Lives in Cricket No 49 - Enid Bakewell

98 1990s chair with the cat on his knee to keep him warm. Years later I had ten years’ therapy but at the time I had to deal with things largely on my own. Her son Robert, now 19 and having finished his schooling, was still around. Robert had refused to consider Oxford or Cambridge as he was used to having money in his pocket and had been offered a partnership in the paper shop which he had run while the owners were on holiday. ‘ I did say that it was a waste of a good brain and that he could move into grandad’s house and study whatever he wanted. He decided to do certified accountancy whilst working. Besides, I could not deal with all the work that needed to be done on dad’s house so it did me a favour to delegate this to Robert. In a state of depression I took down dad’s garage, which was unsafe, till a neighbour advised me to get help. I was not in a fit state to deal with all the work which needed doing to his house. So eventually Robert went to live there. He was equally fond of his granddad. I tried to follow in dad’s footsteps (he was 38 years on Newstead Parish Council) and I was elected to Ashfield District Council - largely from votes from parents whose children I had taught to swim. Dad had been on Basford District Council, where he became chairman even though the Conservatives had a majority, and later Gedling District Council made him an alderman. One of her fellow councillors, Brian Denham, was the brother of Val Denham, aho had been Head of PE at the first school Enid worked at after Dartford. He had never claimed expense from the council (as Len Turton had not) and Enid had intended the same, but her children persuaded her she could not afford it. Her father had died just before the start of the season, but Enid did not stop playing cricket, though in 1990 she did not play in either the territorial tournament or at Cricket Week. She did play in June, when East Midlands started with a friendly against Surrey. East Midlands made 187 for seven declared and Surrey were out for 136. Enid made 44 opening the batting and then bowled 11 overs for seven runs (with eight maidens), though she did not take a wicket. By 1991 Enid was fully ready to play again. The Spring 1991 WCA News gives the draw for the club knockout with Nottingham to play Malvern. However the next two editions of the magazine are missing, and although North Riding beat Redoubtables in the final most scores are not available. On June 16 she played for East Midlands versus Surrey in what was effectively a warm-up game. Surrey were 129 for nine with Enid taking four for 24 in nine overs, but East Midlands were all out for 114 (Enid 14). In the 1991 Area tournament, taken as usual round college grounds in Cambridge, East Midlands won for the second successive year without much difficulty. Lancashire & Cheshire made 136 from 55 overs, sliding away from 111 for four (Enid 11-5-35-1) and Enid then anchored the