These two photographs date from around 1907 and were taken on the ‘cricket field’ which is now the lower end of Central Park.The chimneys of Brookside can be seen in the background.
Syston Town v Mr Duxbury’s XI on Whit Tuesday 1921
Two views across the ‘cricket field’ in the 1920s
Sileby Charity Cup winners 1931
Back; P. Robottom, P.Ward (umpire), G. Yates, P.J.Ward, D. Forward, J. Melville,
D.Heggs, G.H. Cooper
Front; G.H. Pole, O.Cooper, V.W.T. Pearce (capt), H. Gamble, unknown, C.Toon (scorer)
Club photgraph taken on the Fosseway ground in 1931
1st XI v Mountsorrel 1938
Back; F. Wright (scorer), O. Cooper, D. Heggs, H. Cooper, P.Ward (umpire)
Front; D. Forward, P. Robottom, P. Ward, V.W.T. Pearce, H. Gamble, G. Yates,
H. Hubbard, unknown,
Seated; P. Cooper
1st XI North Leicestershire League Champions 1946
Back; H. S. Gamble, P.A. Robottom, N.T.Hardy, J. Evatt, J. Allen, E. Hartshorn,
C.W. Toon, G. Toon (scorer)
Front; L. Jackson (umpire), H. Pickering, L. Lewin, J.C.P. Arnold, B. Cooper (capt)
Captain G.H. (Bert) Cooper recieves the league championship trophy
C.W. Toon (vice captain)
N.T. Hardy
1st XI 1949
Back; V.W.T Pearce (umpire), H. Webb, H. Gamble, F. Wilmer, G.H.Cooper (capt),
N. Hardy, B. Barker, J. Allen, C. Toon
Front. J. Winfield, J. Evatt. J.C.P. Arnold
Captain G.H. (Bert) Cooper
2nd XI Division 2 League Champions 1949
Back; L. Jackson (umpire), D. Hawkins, V. Woods, H. Hubbard, H. Webb, L. Arnold
Front; J. Freer, H. Gamble, P. Cooper, J. Winfield, A. Stevens
H.S. Gamble
1st XI 1955
Back; C. Toon, J. Allen, D. Heggs, R. Mills, T. Toon, A Barnes, L. Arnold
Front; G.H. Cooper, J.C.P. Arnold, P. Cooper, H. Hubbard,
D. Sutliff (scorer)
2nd XI 1962. North Leicestershire League Division 4 Champions
Back; P. Kilby, D. Jennaway, D. Smith, L. Arnold, P. Arnold, unknown
Front; J. Cleaver (umpire), D. Matthews, J. Fryer, T. Toon (capt), M. Cheetham,
K. Needham, J. Burton
1st XI 1964. North Leicestershire League Division 2 Champions
Back; H. Smith, T. Cheetham, M. Cheetham, R. Mills, D. Matthews,
P. Emmett, A. Barnes
Front; D. Cooper, P. Cooper (capt), R. Cooper, K.Cooper
1st XI 1965. North Leicestershire League Division 1 Champions
Back; G.H.Cooper (umpire), T. Cheetham, H. Smith, R. Cooper, M. Cheetham,
G. Jackson, K. Cooper
Front; B. Sutliff, J. Burton, P. Cooper (capt), D. Cooper, K. Carnall
Action shot of Mick Cheetham taken in 1966/67
Veterans XI 1968
Back; Jim. Evatt (umpire), T. Tomlinson, S. Sykes, D. Whenham, N. Pick,
J. Allen, G. Smith
Front; Jack Evatt, J. Flint, J.C.P.Arnold (capt), C. Toon, B. Cooper
Club photograph taken on the Memorial Playing Fields 1971
1st XI squad 1971
2nd XI squad 1971
B W Clarke Cup winners 1973
Back; D. Cooper, P. Sutliff, R. Cooper (capt), D. Smith, K. Cooper,
C. Holland, J. Greasley
Front; T. Robinson, R. Pole, B. Sutliff, W. Chaplin (scorer), M. Rees
First ball bowled at Potters Lane by Roger Pole on 13 july 1974
First team to play on the Potters Lane ground, 2nd XI v New Lount on 13 July 1974
Back; D. Fox, J. Fryer, R. Pole, M. Lee, C. Garrity, G.H. Pole (umpire)
Front; J. Newton, T. Garner, J. Evatt (capt), N. Evatt, B. Hogg
B.W.Clarke Cup winners 1974
Back; R. Pole, W. Chandler, P. Noble, K. Cooper, B. Sutliff, P. Sutliff
Front; D. Lyons, C. Holland, W. Chaplin (scorer), R. Cooper (capt), D. Cooper, P. Cooper
1st XI 1974
Back; P.Cooper, P. Sutliff, R. Pole, D. Cooper, T. Robinson, K. Cooper
Front; B. Sutliff, C. Holland, R. Cooper (capt), J. Greasley, W. Chandler
W. Chaplin (scorer)
2nd XI 1975
Back; G.H.Pole (umpire), T. Robinson, R. Pole, J. Fryer, T. Garner,
W. Chaplin, C. Garrity
Front; L. Gale, M. Rees. J. Evatt (capt), N. Evatt, J. Newton
2nd XI go to Birstall by boat in 1975
2nd XI 1976
Back; B. Spence, P. Asher, T. Garner, R. Pole, W. Chaplin, T. Robinson
Front; G.H.Pole (umpire), G. Caldwell, N. Evatt, B. Hogg (capt), L. Gale, J. Newton,
J. Evatt (scorer)
1st XI 1978
Back; P. Sutliff, D. Cooper, B. Roehrig, W. Chaplin, R. Cooper, P. Cooper, K. Cooper
Front; C. Holland, W. Chandler, B. Sutliff (capt), C. Johnson,
P. Garner (scorer)
Players in single wicket 1978
2nd XI 1979
Back; J. Fraser, J. Newton, D. Coath, N. Evatt, P. Cooper, L. Harris, P. Gibson
Front; G.H.Pole (umpire), I. Gibson, R. Pole (capt), J. Greasley, M. Simms
Tour to Bournemouth September 1981
B.W. Clarke Cup winners 1982
Back; T. Bates, B. Scott, C. Holland, B. Roehrig, J. Mills, A. Rush
Front; J. Fraser, P. Sutliff, B. Sutliff (capt), M. Jay, T. Hubbard
1st XI 1982
Back; T. Bates, B. Roehrig, J. Palmer, A. Rush, J. Mills, R. Cooper, S. Bird
Front, P. Holland, P. Sutliff, T. Hubbard, B. Sutliff (capt), C. Holland, J. Fraser
Dennis Coath’s celebrity team and Syston – Dallas Moir is outstanding
Single wicket players and umpires 1983
Junior squad late 1980’s
August 1988 2nd XI v Soar Valley, last game in the North Leicestershire Cricket League
President J.C.P. Arnold opens the new pavilion in August 1989
Junior teams celebrate the opening of the new pavilion
2nd XI v Barwell 1990. Probably the oldest ever team put out
but somehow we managed to win
Back, S. French, P. Hackett, B. Jay, R. Pole, J. Palmer, R. Kinton
Front; N. Lewis, J. Newton, R. Cooper, J. Greasley (capt), P. Cooper,
Chris Pole
Under 13 County Champions 1993
Back; M. Stanbury, T. Mackey, P. Thorne, M. Webb, C. Holland (coach), S. Iliffe,
M. Walton, S. Kooner
Front; C. Sibson, D. Fletcher, R. Holland, C. Pole, C. Noble, T. Gallop
Under 13 County 8 a-side Champions 1994
Back; T. Mackey, S. Iliffe, M. Webb, M. Walton, D. Fletcher
Front; P. Thorne, T. Gallop, C. Noble, R. Holland, C. Pole, C. Sibson
Under 17 1996
Back; C. Sibson, S. Iliffe, C. Pole (capt), P. Owen, L. Collins, N. Odedra
Front; V. Sisodia, M. Dunkley, T. Gallop, R. Holland, M. Malloy
Loughborough C A Under 13 Cup winners 1997
Back; J. Wheeler, J. Edgar, C. Stanbury, M. Fraser, S. Feasey
Front; J. Sutliff, C. James, T. Cabrelli, R. Pattani
Under 17 County runners-up 1997
Back; A. Patel, N. Odedra, R. Gibson, D. Glover, A. Sutliff, V. Sisodia, J. Sutliff
Front; L. Collins, M. Malloy, C. Pole (capt), R. Holland, M. Webb
Burrough Cup winners 1999
Back; A. Holland, J. Mills, C. Pole, A. Burndred, S. Cooper, P. Sutliff
Front; A. Khoda, A. Beynon, S. Walter, M. Shepherd, R. Holland
1st XI v Market Harborough July 2003
Back; N. Doughty, T. Cardoso, C. Pole, N. O’Donovan, E. Bourke, M. Patel
Front; A. Friend, V. Sisodia, S. Cooper (capt), C. Weir, K. Dudharejia
Ken with Fred Trueman at a fund raiser
President’s Day 2003
1st XI 2004
Back; E. Bourke, A. Bhagawati, N. O’Donovan, T. Cardoso, T. Cabrelli, V. Sisodia
B. Sutliff (scorer)
Front; R. Nayyar, C. Weir, S. Cooper, (capt), P. Howard, M. Bhatt
John Conteh draws the raffle at a fiund raiser
Centenary celebrations in 2004
David Shepherd at a fund raiser in 2006
1st XI 2008
Back; M. Potter, L. Perry, K. Mann-Kler, R. Sharma, U. Razzaq, B. Sutliff (scorer)
Front; D. Rowe, R. Hayat, A. Bhagawati, S. Cooper (capt), R. King, P. Howard
Henry Olonga sings at a fund raiser
Syston beat Kibworth to win Challenge Cup in 2009
Back; R. King, R. Hayat, T. Corbett, B. Pardesi, A. Pathan, W. Edwards, L. Perry
Front; S. Salagee, P. Howard, S. Cooper (capt), U. Razzaq, A. Mahmood
David Bailey presents the Clubmark certificate in 2009
President David Fox with Ivan and his team on President’s Day 2009
Back; K. Mann-Kler, J. Tanna, J. Harris, J. Mills, A.J. Behl,
R. Marston, T. Bailey,
Front; G. Corbett, C. Taylor, I. Spibey (capt), David Fox (President),
T. Corbett
The great Saqlain Mushtaq who starred for the club in 2010
2nd XI 2010
Back; G. Corbett, D. Bhatia, P. Short, T. Smith, G. Ward, H. Whait
Front; B. Pardesi, N. Doughty, A. Corbett (capt), P. Oakman, A. Beynon
Sunday XI on President’s Day 2010
Back; T. Bailey, G. Ward, A. Checklin, K. Mann-Kler, S. Cooper, P. Howard,
P. Holland (umpire)
Front; M. Peacock, T. Corbett, I. Spibey (capt), D. Fox (President), R. Marston
Sunday XI celebrate promotion after beating Welby on President’s Day 2010
Good food, good conversation and good company at President’s Day 2011
Tall stories from Mike Gatting at a fund raiser in 2012