A history of Taverners events in July

The month of July in previous years has seen a variety of events from luncheons and dinners, both nationally and regionally, anniversaries, Eve of Tests and Lady Taverners events.

A total of 63 events this month have gone by in years, here are some of them listed with details.

What memories do you have of these events?

6 July 1971 The Lord's Taverners 21st Anniversary Dinner at The Mansion House with guest speakers Martin Boddey, Sir Peter Studd, Harry Secombe, Frank Crozier, The Lord Mancroft and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

11 July 1986 The Lord's Taverners Thames Valley Region Summer Ball & Fashion Show at Henley Riverside Marquee, Henley-on-Thames.

25 July 1986 The Lord's Taverners East Sussex Region Reunion Dinner at The Plough Inn, Rottingdean, West Sussex.

1 July 1988 The Lord's Taverners West Sussex Region Barn Dance at Oving, near Chichester, West Sussex.

3 July 1992 The Lord's Taverners Founder's Day Brunch organised by Lady Taverners at Holiday Inn, Swiss Cottage, London.

3 July 1994 The Lady Taverners Devon & Cornwall Region Salmon & Strawberry Lunch at Derriford, Plymouth.

9 July 1994 The Lord's Taverners Essex Region Summer Ball at Boyce Hill Golf Club, Essex.

20 July 1994 The Lord's Taverners Eve of Lord's Test Dinner at London Hilton on Park Lane sponsored by Tesco. Toasts and speakers were Andrew Wingfield Digby, Brian Baldock, HRH Prince Edward, Thabo Mbeki President of South Africa, Dr Ali Bacher, Godfrey Evans, Denis Compton, David Gower, The Lord Archer, Henry Kelly, Patrick Shervington.

24 July 1994 The Lord's & Lady Taverners Dinner at 10 Downing Street, London.

29 July 1994 The Lord's Taverners Guernsey Region Summer Ball and Cricket Weekend.

24 July 1995 The Lord's Taverners Western Region Dinner with Gloucestershire CCC at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham.

15 July 1997 Dinner in honor of Jacques Rolancy Meilleur Ouyvrier de France at London Hilton on Park Lane.

16 July 1998 The Lord's Taverners Jersey Region Summer Charity Ball at Hotel de France. The toasts and speakers were Martin L Dodd Chair Lord's Taverners Jersey Region, Tim Rice, Bob Bevan. Teams for cricket match on 17 July 1998 at Grainville St. Saviour were Tim Rice, Farouk Engineer, Mike Hendrick, Butch White, Nigel Popplewell, John Price, Russell Osman, Bob Bevan, Richard Kershaw, Gavin Campbell, and Bill Tidy.

16 July 1998 Summer Ball in aid of the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and The Lord's Taverners in the Nursery Ground Marquee at Lord's Cricket Ground. The toasts and speakers were Roger Knight, John Bromley, Mike d'Abo, Richard Stilgoe, Peter Skellern.

28 July 2000 50th Anniversary Founder's Day Lunch & Cricket Match at Lord's Cricket Ground, St. John's Wood in the presence of HRH The Earl of Wessex. Toasts and speakers were Judith Chalmers, Sir Tim Rice, Judy Haggas, Roger Smith, Robert Powell, Neil Durden-Smith, Henry Kelly, Matthew Maynard, David Essex. Cricket Match teams included: Sir Tim Rice, John Alderton, Bob Bevan, Chris Broad, Allan Clarke, Brian Close, Shane Cortese, Barbara Daniels, Mike Denness, Phil Edmonds, John Emburey, David Essex, Andrew Green, Frazer Hines, Simon Hughes, Michael Jayston, Graham Johnson. Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Henry Kelly, Richard Kershaw, Roger Knight, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Matthew Maynard, Sam Mendes, Peter Polycarpou, Robert Powell, Clive Radley, Struan Rodger, Fred Rumsey, Colin Salmon, John Snow, JPR Williams, Julian Wilson, Greg Wise. The umpires were Neil Durden-Smith, John 'Fingers' Fingleton, Milton Johns, John Price, and Barry Norman. Scorer Trevor Sturgess. Commentators Johnny Dennis and John Duncan.

24 July 2002 The Lord's Taverners Eve of Lord's Test Dinner sponsored by Innogy the London Hilton, Park Lane. The toasts and speakers were Robert Powell, The Revd. Andrew Wingfield-Digby, John Ayling, The Stage Cricket Club, John 'Fingers' Fingleton, Tony Lewis, Kevin Connelly, Bob Bevan.

6 July 2003 The Lord's Taverners Typhoo Trophy Final Polo Tournament at Coworth Park.

8 July 2005 The Lord's Taverners Six-a-Side Trophy played at the late Sir Paul Getty's Ground, Wormsley.

7 July 2006 The Lady Taverners the Joan Morecambe Cele-Am Golf Tournament in memory of Eric Morecambe at Brocket Hall Golf Club, Welwyn, Hertfordshire.

4 July 2008 The Lady Taverners 21st Anniversary Lunch at Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons hosted by Tom O'Connor. The toasts and speakers were Denise Horne, Lady Hilkka Brooking, Tom O'Connor, Will Martin.

1 July 2010 The Lord's Taverners Diamond Jubilee 1950-2010 Aussie ODI Dinner with guest speakers Rodney Hogg, Allan Lamb and Jeff Thomson hosted by Chris Cowdrey.

11 July 2011 The Lady Taverners Thank you Rachael! A party to thank Baroness Rachael Heyhoe Flint on her retirement as President of The Lady Taverners in the Long Room, Lord's Cricket Ground. The toasts and speakers were Richard Stilgoe, Sir Tim Rice, Sally Surridge, Diana Moran, Bill Tidy, Judith Chalmers, Neil Durden-Smith, Marilyn Fry, Jasper Carrott, Nicholas Parsons, Dillie Keane, Joan Morecambe.

27 July 2011 The Lord's Taverners presents Sounds of Summer hosted by Mike Read featuring The Paul Cattermole Band, Jem Cook, Robert Powell, Take That 2 at Kingly Court, Carnaby Street, London.

13 July 2015 The Lord's Taverners Ashes Dinner honoring Sir Ian Botham. The toasts and speakers were Chris Cowdrey, Charlie Ross, Mike Gatting, Michael Parkinson, Jeff Thomson, Barry Richards, Kevin Connelly.

2 July 2016 The Lady Taverners House of Commons Celebration Evening. The toasts and speakers were Eleanor Laing MP, Lesley Garrett, Adam Partridge, Anna Wakins, Lizzy Yarnold, Chris Talbot, Carole Garner.

26 July 2017 The Lord's Taverners An Evening with Jacques Kallis at Lord's Cricket Ground in association with Jacques Kallis Foundation and Summaridge Estate Wines. The toasts and speakers were Chris Cowdrey, Hassan Khan, Richard Madley, David Collier, David Fulton, Sir Michael Parkinson, Jacques Kallis.

28 July 2017 The Lord's Taverners Game Fair 2017 at Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

19 July 2019 Sir Harry Secombe Trophy Golf Day at Windlesham Golf Club.

31 July 2019 Lord's Taverners Present Ashes Cricket Heroes at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham. The toasts and speakers were David Gower, Adam Hills, Mark Clark, Charlie Ross, Gary Newbon, Sir Trevor McDonald with Ashes Cricketing Heroes: Glenn McGrath, Bob Willis, Mark Taylor, Steve Harmison, David Gower, Merv Hughes.

Compiled by Lord’s Taverners Archivist, William Powell