Cricket

For many years - until 2016 - Bob Little played for the St Albans-based 'Dads & Lads' cricket team, St John Fisher Cricket Club

He has also played for:

• St Albans Cricket Club

• St Albans Diocese Cricket Club, as a guest

• Other teams that ask him

In his prime, Bob made 87 appearances (86 as captain) for Marshalswick Baptist Free Church XI between his debut v Homewood Road URC in 1992 and Barton Church, Canterbury, in the Final of the National Christian Cricket Cup in 2001.

In all, he scored 490 runs (average 17.50), took 127 wickets (average 8.86), and took 28 catches for the team. He scored 100 runs in a season once: 108 (average 21.60) in 1995.

He took 20 wickets in a season three times: 26 (average 6.23) in 1999 being his best performance. He took two hat tricks: v Radlett CC, 1997 and v Hemel Hempstead 1997.

He led Marshalswick Baptist Free Church to the National Christian Cricket Cup in 2000 and to be Runners-Up in the competition in 2001. (As a player, his record was: played 87, won 63, lost 16, drawn 8 and, as captain, played 86, won 62)

Bob played seven times - captain in each game - for the Baptist Union of Great Britain XI, from 1998 to 2001. The team's record was: played 7, won 4, lost 1, drawn 2.

Bob umpired Kent CCC v Eastenders XI - Alan Igglesden's Benefit Match at Tunbridge Wells in September 1998.

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Bob Little, batting for the St Albans Diocese XI at Clarence Park, St Albans, in May 2009. Bob took 2 - 16 in six overs and then scored 20 as the Diocese won the match by eight wickets.