Who are these English players?

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Post by John Upham » Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:35 am

OK, here is another from 1964 for your delectation:


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Re: Who are these English players?

Post by Roger de Coverly » Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:51 am

Given that the material seems plausibly to have come from Ken Harman's archive, the diminutive gentleman holding the umbrella could well be Steward Reuben. Others are likely to have been members of the Islington club.

(Ken Harman is still active in Hants and Dorset chess circles, whilst both James Pratt and John Upham have connections with that area)

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Post by John Upham » Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:59 am

Roger de Coverly wrote:
Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:51 am
Given that the material seems plausibly to have come from Ken Harman's archive, the diminutive gentleman holding the umbrella could well be Steward Reuben. Others are likely to have been members of the Islington club.

(Ken Harman is still active in Hants and Dorset chess circles, whilst both James Pratt and John Upham have connections with that area)
The smaller gentleman is indeed SR but who are the others?

Kenny lives in Southern Hampshire with his wife Anna and various cats. JDP lives in Basingstoke and myself in Cove.

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Re: Who are these English players?

Post by Paul Habershon » Sat Jan 22, 2022 1:00 pm

Paul Habershon wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:18 pm
John Upham wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 8:14 pm

How about Kenny B Harman, Ron's brother?
Correct and you win the star prize.

It was taken at Ron and Ken's flat in Stoke Newington.
Thanks for the star prize, John, though with my 1/4 score it must be the Slow Starter.

I look forward to seeing the identity of the bowler. I'm at a loss with the latest group photo but won't be surprised if I have played one of them in addition to Stewart.

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Re: Who are these English players?

Post by John Upham » Sat Jan 22, 2022 1:36 pm

Paul Habershon wrote:
Sat Jan 22, 2022 1:00 pm
I look forward to seeing the identity of the bowler. I'm at a loss with the latest group photo but won't be surprised if I have played one of them in addition to Stewart.
You correctly ID'd the bowler as Stewart Reuben although I'm not aware of the venue.
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Re: Who are these English players?

Post by Paul Habershon » Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:08 pm

John Upham wrote:
Sat Jan 22, 2022 1:36 pm
Paul Habershon wrote:
Sat Jan 22, 2022 1:00 pm
I look forward to seeing the identity of the bowler. I'm at a loss with the latest group photo but won't be surprised if I have played one of them in addition to Stewart.
You correctly ID'd the bowler as Stewart Reuben although I'm not aware of the venue.
Long shot for venue could be Oldway Mansion, Paignton, long time venue of the Paignton Congress. Played there before I had a job and remember seeing Nona Gaprindashvili playing the slot machines in a seafront arcade. Seemed incongruous but wasn't really.

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Re: Who are these English players?

Post by Kevin Thurlow » Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:29 pm

I decided from the bus, that it might be somewhere in London?

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Re: Who are these English players?

Post by John Upham » Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:19 pm

Kevin Thurlow wrote:
Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:29 pm
I decided from the bus, that it might be somewhere in London?
and David Walliams at the far RHS is about to continue shooting "Little Britain".
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Re: Who are these English players?

Post by Mike Gunn » Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:03 am

Kevin Thurlow wrote:
Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:29 pm
I decided from the bus, that it might be somewhere in London?
For the likely vintage of this photo (50s or 60s?) no London buses had front entrances, so it us probably somewhere a bit more provincial.

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Re: Who are these English players?

Post by Kevin Thurlow » Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:06 am

"For the likely vintage of this photo (50s or 60s) no London buses had front entrances, so it us probably somewhere a bit more provincial."

Yes - good point.

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Re: Who are these English players?

Post by Paul Habershon » Sun Jan 23, 2022 9:01 am

Mike Gunn wrote:
Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:03 am
Kevin Thurlow wrote:
Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:29 pm
I decided from the bus, that it might be somewhere in London?
For the likely vintage of this photo (50s or 60s?) no London buses had front entrances, so it us probably somewhere a bit more provincial.
The original venue query was about where Stewart Reuben was playing bowls. I think he must be on a cruise, otherwise he would surely have jumped in with an explanatory post on these photographs.

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Re: Who are these English players?

Post by Kevin Thurlow » Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:29 pm

"The original venue query was about where Stewart Reuben was playing bowls."

Falaise Hall (Hastings) had a bowling green next to it, not that bowling greens are an unusual sight.

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Re: Who are these English players?

Post by John Upham » Sun Jan 23, 2022 3:12 pm

The names of the second group of players are:

? Hogan
Ron Harman
Ron Banwell
Stewart Reuben

Apologies not knowing more about Mr. Hogan
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Who are these English players?

Post by John Upham » Sun Jan 23, 2022 3:19 pm

and another collection from 2004:



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Re: Who are these English players?

Post by Gerard Killoran » Sun Jan 23, 2022 4:37 pm

John Upham wrote:
Sun Jan 23, 2022 3:12 pm
The names of the second group of players are:

? Hogan
Ron Harman
Ron Banwell
Stewart Reuben

Apologies not knowing more about Mr. Hogan
K. M. Hogan is listed here as an Islington player

https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pdfs/1 ... nglist.pdf

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