The club is sad to learn of the death of its former player James William ‘Jim’ Gray. Jim and his twin brother, Alec, were born on 25 November 1948, sons of John Gray, who served as the club’s Hon. Secretary and Chairman.

Jim was unable to replicate the on-field success of his father, but nevertheless he was a playing member of the club from 1965 until 1975, when it was known as Hatfield Estate CC. Of more importance to the club was his efforts off the pitch. He joined the General Committee in 1969, before stepping down in 1971 to concentrate on his law examinations as an articled clerk with Maybury and Gibson Solicitors, a partnership who provided legal assistance to the club pro bono. Jim was first recorded as assisting the club with legal matters in 1971, with the final instance in 1977, when the club was in the process of moving from Hatfield Park to Ascots Lane.