S THIS BLOODY PAYNTER?"
True story. Told by many who attended.
There was the young son of a minister in the crowd, and the car carrying Eddie was late. The boy grew very restless - so much so that he suddenly yelled out at the top of his voice:
"WHERE'S THIS BLOODY PAYNTER?"
True story. Told by many who attended.