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Cockermouth Cricket Club from 1955 onwards.

 In order to be successful, a club needs people involved in it with a variety of different strengths in a variety of areas. From 1955 onwards, Cockermouth Cricket Club has had a collection of such people providing sustained service to the club. These names have been synonymous with the club throughout this period.


Raymond Glover Leyton Denham is today the Club President and Groundsman, despite being in his early seventies. The Denham family's association with the club stretches back over one hundred years.

Raymond Denham (also known as 'Jimmy' or 'J.D') played for the club first eleven as a seamer and hard-hitting lower order batsman. He later went on to captain the second eleven in the 1970's and 1980's before retiring as a player in around 1985.

Since then his work on the Sandair ground has been fantastic. Without his efforts, the club's wickets would not be anywhere near as good as they are today and nor would the Sandair ground be as aesthetically pleasing. Working on the ground is almost a year-round commitment and J.D. gives many hours to this role fixing machinery and preparing and repairing the facilities.

Raymond Denham was voted as a Life Member of the club in.


Maurice Andrews' long association with the club began back in the 1940's and carried on right up to his passing in 2005.

As a player, Maurice was described as a seamer with an arm like a 'rocket', who could reach the stumps at either end from any point on the ground. He bobbed between first and second eleven's during his career and recorded the remarkable figures of 1 over 0 maidens 18 runs and 3 wickets from one second eleven fixture at Edenhall!

It was after his playing days that Maurice (Mobs) would really come to the fore at the club. He single-handedly raised thousands and thousands of pounds for the club in a whole variety of different ways, including raffles, patrons and the world famous 'pie and pea fixtures', which Mobs loved dearly! He was voted as a Life Member of the club in.

Maurice's sad passing in 2005 was a great loss to his many friends at Cockermouth Cricket Club.


 The 1950's saw the emergence of the club's longest-serving and most successful cricketer, Ken White.

Ken scored over 20,000 first eleven runs and took approximately 1,000 wickets in a remarkable first eleven career that started as a fifteen year-old and spanned the 1950's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and new millennium.

Ken captained the first eleven for 14 years winning several Cumberland Senior League Championships and Burton Cups. He also captained the club to it's only ever Meageen Cup (now Cumbria County Cup) in 1966.

Ken is now assistant groundsman to his best friend Raymond, rolling the Sandair wickets! He is also the father of current first eleven Captain, Gareth White. Ken was elected as a Life Member of the club in 2007.


 George Todhunter is another person who's lifelong involvement with the club has seen him involved in many positive projects, which, without George's guidance could not have taken place.

George played his cricket primarily as a first eleven batsman. When he scored runs, it was usually quickly and stylishly, one particular innings at Kirkby Stephen stands out, when he scored 72 off around 40 balls.

George has been involved in all of the pavilion alterations since the creation of a bar area in the 1970's / 80's, through to extension work and building of showers in the 90's and onto the most recent developments of patio areas in 2007.

Without George's expert knowledge and planning ability, these alterations would not have been possible. For his undoubted services to the club, George was elected as a Life Member in 2007.