Two more relics from the archives ! - John Ward (left) and Ian Collins (right) - 54 years cumulative service.

John joined Rowner in 1981 and captained the side for many years, before skippering the side which finally broke out of East Division 2 in 1995. He went on to Chair the Club in 1997 and 1998 whilst standing as 1st XI umpire before he donned his whites again in 2000, finally retiring for good in 2005. He was made only the third ever Honorary Life Member in 2008. Another true Rowner legend and some would say the best man manager this club has ever had as captain.

Ian played his first ever league match in July 1980 and since then has moaned incessantly, broken wind with monotonous regularity and probably scored over 10,000 league runs solely because he knew that if he was batting he wouldn`t have to umpire. His thighpad has brought scientists to within a hairsbreadth of a cure for cancer using the bacillae growing on it. Although it is estimated he has played over 400 times in the league alone he has never ever washed up and he has mastered the art of ignoring a call for two, preferring to pinch the strike exactly 43,797 times over his almost 30 years at the club. Oh, and he`s also the most naturally gifted cricketer Rowner is proud to call it`s own.