Ben Amor

The first of the many Amors to play for Spye Park Ben joined the club in the Charlie Oak field era. He has had so many nephews that have played with him that practically everyone called him Uncle Ben. He was essentially a very sound middle order batsman but perhaps is remembered best as a very alert 'point' fielder; ct Amor b Owen appeared regularly in the score book. We know though that Ben had a good batting season in 1937, because he retains the score book!, one of the few that can be found. Ben brought great good humour to the team and was renowned for the banter that he carried on, not only with the Spye team but opponents as well. Woe betide the player who played a poor shot, dropped a catch or misfielded a ball for he could be sure of a 'chi-iking' from Ben for weeks. Now Ben also bowled a bit, off a short zig-zag run up. He believes that he bowls best into a 'tucking wind'. There must have been one such wind when GeorgeOwen asked him to open the bowling, for the first and only time in his career, at Goatacre one day when he took 4 -32 the best bowling performance he remembers. It must have been his best because if he had ever had a better one he would have remembered it, and constantly have reminded us of it too!