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OBITUARY by John Smail FEW sportsmen can have left such an enduring legacy in their own community as Selkirk’s Tom Brown, who died on Sunday, April 19, at the age of 90. An outstanding cricketer and rugby player, Tom made a massive contribution to Selkirk Cricket Club’s fortunes in a 42-year playing career. An unerringlyContinue reading “TOM BROWN – ONE OF SELKIRK’S TRUE SPORTING GREATS”

One of our members has managed to source an old newspaper article detailing the heroes of Selkirk Cricket Club who fought and died for our country during WW1. Please have a read at the below article in rememberence of heroes not only of Selkirk but the whole of Britain. And here is a list of all theContinue reading “Remembering our heroes”

A new series celebrating the great cricketers who have played at Philiphaugh. Many splendid players have trotted out from the pavilion to play here but few have been finer than Keith Miller. Nearly 3,000 test runs at an average of almost 37 and 17o test wickets taken at 23 runs apiece is an impressive enough record but figuresContinue reading “They Played at Selkirk #1 Keith Miller”

Many great cricketers have trod the turf at Philiphaugh but none holds more records, many of which will never be broken, than Wilfred Rhodes. In his long and storied career, Rhodes played more first-class matches than anyone else (1,110) and took more wickets than any other bowler in the history of cricket. In a career thatContinue reading “They Played at Selkirk #2 Wilfred Rhodes”