With regret the District League reports the
death of Glyn Gray of the Langford Rovers, He started playing
for Langford Rovers in 1948 and took over being captain in 1958-59
Season, He came onto the Committee in 1966-67 Season and became a life
member in 2000 he will be greatly missed by the Committee and
his Team and everybody in the league.
The League also regrets to announce the death of Ron Spearing. Ron
played for the League for a great number of years, firstly for Lamb
Hotel in Axbridge and later for Flintstones in Cheddar. As well as
playing Inter League on a number of occasions he was a keen
supporter of the Individual Competitions. He won the Arrow Cup for
the highest away score in 1956/57, the London Bridge in 1975/76 and
1980/81 and the Highest Hospital Cup score in 1986/87. He was
awarded the Bill Parsons trophy for long service in 2002/03. The
sight of his large frame on the alleys will be sadly missed.
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