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Bertie Geary playing cricket c.1910
HDHS archive
Hanslope football team, Buckinghamshire league champions 1906-7 and 1907-8
Ditum, Edward (Ted) with sprinting prizes
Edward (Ted) Ditum with sprinting prizes won in the 1920s and 30s
Cricket match at Tathall End, 1935
Tathall End Versus Hanslope taken in Cede Park field Tathall End c.1935 HDHS archive
Cricket Team c.1920
HDHS archive
Football team 1920
l to r: back row: ?, Sid Abbot, Fred Garratt, G Frost, Fred Cook, Alfie Horn, Middle Row. A Stimson, Wm Herbert, George Chilton, Front Row F Britain, Joe Kerridge, Joe Ansell, ? HDHS archive
Football Team c.1920
l - r Back row Trainer ?, Sid Abbot, Fred Garrett,G Frost, Fred Cook, Alfie Horne. Middle Row A Stimson, Wm Herbert, George Chilton. Front Row, F Brittany, Joe Kerridge, Fred Kerridge, Joe Ansell, ?. HDHS archive
Village lads outside the Sports Pavillion c1937
Stan Brownsell, Derek Chilton,Desmond Chilton,Cyril Douglas, Ray Walker, Frank Powell, Albert Mobley, Eric Stot, Reg Sharp, Gerald Simons. Source Sid Garrett.
St James' Football Club 1896-7
C Nichols, W Rainbow (captain), C Eakins, F Keeves (referee), Mr C T Smith (president), A Gregory (linesman), A Herbert (trainer), C Hillyer, F Rainbow, J Hawkes, W Adams, H Jones, E Ditum, A Ditum, H Taylor Source Gerald Ditum
Newspaper cutting of a steeplechase at Hanslope Park
Year unknown. HDHS archive
Running competitors, Long St School (Bottom School)
Hanslope Football Club 1021-22
Cricket team, year not known
Back Row: Fred Brown, D'Arcy Walker, Barry Stimpson, ?, Alan Wilson, Ted Ancell, Derrick Walker, John Taylor, Brian Greaves (umpire), Arthur Melly. Front row seated: Roy Rock, Bill Barnes, Bob Baird, Robert Thompkins, George Walker.
Hanslope Cricket Team 1970s
Soccer team 1970 in the recreation field, Castlethorpe Rd
Source Gerald Keeves
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