Players and characters
Title
Players and characters
Subject
CUGC players, committee past and present
Creator
Jerry Dixon
Items in the Players and characters Collection
Norman Birtles
Norman Birtles (Alderley Edge G.C.)
Played 3 times for the county. Remarkably, he and his two brothers were in the infantry and all survived WW1.
Norman invested his war gratuity in Harold Humphreys' UMBRO business, and worked for Harold for a…
Played 3 times for the county. Remarkably, he and his two brothers were in the infantry and all survived WW1.
Norman invested his war gratuity in Harold Humphreys' UMBRO business, and worked for Harold for a…
1937-Charles Timmis at Saunton
Charles Timmis in a spot of bother on the 14th at Saunton during the English Counties Championship, 1937
1933-Sarazen analyses the swing of Cheshire's John Woollam, winner of the 1933 English Amateur Championship
Gene Sarazen analyses Woollam's swing in one of his feature articles
Mike Harrington
Mike Harrington (Prestbury) drives from the 10th at Wilmslow in the Cheshire v Durham match, June 2017.
Plus a second image by Geoff Garnett
Plus a second image by Geoff Garnett
David Horsey
David Horsey: Cheshire's first player to appear in the Walker Cup and now an established and successful pro on the European Tour.
He is pictured with the County Champion of Champions trophy, 2005
He is pictured with the County Champion of Champions trophy, 2005
Dave Peel
Dave Peel was an almost permanent presence in the county team from 1996 and reached the incredible milestone of 192 caps in 2017. In doing so he eclipsed Roy Smethurst as Cheshire's most capped player, and has now retired from county duties.
In…
In…
Israel Sidebottom
Champions: Israel Sidebottom (left) and Bob Hardman of Lancashire pictured at Stockport, 1923
Harold Janion
Harold Janion, the renowned and highly respected Secretary of Royal Liverpool G.C. and universally known as "Jane" was the county's first President. He died suddenly on the eve of the 1922 County Championship