ARCHIVE PHOTOS  

 These photos were copied from Noel Marden's scrap book which was passed
to the Queries after his death in 2009.

The caption read "The Hon Sec WQCC" dated 1936.

A poor photo of the Queries playing the Suffolk Gentlemen at
Marlborough in August 1936.

Some of the Queries at a match vs the Wiltshire Regiment in 1938.

Queries at Bemerton. Its thought the photo was taken in 1937.

Leaning on the gate before a match at Bowerchalke.

A view of Stonehenge in the late 1930s.

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Queries playing at Chippenham. Peter Salisbury is on the left, then Andrew Knott, Richard Brewer,
then a young Freddie Coupe wields his bat. The 3 on the right are Nick Francis , Ian Alexander and Charles O'Reilly.

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James Thornton sweeps to leg in a match at Lavington. Peter Brooke
- now Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville is at gulley and John Sayer
at slip.

The first Portugal tour in 1979.  A photo of the 2 sides on the field
at Oporto. The tour manager, John Sayer is the tall white haired man in the
middle of the rear row.

THE SECOND TOUR TO PORTUGAL - 1987

   
Two pictures from the second Portugal tour in 1987, both taken at the Oporto Tennis and Cricket Club. Olly Stratton is the umpire!

   
The tour party flew to Lisbon and then took the train to Oporto where they stayed, and played, at the Oporto Tennis & Cricket Club
(on the left). Later they travelled to the Algarve and played at a very ropey pitch (on the right) sans pavilion, sans loos, sans anything!


Olly Stratton batting in the Algarve match

   
Relaxing above Lisbon - Barry Aitken, Freddie Coupe, Alistair Aird (Oggie) and Daniel Cutforth.  On the right, tour manager
John Sayer organised a trip to the port cellars where he was first to sample some of the many varieties of port as Oggie and Dan wait their turn.

   
Mollie Sayer, Richard Brewer (blue cap) and his son Simon watching a match at oporto whilst John Sayer keeps an eye on the scorer
- or is it the three bottles of wine !!

   
Freddie Coupe kipping on the train journey up the Douro valley. On the right, Simon Brewer, his father Richard,
John Sayer, Barry Aitken and Millie Sayer.

   
On the left the three people generally accepted as the Three Founding Fathers of the Club.  On the right the first ever Queries XI.

   
James Wort, founder and doyen of the Queries.  On the right, at the 2000 Millennium Festival, the then
President Dick Hurn, and then Paddy Stewart Morgan, David Lawson and Richard Brewer.

   
On the left an unknown Queries batsman leaves the field at Chippenham. On the right, the winners of
the inaugural Wiltshire 6 a side tournament. Paddy Stewart Morgan on the left, then John Collins, Bill Atkins, skipper Paul Askew accepting the shield, Nick Agg Manning behind, the sponsor, ? and Mark Parish with the ball on the right.

   
John and Molly Sayer, seen here watching a Queries match at Radley.