Sid Callaway- Farmer and Cricket Patron
If you had walked along Rainham High Street during the 1970s or 1980s you would have probably passed an old unshaven man wearing hobnail boots, an old grey woollen suit, a baggy cap and carrying a sack of oats for his horses and on his way to catch the bus. You may have felt like offering some money for a cup of tea or a few pence for his bus fare. Unbelievably, you would have been looking at Sid Callaway, fruit farmer, the richest man in Rainham and President of Rainham Cricket Club.
Having joined Rainham Cricket Club in 1919 he served the club as a player, president and patron until 1988 when he died. He goes down in history as the longest serving member of the club to date and the most important patron since Richard Wakeley Junior, another farmer who served as captain and patron during the early 1900s.
If Sid had been alive during the past decade the club may well have already obtained the new pavilion they are seeking. Therefore, Sid Callaway should always be remembered by Rainham Cricket Club.
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