TTTTThe Lincoln Sportsman's Club Dinners For The Season

Forthcoming Dinners

Speaker	Date	Sport	Sponsored By	Apply for tickets in Microsoft Word format	AApply for tickets in adobe PDF format
Graham Thorpe	30th September 2010	Cricket		Graham Thorpe	Graham Thorpe
John Aldridge	4^th November 2010	Football	Handsome Cabs 10 Clasketgate Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 1JS 01522 545352	John Aldridge	John Aldridge
Bobby George	9th December 2010	Darts	Guardian Group Unit 11, Lincoln Enterprise Park Newark Road Auborn LN5 9EJ 0845 345 5789	Bobby George	Bobby George
Dean Richards	3rd February 2011	Rugby	Lincoln Audi Doddington Road Lincoln LN6 3RS Tel 01255 696900	Dean Richards	Dean Richards
Paul Reaney & Alan Clarke	24th March 2011	Football	Holland Brothers Outer Circle Road Lincoln Lincolnshire LN2 4HW 08444 709721	Paul Reaney & Alan Clarke	Paul Reaney & Alan Clarke
Lilly Salvidge
13^th May 2011	Ladies Night	Lincoln Management Group 2 Alumina Court Tritton Road Lincoln LN6 7LQ 01522 508350	Lilly Salvidge	Lilly Salvidge

Graham Thorpe MBE made his debut for Surrey in 1988, and his international debut in 1993. He scored a century (114 not out) in the second innings of his debut Test match, against Australia at Trent Bridge. Developing into a very highly-regarded player, he was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1998. Thorpe hit only one four in his hundred against Pakistan at Lahore in November 2000. It also contained seven threes, 12 twos and 51 singles. He hit another boundary before being dismissed for 118 from 301 balls. No other batsman has scored 100 runs in a Test with just one boundary. However, Thorpe was also a highly capable stroke-maker: during his highest Test score, 200 not out off 231 balls against New Zealand at Christchurch in 2002, he and Andrew Flintoff compiled a partnership of 281 in 51 overs. During the 2002 season, Thorpe had marital difficulties which were well-publicised in several tabloid newspapers, and this seriously affected his play and his focus on the game. Seemingly disillusioned with constant touring away from his family, he announced his retirement from the one-day game and changed his mind several times on whether to tour Australia, eventually pulling out of the tour entirely. However in 2003 Thorpe, with family problems put to one side, returned to the England team in the fifth Test against South Africa at his home ground of The Oval, where he was warmly welcomed as a local hero with a standing ovation. Thorpe scored an excellent 124 as England won the match to force an unlikely series draw, and remained in the side for series victories against Bangladesh away and at home, against the West Indies away and at home, against New Zealand at home, and in South Africa. He played his hundredth and final Test against Bangladesh in June 2005; in the two years between his comeback and his retirement he scored 1635 Test runs at an average of 56.37

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John Aldridge (born 18 September 1958 Liverpool, England) is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football manager. He was a prolific record-breaking striker best known for his productive time with Liverpool in the late 1980s, and for being the first man to have a penalty kick saved in a Wembley FA Cup Final. Aldridge is now a pundit with various media organisations - most notably with Radio City 96.7 where he summarises on the station's Liverpool commentaries home and away.He also continues to play in the Liverpool veterans' team.

BOBBY GEORGE is without doubt the most colourful, charismatic and entertaining player in the history of darts. But what makes him so special is that he didn't pick up a dart until he was 30 years of age! However, he might have been a late starter but it didn't diminish his ability to dazzle all that came before him. Indeed, he literally burst onto the professional darts scene in the late 1970's with a natural flair and ability to enhance his larger-than-life personality 1979 was to be the year that Bobby George announced that he had arrived as a world-class player, with an incredible victory in the famous News Of The World Championship. There had never been a more impressive victory before or since, as he became the first and only player to win the title without dropping one single leg of darts! His best of 3-leg televised victories from the Quarter-Finals onwards took him just 93 darts in total (an average of 97) to establish him as a true World Champion. Now the supreme master of the spotlight, Bobby secured his place as the People's Champion in the 1980 Embassy World Championship. Seen by millions on BBC Television, his good looks, cheeky grin and wonderful ability as a darts player immediately established him as an outstanding character. He beat Dave Whitcombe, Leighton Rees and Cliff Lazarenko to produce an epic 1980 final against Eric Bristow. In what is still regarded as one of the greatest darts matches of all time, Bobby made his first ever entrance with sequinned shirt and candelabra. He became the Liberace of televised darts and was in a winning position until an uncharacteristic loose dart handed the title to Bristow. Over the years, Bobby has represented England on 26 occasions and remains in the list of all-time Top 10 winning players for England. Away from darts, Bobby is happily married to Marie and lives with their two sons, Robert and Richard in the 18-bedroom George Hall, which he built himself.

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Dean Richards is the most capped Rugby Union number 8 in the world! He played in 48 Internationals, including being in 3 world cup squads, also appearing for the Lions in 6 test matches in 1989 and 1993. He changed the way that the game was played from the back row, he ran lines that were considered strange at the time, and had an unprecedented ability to be just where the ball was due to arrive, and do exactly what his team required. Add to this, tactical and leadership ability perhaps lacking in today's highly coached teams, and a willingness to be in where the action was the toughest, one can appreciate how much he is missed by the England team of today. Born and bred in Leicestershire he played for Leicester 314 times, captained them for 4 seasons, and scored more than 100 tries from the back row! He was part of the sides that won the league titles in 1988, and in 1995, as captain.

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Allan Clarke, nicknamed "Sniffer", played for Walsall, Fulham, Leicester City, Leeds United and Barnsley, and won 19 international caps for England. He was one of English football's greatest goal scorers who shot to fame in the much-admired and feared Leeds United team of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was briefly Lincoln City manager for six months but he was sacked on November 30, 1990 to be replaced by Steve Thompson

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Paul Reaney was a long-serving full back with the hugely successful Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. Reaney wore the No.2 shirt for Leeds with distinction and, in a team renowned for its hard approach to the game, with admirably little trouble caused over an impressive 15 year period. Paul would go on to make over 550 appearances for Leeds scoring 6 goals. He also represented his country 3 times. Reaney's appearance for England has assumed greater importance in recent years as even though he was regarded as "white" during his playing career, he is viewed by many as "black" or mixed race now. His England debut was nine years before that of Viv Anderson, who is widely credited as the first black man to play for England.

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Lily Salvage NOMINATED "BEST UK CHARACTER" ON ITV'S "STARS AND THEIR DOUBLES 2004 Whilst being dressed for the occasion Lily prides herself not only on her high standard of presentation and professionalism, but also on the flexibility of her act which can be tailored to suit any venue for your individual requirements. Lily is a reputable artiste offering the finest in quality entertainment and you can be confident that an appearance by Lily will exceed your highest expectations.

One Way MERCURY Club land Award Winners Best Band 2007, 2008 and 2009 Gary, Doug Chris & Baz are 4 young men who break all the current musical rules. They all PLAY their instruments and they ALL SING. This band play music going through 6 decades:"At the Hop" (50's), "Happy Together" (60's), Eagles (70's) and from "Happy Hour" (80's) past the Proclaimers"500 Miles" (90's) and to The Kaiser Chiefs -this band will stun you with its raw energy and talent.