THE name of Reading Cricket and Hockey Club legend Keith Hunt, who lost his brave fight against cancer last weekend, will live on at the Sonning Lane ground.

When the club installed a new illuminated scoreboard for this season they also included along the bottom one of Keith’s well-known sayings - “You have to be there to MISS IT!”

Long-time friend John Miller said: “You could not find a more genial person than Keith. He loved people and loved organising things for people. He was an incredibly organised guy and that was why he held many official positions at the club over a long period of time.”

Hunt originally joined the club to play cricket before taking up hockey.

“He loved to play with those better than him and learned incredibly quickly,” added Miller. “He knew his limitations throughout his career, but played to his strengthens on the right wing and was very much a team player. Keith is going to be very badly missed at the club.”

Walking football

WALKING football is becoming increasingly popular and so there should be a good entry for the tournament taking place at Loddon Valley Leisure Centre in Earley this weekend.

It is being organised as part of Wokingham Borough Council’s Shine group programme, whose main co-ordinator is Jamie Shepherd, a promising young coach with Wokingham & Emmbrook FC.

This Sunday’s tournament is open to teams of eight, of whom at least five must be over the age of 60, while there can be a maximum of two in the 50-60 age bracket.

It’s free to enter and more details are available from Jamie.shepherd@wokingham.gov.uk

John Rudd

IT seems former Reading School pupil John Rudd, who played cricket and rugby for Berkshire, had the notice of his death published well before he passed away.

His son, Neil, contacted me last weekend to say his dad died recently with his funeral arranged for next Tuesday at Chichester Crematorium.

However, the Berkshire edition of a series of cricketers’ profiles books published by ACS Publications a few years ago claims that John died on December 15, 1995.

Berkshire CCC secretary and historian Roy New is investigating.