Local cricket statistician Steve Sheen has drawn the League's attention to the passing of John Oldham, a Vice-President of the League. He Captained Smethwick C.C. to the League title in 1969 at a time when Bernard Rowley, who passed away earlier in December, was a prominent all-rounder.

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