Bishop's Waltham Cricket Club


NAME: RON HARVEY
KNOWN AS: BIG RON, RONNEE, BUCKETS, HARVE
BATTING STYLE: LEFT HAND TOP ORDER
BOWLING STYLE: LEFT ARM MEDIUM
PREVIOUS CLUBS: BWCC & HURSLEY PARK

COMMENTS: LET'S CONCENTRATE ON RON'S CRICKETING CAREER FIRST:

RON CAPTAINED BWCC DURING THE 70'S AND EARLY 80'S. RON NEVER QUITE MANAGED TO GET THE CLUB OUT OF SOUTH EAST 1, MAINLY DUE TO HIS PLAYERS BOTTLING IT AT CRUCIAL POINTS DURING THE SEASON. (SJ - NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED THERE THEN!)

RON MOVED TO HURSLEY PARK WHERE HE ACHIEVED EVERY CRICKETER'S DREAM - STEPPING OUT ONTO THE HALLOWED TURF AT LORDS. HE WAS VERY QUICKLY REMOVED BY A STEWARD AND HANDED OVER TO THE POLICE. RON WAS A PART OF THE HPCC TEAM THAT WON THE NATIONAL VILLAGE KNOCK OUT CUP. (HE CARRIED THE KIT BAG)

RON BUILT THE PAVILLION AT "ALBANY", WHICH, UNLIKE MOST OF HIS COMMERCIAL VENTURES IS STILL STANDING. RON'S FIRM "BODGE-IT & SCARPER" IS RENOWNED IN THE MEON VALLEY AREA. WHAT EVER YOU DO, DON'T MENTION "JOEY SMITH" AND "SHOWERS" IN THE SAME SENTENCE TO HIM.