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[EliotNes]

Steve Harley died from Cancer

I have such a memory from “Come up and see me, make me smile”.

RIP Steve

[Rubex Kube]

Mal Lucas.
Great midfielder for the O's.
As a youngster the midfield of Lucas, Sid Bishop and Cyril Lea seemed to play just about every single match.
RIP Mal.

Genuine legend

[cymruO]

Robin Hobbs - England and Essex leg spinner, aged 81. 1099 wickets as a spinner.

[The Mindsweep]

Incoming.....

[EliotNes]

Robin Hobbs - England and Essex leg spinner, aged 81. 1099 wickets as a spinner.

One of my coaches at Ilford Cricket School and probably my no.1 schoolboy hero as I was a budding leg spinner. He taught me to bowl the googly. I'm gutted.

As well as his leg spinning feats, he once held the record for the fastest first-class century, albeit made against "joke" bowling. But he held that record for a good few years.

HIs biography is a fascinating insight into 60's and early 70's cricket.

RIP Hobbsy, we won't see the like of you again.

[cymruO]

'45 minutes of mayhem' against the Australians.

[i8ubutler]

https://cricmash.com/pen-sketches/robin ... -of-mayhem

[cymruO]

Great read - many thanks

[Orient_Man_And_Boy]

Peter Bennett RIP

[Chicken Dhansak]

What the same Peter Bennett that played for us about fifty years ago? If so, he was a real unsung hero and a genuine Orient man. RIP

[EliotNes]

Peter Bennett - a great player, a bit of an unsung hero. Always gave 100% IMO. Solid in the defence/midfield. RIP Peter.

[PastryChwfJames]

Used to wince at some of the tackles he made.
Crunched a few players over the years & never
bottled out.

R.i.p Peter Bennett

[redintheface]

Peter Bennett - a great player, a bit of an unsung hero. Always gave 100% IMO. Solid in the defence/midfield. RIP Peter.

An all time favourite of mine. So versatile and as said elsewhere never gave less than 100% anytime he was in an O’s shirt. RIP “Les” Bennett and thanks for the memories.

[Chief crazy horse]

Nice one, you remembered the 'Les'.

[Orient_Man_And_Boy]

Former Wimbledon and Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear has died at the age of 77.

[Chicken Dhansak]

That's sad, I used to talk football with him in our local park where l walked the dog.

RIP Joe.

[EliotNes]

OJ Simpson at age 76.

Former American footballer and then actor who was controversially cleared of double murder.

[Dunners]

[Stowaway]

Zahra Maeve ******, my first granddaughter, born to my son Joe (named for the great Joe Mayo) and his partner Yas on April 1st. She’s got her first Orient baby outfit and is destined for a lifetime of mostly disappointment. Welcome to your Orient family, Zahra.

[Stamford O]

OJ Simpson at age 76.

Former American footballer and then actor who was controversially cleared of double murder.

Thought it was the o Jay Simpson of orient fame that had passed away at first

[cymruO]

Derek Underwood Kent and England spinner. RIP

[banqo]

Derek Underwood Kent and England spinner. RIP

A great bowler for County and Country, RIP Derek.