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Friendly vs North Gloucestershire
In May 1925, Worcestershire played a friendly match against North Gloucestershire and lost 10-7. The results were:
Worcestershire |
Result |
North Gloucestershire |
|
|
1. F. Jones |
0 |
1 |
H. Parsdbo |
| 2. W.C. Roberts | ½ | ½ | C. Jackman |
| 3. A.T. Griffith | ½ | ½ | H. Foxwell |
| 4. G.C. Brown | ½ | ½ | A. Hitchinson |
| 5. F. Trent | 1 | 0 | W. Arnold |
| 6.Rev. F. Gutteridge | ½ | ½ | A, Martin |
| 7. F. Macfarlane | 0 | 1 | W. Pryer |
| 8. H.E. Rose | ½ | ½ | R. Smith |
| 9. A.l. Homer | 1 | 0 | F. Perrins |
| 10. w. Summers | 0 | 1 | G. Gorton |
| 11. Rev. J. Robertson | ½ | ½ | R. Platt |
| 12. J. Moulder | 0 | 1 | A. Ruddock |
| 13. R. D. Clarke | 0 | 1 | Miss Eyre |
| 14. D. Gibbs | 1 | 0 | G. Breach |
| 15. S. Tapper | 0 | 1 | F. Whittingham |
| 16. Rev R. Torrems | 0 | 1 | T. Balnch |
| 17. K. Ross | 1 | 0 | MIss Searle |
| 7 | 10 | ||
End of season report 1927
Winners division 2 of the Birmingham league and division 1 Worcestershire league. Matches were played in the Stourbridge Institute and the secretary was A.L. Homer.
Austen Lacey Homer (1894-1971) was a Stourbridge regular and played in the lower sections of British Championships. He was a nephew of H. E. Atkins, nine times British champion.