Neil Harvey last surviving member of Don Bradman's 1948 'invincibles' who thrashed anything that moved when touring England.
Born 8 October 1928 so as a resident of Australia he is 90 today!
Saw him play for The Rest of the World v Old England at the Oval circa 1980 and sat in the box next to his at Lords Ashes 2013. Former England player and now successful Sports Management executive Neil Harvey Fairbrother was named after him. A welcome addition @LenGlover.
Hi Riviera, not wanting to stir up an unwanted discussion but exactly how did Arthur Turner not fulfil the criteria? The oldest living FA Cup final player and a Charlton player to boot. I would have thought he might be first choice on an Addicks website. Just interested, that's all.
Hi Riviera, not wanting to stir up an unwanted discussion but exactly how did Arthur Turner not fulfil the criteria? The oldest living FA Cup final player and a Charlton player to boot. I would have thought he might be first choice on an Addicks website. Just interested, that's all.
Well as @MrOneLung said he is not a celebrity, if he was he would have been added to this thread when it first started as he would have qualified by his age. Let's be honest, how many had heard of him before his recent thread. This is not a CAFC nor football thread.
Hi Riviera, not wanting to stir up an unwanted discussion but exactly how did Arthur Turner not fulfil the criteria? The oldest living FA Cup final player and a Charlton player to boot. I would have thought he might be first choice on an Addicks website. Just interested, that's all.
Well as @MrOneLung said he is not a celebrity, if he was he would have been added to this thread when it first started as he would have qualified by his age. Let's be honest, how many had heard of him before his recent thread. This is not a CAFC nor football thread.
My passion for the Addicks comes as much from looking back as looking forward and I don't blame you if you don't know about Arthur.
I felt so proud reading his back stories above, including of course his service in WW11.
Perhaps there should be a seperate thread for "Legends".
Hi Riviera, not wanting to stir up an unwanted discussion but exactly how did Arthur Turner not fulfil the criteria? The oldest living FA Cup final player and a Charlton player to boot. I would have thought he might be first choice on an Addicks website. Just interested, that's all.
Well as @MrOneLung said he is not a celebrity, if he was he would have been added to this thread when it first started as he would have qualified by his age. Let's be honest, how many had heard of him before his recent thread. This is not a CAFC nor football thread.
My passion for the Addicks comes as much from looking back as looking forward and I don't blame you if you don't know about Arthur.
I felt so proud reading his back stories above, including of course his service in WW11. Perhaps there should be a seperate thread for "Legends".
I'll hold my hand up now and say that the wrath of @Riviera will be justified as neither of these two people, even by my low standards according to Chirps, can be described as celebrities.
However these two cricketers both had the distinction of playing cricket before World War 2 one at international level and the other at first class level and I think they are worthy of a mention somewhere and this thread comes closest.
Eileen Whelan, born 30 October 1911, first played cricket for England against Australia in June 1937 and played 7 tests in all at a time test match cricket, especially for women, was a lot more infrequent than these days. In later life she was on TV in '100 Year Old Driving School' and passed her test aged 105!
JE Manners, born 25 September 1914, made his first class debut, as an amateur, for Hampshire against Gloucestershire in 1936. He was a distinguished Naval Officer away from cricket and won the Distinguished Service Cross serving in World War 2. Like Eileen Whelan he too featured in '100 Year Old Driving School.'
Len, the chances of these two passing the celebrity test are not promising. Had you ever heard of them by the way?
Yes because I saw '100 Year Old Driving School' but I didn't appreciate then either of their cricketing credentials particularly the fact that they had played pre World War 2.
I'll hold my hand up now and say that the wrath of @Riviera will be justified as neither of these two people, even by my low standards according to Chirps, can be described as celebrities.
However these two cricketers both had the distinction of playing cricket before World War 2 one at international level and the other at first class level and I think they are worthy of a mention somewhere and this thread comes closest.
Eileen Whelan, born 30 October 1911, first played cricket for England against Australia in June 1937 and played 7 tests in all at a time test match cricket, especially for women, was a lot more infrequent than these days. In later life she was on TV in '100 Year Old Driving School' and passed her test aged 105!
JE Manners, born 25 September 1914, made his first class debut, as an amateur, for Hampshire against Gloucestershire in 1936. He was a distinguished Naval Officer away from cricket and won the Distinguished Service Cross serving in World War 2. Like Eileen Whelan he too featured in '100 Year Old Driving School.'
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He'll have a go at me for Neil Harvey only being 89 even though he was actually 90 in Australia at the time I posted
Former England player and now successful Sports Management executive Neil Harvey Fairbrother was named after him.
A welcome addition @LenGlover.
Who?
born 19 June 1925
This is not a CAFC nor football thread.
I felt so proud reading his back stories above, including of course his service in WW11.
Perhaps there should be a seperate thread for "Legends".
Wait for it...........................
He's only 89
Come on @Riviera you're slacking
However these two cricketers both had the distinction of playing cricket before World War 2 one at international level and the other at first class level and I think they are worthy of a mention somewhere and this thread comes closest.
Eileen Whelan, born 30 October 1911, first played cricket for England against Australia in June 1937 and played 7 tests in all at a time test match cricket, especially for women, was a lot more infrequent than these days. In later life she was on TV in '100 Year Old Driving School' and passed her test aged 105!
JE Manners, born 25 September 1914, made his first class debut, as an amateur, for Hampshire against Gloucestershire in 1936. He was a distinguished Naval Officer away from cricket and won the Distinguished Service Cross serving in World War 2. Like Eileen Whelan he too featured in '100 Year Old Driving School.'
He always tells me off anyway. I'm used to it