Walking around Coleraine

Anyone for Cricket?

The history of the Coleraine Cricket Club dates back to 1852. The team was known as the "Coleraine Invincibles". In 1881, the club, torn by poor form and membership dissention saw a number of players form the breakaway Coleraine Imperial Cricket Club. They re-amalgamated in 1883. I remember the Grand Final against St Andrews in 1999. Coleraine was dismissed for 161 and St Andrews was 4 for 107. It looked hopeless… Until Gary Glossop got 8 wickets for 42 in 25 overs. We absolutely destroyed St Andrews in the biggest come-back of all time! Cricket was initially played at the Gage Street Reserve. The Silvester Oval was built in the 1920s as a cricket and football ground in a scheme for unemployed returned soldiers. There is a well known story about a local character, Bill Herring, who played cricket for many years. One day he had a sore toe, so wore a thong. When it was his time to bowl, instead of handing his cap to the umpire, he handed him his thong!

Paul Ferguson and John Kane

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The history of the Col-rain Cricket Club dates back to 1852. The team was known as the "Col-rain Invincibles". In 1881, the club, torn by poor form and membership dissention saw a number of players form the breakaway Col-rain Imperial Cricket Club. They re-amalgamated in 1883. I remember the Grand Final against St Andrews in 1999. Col-rain was dismissed for 161 and St Andrews was 4 for 107. It looked hopeless… Until Gary Glossop got 8 wickets for 42 in 25 overs. We absolutely destroyed St Andrews in the biggest come-back of all time! Cricket was initially played at the Gage Street Reserve. The Silvester Oval was built in the 1920s as a cricket and football ground in a scheme for unemployed returned soldiers. There is a well known story about a local character, Bill Herring, who played cricket for many years. One day he had a sore toe, so wore a thong. When it was his time to bowl, instead of handing his cap to the umpire, he handed him his thong!

This story was told by Paul Ferguson and John Kane