News Letter 10 Final.pub (Read-Only) - The Binns Family

#%)%$Your editor makes no claims to sporting fame but was pleased to hear of theprogress of Simon Binns on the Rugby field. His grandmother Lilian Vere talkedproudly of him when I visited her in York during the summer. Since then I’velearned a little about some other Binns’ and their sporting exploits.For instance…………….I’m happy to report that V. Binns was the joint winner, with S. Gomer of the HoweTrophy, a silver plated cup presented to the winners of the Exeter under 16 OpenJunior Girls Doubles Tournament. A previous winner was J. Jury and I believe that S.Gomer too was once a British hopeful. Alas, in spite of this early promise shown byV. Binns in 1979, there is no record of her winning the Ladies Singles at Wimbledon.*As you might expect the Binns family are represented on the cricket field. AlfredPhilip Binns appeared in 5 Test Matches for the West Indies. He was wicketkeeper and right-hand bat, born in Kingston Jamaica 24 July 1929. He played infive tests comprising eight innings, scored 66 runs and was not out once. Hemade his test debut against India at Port of Spain 21 st Jan 1953 and his last testmatch appearance was against New Zealand on 9 th Mar 1956 in Auckland.)%The Sport of Kings has also had some attention from our family. In the early decadesof the 20 th Century, horsesby the names of “Hunt Supper”, “Kings Letter”,and “Frequent” raced at various courses, including Lincoln, Newcastle, Liverpool,and York, in the colours of Mr. E. Binns .+% !"At about the same time H. W. Binns and M. A. Binns were distinguishing themselvesin the swimming pool, as representatives of the “Otters”, a London basedclub, in both individual and team events.$#$Meanwhile, at Harrow, L.F. Binns was playing football and cricket for the School. !!