Centenary Dinner Pictures
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St Mikes Old Boy from the 60’s, Graham Delahay, with present player, Ross Perrett
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Welsh Rugby legend, Brynmor Williams, shaking hands with St Mike’s baseball legend, Peter Sanders.
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Two St Mikes Old Boys catching up.
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Lawrence Williams and Geoff Boyd discussing whose round it is.
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Tim Allen Snr going for his Guinness with Tim Allen Jnr drinking free wine (something’s never change)
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Billy Perrett biting his nails thinking “all the years I helped run the youth and third teams and they put me on a table with Hassan Ahmed and Tony Murray.
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Check out table10 Mike Flynn (Huddersfield Town) looking straight at the camera.
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John Clark ex St Margaret’s & England baseball International making his speech.
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Ross, Helen, Jan and Billy. Ross and Billy have finished off the free wine and have just bought their first Guinness of the night (the time is 12.30am)
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The Brothers Grimm St Michael’s Old Boys, Eddie and Graham Delahay.
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Stuart Clode, John Clark, Graham Delahay, Mrs Clark and Eddie Delahay.
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John Clarke and Graham Delahay sharing a laugh together.
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Hazel Fraser (Landlady of the Ship & Pilot, home of St Mikes in the late 70’s), Audrey Sanders (long suffering wife of Peter) and Malcolm Cox.
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Tommy Doherty and Malcolm Cox
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Tommy Doherty and Diane Cox
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Eddie Delahay and John Clark
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John Clark with 1980’s St Mikes Players Ritchie Collins and Kevin Roche. Kevin played in 2008 after a 20-year gap.
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Geoff Boyd listens to 2 giants of the baseball diamond, John Sanders and Stuart Clode.
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Former Old Boy, Stuart Tyler tells another Old Boy, Mike “Jagger” Fitzmaurice, “If you want a tan all year round drink larger not Guinness”.
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Mr & Mrs Clark, Mr & Mrs Tony Price with brothers Jim and Gordon Griffiths.
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Gerard Murphy with great friends Mr & Mrs Clark and Mr & Mrs Price.
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Neil & Gillian Parselle
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The Parselle table one of the 1st sat down waiting for their food (something’s never change).
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Clive Lemon singing the Welsh National Anthem to start off the night.
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Peter Sanders St Michael’s Secretary welcoming everyone to the Centenary Dinner.
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The Top Table
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Father Michael McCarthy saying grace.
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Norman Parselle having a laugh with former players Rhys Davies (Jeremy Beadle) & John Coughlin (Paul Young).
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The Money table Martin Phillips Senior and Junior.
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Is Peter playing heads or tails or has another St Mikes player had a duck.
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The winners of heads & tails Cerys Hurley (wife of Paul) and Tim Allen Snr (Harry Potters Father).
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Guest speaker Brynmoor Williams who told some great stories on the night.
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Comedian Colin Price must be good he even makes Peter laugh.
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1st team captain Ryan James presents Tony Parry with a magnum of champagne, for still taking the diamond at 60 years of age.
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Ryan presents Cheryl Parselle with a bouquet of flowers for compiling the centenary programme.
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Ryan Presents Audrey Sanders with a bouquet of flowers for supporting St Michael’s in many ways over the last 50 years.
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Norman Parselle Presents a framed St Michael’s shirt to Ian Marsh in memory of his son Danny Marsh who died tragically in November 2007. (Danny played for every St Michael’s team from 12’s to the 1st)
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Norman Presents Peter Sanders with a framed St Michael’s shirt for his 50 years service to St Michael’s Baseball Club.
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John Clark (Ex England Baseball International) Presents Kevin Cook with the “St Michael’s Player of the 1950’s Award”.
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John Clark Presents Tommy Doherty with the “St Michael’s Player of the 1960’s Award”.
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John Clark Presents Gerard Murphy with the “St Michael’s Player of the 1970’s Award”.
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John Clark Presents Tony Murphy with the “St Michael’s Player of the 1990’s Award”.
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John Clark Presents Norman Parselle with the “St Michael’s Player of the 2000’s Award”.
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John Clark Presents Tony Murphy with the “St Michael’s Player of the Century Award”.
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The St Michael’s Players of the Decades, Norman Parselle (2000’s) Tommy Doherty (1960’s) Tony Murphy (1990’s & Century)
Kevin Cook (1950’s) Gerard Murphy (1970’s) Paul Manniatt Player of the 1980’s could not make the night due to work commitments
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2 great supporters of St Michael's Baseball club Robert & Sharon Sidney talking with John Clark ( Ex St Margaret's & England).
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Robert, Cheryl and Sharon listening to Lee Jones Saying " I'm playing tomorrow" Lee has not been seen since, somethings never change.
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Father Michael Mc McCarthy sat with Peter Sanders who said at the start of the night “I’ll come around the room and talk to you all later” Peter never left his seat all night.
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Father Michael Mc McCarthy sat with Peter Sanders
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The St Michael’s Committee, not a brain cell amongst the lot of them, but all work so hard for the Club. (Some more than others ha ha)
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The very end of the night Murph, Hassan and the only one with rhythm Karen on the dance floor.
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Johnny Sanders. Is he reading the programme or fast asleep? You decide.
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The Marsh’s are mellowing in their later years (Ian & Colin) sharing a joke
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Former St Michael’s players (Left to Right) Richie Collins, Roger (The turncoat) Collins (who played for another team, who don’t play anymore), Kevin Roche and Jeff Collins.
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The Youth Team Mothers, Louise Wilkins Mother of Lewis U14’s, Carol Phelps Mother of Liam & Ryan U12’s and Alison McGuire Mother of Saul U14’s.
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Robert (Snobby) Daley with his hands up, after over 10 years at the Club he finally got caught for a round of drinks.
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The Stayers this crowd were spotted in town at 3am.
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3 of St Michael’s richest former players John Parselle, Stuart Tyler and Chris Manley.
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It's the end of the night Rita Ahmed (wife of Hassan) Tony Murphy & Gerard Murphy with Stuart Tyler & Tony Parry in the background talking about (betting or suntans) you decide.
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Ryan & Neil
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Ryan, Colin, Norman, Neil, Ian & Half of Tommy
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The Parselle's
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