The Somerset Stragglers, at the County Ground, Taunton. c.1930. Captain, T.G.O. Cole of Stoke Court.

According to the Minute Books The Stoke St Mary Cricket Club was founded in 1910. In those early days matches were played on the ground behind the Smithy Cottage. In 1927 the club moved to a new ground near Stoke Court. Matches in 1980 were played at Orchard Portman House and have continued there since save for a few seasons in the late 1990's when ground was used on Stoke Hill.

Photograph provided by Dorothy Hardwell June 2001. Date and names sought.

Stoke St. Mary Cricket Club 1975 Cricket Ground at Richard Pearse's Farm opposite Greenway Farm and the Loxton family. Back Row: Reg Morse, Tom Channing, John Bowditch, Bert Murray, Roy Wyatt, Norman Stevens Front Row: Ian Fowler, Lou Stanton, Tom Pike, Bunny Williams, Mrs Sewell, Sam Sewell, Dennis Burt.

The Annual Village Competition between Stoke St. Mary, Thurlbear, Orchard Portman and Staple Fitzpaine. Winners 2001 - Stoke St. Mary. Left to right; Mr & Mrs Keo, Derek Parsons, Mary Hyde's grandson, (background, umpire Terry Rowles), David Tidy, David Hingston, A. French, Lee Johnson.

The Annual Village Competition between Stoke St. Mary, Thurlbear, Orchard Portman and Staple Fitzpaine. Winners 2002 - Thurlbear. Left to right; William Barrington, Peter Gilllanders, Tom Warren, John Barrington (capt), Sam Powell, Keith Powell.

The Annual Village Competition between Stoke St. Mary, Thurlbear, Orchard Portman and Staple Fitzpaine. Winners 2002 - Thurlbear. General photograph showing (beneath) Captain John Barrington of Thurlbear being congratulated by Keith Bidgood of Orchard Portman