A history of Taverners events in August

The month of August in previous years has seen a variety of events from luncheons and dinners, both nationally and regionally, cricket matches and Lady Taverners events.

A total of 11 events this month have gone by in years on record, here are some of them listed with details.

What memories do you have of these events?

27 August 1980 Lord's Taverners Centenary Test Dinner at Grosvenor House.

14 August 1985 The Lord's Taverners West Midlands Region Eve of Test match Dinner at Edgbaston.

19 August 1986 The Lord's Taverners East Sussex Region Lunch in Honor of the Golden Oldies Cricket Festival Tourists at Hove Town Hall, Brighton.

3 August 1994 The Lord's Taverners Yorkshire Region Eve of Test Dinner at Rudding Hall, Harrogate.

9 August 1995 The Lord's Taverners East Midlands Eve of Test Dinner at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.

31 August 1995 The Young Lord's Taverners Cricket Evening at The Barbican Centre, London.

13 August 1996 The Lord's Taverners Under 16 Inner Cities Cricket Cup at Arundel Castle CC, Arundel Town CC, Clymping CC and Littlehampton CC grounds.

3 August 2001 The Lady Taverners Founder's Day Lunch & Cricket Match to Celebrate 51 Years of The Lord's Taverners. The toasts and speakers included Robert Powell, Rachael Heyhoe Flint, John 'Fingers' Fingleton, Joan Morecambe.

31 August 2002 Sony Entertainment Television Sports Personality of the Year Awards 2002 in association with The Lord's Taverners at The Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London.

16 August 2017 The Lord's Taverners Cricketing Knights Eve of Day / Night Test Dinner at Edgbaston Stadium. The toasts and speakers were Pete Graves, Richard Madley, David Gower, Sir Andy Roberts, Sir Curtly Ambrose, Sir Richie Richardson, Sir Vivian Richards.

20 August 2019 The Moet & Chandon Cup Golf Day at Woking Golf Club.

Compiled by Lord’s Taverners Archivist, William Powell