Passing of Kevin Lewis , West Torrens Cricketer

I am posting this as a tribute to the late Kevin Lewis who died suddenly on 3/10/20.

Kevin was a highly successful cricketer with West Torrens Cricket Club in Adelaide District Cricket.

Here is a notice from the Adelaide Advertiser and some pics I have in my archives featuring Kevin. 

  "The West Torrens Cricket Club is deeply saddened by the passing of Club great Kevin Lewis. Lew played State Cricket, took 476 A Grade Wickets, was Curator, Coach and instrumental in the Club’s move to Henley.

Our thoughts and best wishes are with his family.

Publication: The Advertiser

Adelaide"

 

 The 100 not out group at the West Torrens Centenary dinner. Kevin is front left

Star players of the Cricket Club at the Centenary including Kevin.
 

Adelaide 1st Grade District Cricket Grand Final

Over this weekend the Western Eagles West Torrens Cricket Club have been playing Kensington for the first grade premiership.

It was played at Woodville Oval.

I was able to be there for a couple of hours on Saturday afternoon and was able to stay long enough to see Leigh Drennan make a match winning century.(104)

It has been a wonderful year for the Eagles who were under the threat coming into this season of merging with another club.

Fortunately due to the hard work of some people this did not happen and now they have won the premiership.

Below are some pics I captured while there on Saturday.
Below is the link to the Western Eagles website where you can catch up with all the latest and I am sure a match report soon.

http://www.westerneagles.com/

The Eagles won the match and the Premiership.

They have had an amazing year.

Well done to everyone.

Eagles all out for  334 and Kensington all out for 176.

My friend  "Edge" would have loved to have seen this.

Ian was a past Captain of the club, past president and also a key figure in the anti merger actions.

If anyone know the names of some of the players in these pics please email me at
geoff.g.thompson@gmail.com and I will caption accordingly.

Some Eagles legends?

Leigh Drennan driving to bring up his century.

Congratulated by Trent Kelly

"Edge" Ian Edgley and myself.

Adelaide's Lonely Planet Ranking

As a resident of Adelaide who thinks it is one of the best places in the world to live and visit it is intersting to see our ranking on the Lonely Planet's annual top cities guide.
Below is how Adelaide's Advertiser reported this.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/travel/australia/adelaide-listed-at-number-nine-on-lonely-planets-2014-top-cities-of-the-world/story-fnjjv0yb-1226748581823

West Torrens V Glenelg-A grade Cricket

Yesterday I spent a couple of hours watching my old cricket club West Torrens, play in A grade against Glenelg at Glenelg Oval.
West Torrens won on the first innings.
wt 1st Innings 211
glg 1st innings 185 (T Kelly 5 for 58)
wt 2nd innings 3 for 157  Crosthwaite 104 no

Pics taken with Canon 400d

Cullen Bailey bowls to Adam Crosthwaite......

....who hits him for 6

A Crosthwaite

A Haslett

Kelvin Smith plays forward to Doropoulos...

....and is given out LBW