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<strong>Twenty</strong> Seasons OnA^UOYABLZM O ' S rBy John AbrahamsJohn Abrahams, a formercaptain of Lancashire County<strong>Cricket</strong> <strong>Club</strong>, was <strong>Weston</strong><strong>Creek</strong>'s captain and coach forthree seasons between 1983and 1986. During that periodhe helped change the directionof not only <strong>Weston</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>cricket but lifted ACT from alittle known countryassociation to what it is today.Since his retirement from first class cricket, John has beenappointed National Coach for North of England. He was in controlof the England Under 15 s and this year was coach of EnglandUnder 17 s -rsAugust 1983, Lancashire are playing Derbyshire atBlackpool in the County Championship and, during theLancashire innings, there is an international telephone call forJack Simmons. A desperate un-Australian voice introduceditself."Hello, this is Percy Samara-Wickrama of the <strong>Weston</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><strong>Cricket</strong> <strong>Club</strong> in Canberra, Australia.""Hello Percy, it's Jack Simmons. If you're ringing about JohnAbrahams, he's just batting.""Who's bowling, Jack?""Michael Holding, Percy!"73
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