Sport In Profile UK Issue 15 | Page 39

Banstead Celebrations 2017 “The club held a summer ball, an opportunity for some of the club members to display their specially commissioned anniversary blazers. Cricket Week started with a T20 against Twickenham who were the opposition 175 years ago. On the Sunday, the club played MCC in glorious sunshine. Spectators were entertained with an afternoon tea whilst a marching band performed in the interval. 75 years ago, the club ran a similar event to celebrate 100 years, also with a marching band. As if that was not enough the club played the PCA England Masters again. Ali Brown scored a century for England while Gareth Macaskill hit a hundred to help Banstead win at the third time of trying. Finally, the club produced anniversary programmes and a weekly newsletter packed with club history and an anniversary ale. It has been a busy year but g