ON THE WAY TO CRICKET 1
Early members of the Caribbean Cricket Club formed by Jamaican WW2 veterans in 1948, in Hyde Park, Leeds en route to a cricket match. Back row (L–R): Vince Stewart, Errol James, Bill Campbell, Warren Lawson. Middle row: Mr Morant (partly hidden), ‘Mac’ McCarthy, Astley Thomas. Front : Unidentified man, Alford Gardner on guitar. Messrs Stewart and Gardner were passengers aboard MV Windrush in 1948 having returned to Jamaica after the war.
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Original photo: Yorkshire Evening News c.1953 Back to Life has been made possible with funding from Arts Council England's, Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund which is supported by the National Lottery and Government.
