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Australian cricket teams have been coming to England for over 150
years but when the class of 2023 arrives in the next few days, they
are set to take on a programme which is arguably more demanding than
any faced by their predecessors.
John Phelan THE top goal-scorers at Crook Town FC, when the club was it s peak in the 1950s, included legends like Ronnie Thompson (32 goals in 1952-53, and 39 goals in 1953-54), Ken Harrison (54 goals in 1954-55 and 23 in 1955-56), before Brian Keating (30 goals in 1958-59) and Seamus O Connell (41 goals in 1959-60). It is easy to forget Peter Duffy, who was top scorer with 31 goals for the Black and Ambers in 1957-58, his only season at Crook. This included a club record seven goals scored in a 10-1 win over Whitby in November 1957. Peter also hit two important goals for Crook at Whitley Bay, 63 years ago on January 11, 1958, in an Amateur Cup 1st Round tie. Crook were 2-0 down to a lively Whitley Bay team when Peter pulled a goal back just before half-time and then hit another in the second half to help Crook win 4-2, Bert Steward and Arthur Gardener also scoring.