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Friend or faux wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:04 pm Steve Harley died from Cancer

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

RIP Steve

i8ubutler wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:09 pm 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

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

Incoming.....

cymruO wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:33 pm 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.

'45 minutes of mayhem' against the Australians.

Great read - many thanks

Peter Bennett RIP

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

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

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

EliotNes wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:53 pm 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.

Nice one, you remembered the 'Les'.

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

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

RIP Joe.

OJ Simpson at age 76.

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

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.

EliotNes wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:06 pm 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

Derek Underwood Kent and England spinner. RIP

cymruO wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:54 pm Derek Underwood Kent and England spinner. RIP

A great bowler for County and Country, RIP Derek.

RIP MC Conrad. He wont be known to many on here, but he was usually on the mike for LTJ Bukem sets back in the day.

Duane Eddy - the King of Twang and a Guitar God RIP

Terry Medwin - ex-Spurs & Wales winger at 81.