Hugh Henry – The Wind in the Willows
A Club With Personality Our cricket club has personality. In a way, our club is its personality. Like many small recreational sports clubs, the members of Anson St George are Anson St George. You...
Category: Anson Legends
Remembering John Monk – Tributes to an Anson legend
On 13 January 2025 our dear friend and Anson St George legend, John Monk, was sadly laid to rest. It was a testament to John that there were well over 100 people at the...
John Moody – Forever in our thoughts – How we need to talk more about mental health
The John Moody Trophy The finale for Anson’s cricket season comes upon us this Sunday. Our final fixture of the season against the Gary Barnacle XI is a special one as we play this...
John Hickey Part 2 – Anson Teammates
This is the second part of my discussion with Anson legend, John Hickey. In this part John shares some insight into other Anson players from his time in the club. Read the first part...
John Hickey Part 1 – Life and times with Anson
I had the pleasure of speaking with Anson legend John Hickey this week. John finished playing for Anson just as my time started. Whilst our careers did overlap slightly, I didn’t know too much...
Paul Dale and other Anson Dads – Father’s Day Special
My dad was my first cricketing hero, and it was he who introduced me to Anson St George CC over 30 years ago. So, if you’re fed up with the drivel in these blogs,...
John Monk – Oh Captain! My Captain! – by Greg Pearce
John was the captain of Anson when I first joined the club. John and his vice-captain, Ian Attridge, were both very big characters and it was from these two that a lot of the...
Alf Harrison – The Greatest there was
In my opening blog I said that Anson has always had some big characters who have made the club what it is. The greatest of those was Alf Harrison. When I started playing for...
