Cambridge & District TTL 1956-1957

Les Constable's report on the season

For the first time in their history the Wesley team won the championship of Division 1 in the Cambs League. The team of John Cornwell, Chris Reeve, Jack Baughan and the Author (who played an occasional game!) blended very well and right up to the last match of the season the issue was in doubt. The match in question was against Telephones 1 and after a thrilling fight Wesley were successful by 5 games to 4. This was the 20th anniversary of the League and it will be remembered that in that season of 1936/37 Wesley finished second toa strong YMCA side so that it was one better after 20 years!

Sadly Chris Reeve who was a young and up and coming player was laid low by leukaemia and much to the grief of many players died shortly afterwards.

[Note: Les refers to Chris Reeve playing matches up to at least the 1959-1960 season, so the above paragraph appears to have been recorded by Les under the wrong year.]