Twenty-One Years of the ACS

thepresident's role and he had to make his presencefelt as and when hefound it necessary to do so.In any organisation ofthis type, there are always splinter groups ready to beformed, when some committee decision is not agreeable to allparties.AmongStreeton's strengths were his ability to disarm anypotential dissenters and to strengthen links with the Cricket Society and other kindred bodies. Whether he would have been diplomatically astute enough to prevent any ofthe internal disagreements which occasionally arose before his time, it is difficult to judge. Certainly, though, there have been no repetitions during hisperiod in office. The Association has beenfortunate that he has had his eye watching over its affairsfor the lastseven years.) During the winter of 1989-90 the ACS decided to look at its own future. A period of self-examination was prompted by the Rev. Malcolm Lorimer, the Lancashire CCC honorary librarian and statistician, who pointed out that the ACS had largely achieved its original aims. It was the right moment,he felt, to examine policy for the years ahead and to confirm the general direction that should be taken. Lorimer (born 1951) brought vision and a refreshing, new thinking on many things when hejoined the committee in 1988.Five years later he succeeded Tony Woodhouse as chairman and all being well,the ACS should benefit considerably from the lengthy terrn^in officx^^th^ Manchester's notorious Moss Side , , , rj , .u r-> . Malcolm Lorimer district. He was born in the Bronte village of Haworth, Yorkshire, trained at Queen's College, Birmingham, and was a minister at Stockton-on-Tees before his present posting. He has written several books connected with Lancashire cricket, both for the ACS and other publishers, and his duties at Old Trafford include conducting the service when a member or past player has his ashes scattered at the ground. Lorimer devoted a sabbatical in 199,3 to a thesis on Cricket and Christianity. He is an active worker for the Cricket Memorabilia Society and