In May 2000 I
received an e-mail message from
James White, as follows:
"Do you know that one of the
oldest cricket leagues
in the UK is the I'Anson league?
In 2001 it celebrates its centenary
year. My Club (www.grayswoodcc.co.uk)
is one of the villages participating in the
village cricket league that
covers south west Surrey, north east Hampshire
and north west Sussex."
Notes from MLI:
I did find this book reference on the
internet:
- A Cup for Cricket, by L.T.
Pope - Fifty years of the
I'Anson Competition (1951) - out of print
I also found information on this web site: www.haslemere.com/sports/ianson/
I recently (2014) found a website for the
I'Anson Cup: http://ia.play-cricket.com/
In February 2001
I received a letter from Graham
Collyer, Secretary, I'Anson Cup cricket
competition
"The I'Anson Cup cricket competition is
celebrating its centenary this
year. The cup was donated by Edward Blakeway
I'Anson of Grayshott, Hampshire,
at that village's cricket club dinner in
November 1900. It is the oldest
village cricket league in the country in
continuous existence.
E.B. I'Anson was the elder son of Edward
I'Anson JP, and was born in
London and educated at Cheltenham College and
Cambridge University. He
followed his father's profession and was
architect and surveyor to St Bartholomew's
Hospital in London, and was responsible for
much notable work in London,
as well as being architect for hospitals and
convalescent homes around
the country.
His family connection in Grayshott began in
1861 when his father bought
an estate there. He lived in London, where his
sister kept house for him
(he was unmarried) and spent his weekends in
Grayshott.
I would be delighted to know if he can be
fitted into your I'Anson family
tree."
This is what we
have so far on the genealogy
of Edward
Blakeway I'Anson
View of Crossways Road, Grayshott in
1900
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