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The 101 Signals Unit, Brockzetel cricket team posing for this group photograph on the week tour of Holland in the summer of 1957.   They had Dutch airmen on camp at that time and one of them, a good friend of Brian's, Philip van Dok, who actually played cricket for Haarlem fixed up three matches for them with Haarlem, Amsterdam and Rotterdam Sparta.   They do play cricket in Holland.   The back of the photograph is signed by the members of the team.   One or two are illegible, but the ones Brian can make out are as follows: B Collins, T L Robinson, Tom Clews, Shirley A Clews, F Gardner, B G Walker, T K Cook, D Varley, C Ritchie, Jimmy Wood, Albert Bain, Jack Smith, Sgt Ken Dowden? (scorer), Maureen Dowden and Jimmy ?   The only names that Brian can match to faces are: L to R back row: Sgt Ken Dowden (Umpire), 4 Unknowns, Brian Walker, Unknown (scorer).   Front row: Unknown, Albert Bain with pads and 4 Unknowns, plus unknown mascot in the front.   Can anyone help to match up more names and faces?   (Thanks to Brian Walker.)
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