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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine Volume 13 No.2 October 2016 9

Luncheon Guest List by Samkin…

Gentlemen, I would like to welcome you all to our 2016 President’s Luncheon. For
those of you who have attended before, welcome back, and those who are here for the
first time we hope you enjoy our traditions and Dickensian conviviality. We have with us
today a number of guests worthy of special mention, although it must be said that
members of The Pickwick Bicycle Club are delighted to see each and every one of you
here.
On table 9 we have Mickey Stewart OBE, who Wisden describes as “a dapper,
courageous opening batsman and specialist short-leg fielder”. He scored 26,000 first
class runs and took 635 catches, but only first class one wicket! On retirement Mickey
became a coach, manager and administrator for both Surrey and England and was way
ahead of his time in discipline, fitness, nutrition, technical supervision and planning. The
current team owes a lot to Mickey for making the team professional and successful and
it is also interesting to note that he was a footballer of some quality playing for
Corinthian Casuals, Charlton Athletic and Wimbledon. Also on table 9 is Paul Volley, an
English rugby union open-side flanker who played for Wasps for 16 years. He won the
Zurich Premiership and Heineken Cup with Wasps in 2004. He then headed across the
Channel to play for Castres in France, returning to captain Harlequins prior to joining
London Scottish.
On table 14 we have Peter Kitchen, former professional footballer, who played in
the football league in the 70’s and 80’s as a forward. He played for Doncaster Rovers,
Leyton Orient, Fulham and Cardiff City making 430 appearances and scoring 165 goals.
Peter also has a connection with Corinthian Casuals, having made 228 appearances for
the veterans and scoring 280 goals, so there was still some mileage left in the old legs.
On table 39 we have Alf Engers, who is a former English racing cyclist who set
national records and was national individual time trial champion from 1959 to late
1970s. He established a British 25 mile record of 49 minutes and 24 seconds in 1978,
averaging 30.36 mph making him the first rider to average more than 30mph. In the
Peloton (this is a 2 person mention) on table 17 we have the President Keith Penfold and
on table 13 we have Chalky White Hon. Secretary of the Pedal Club.

On table 6 we have Carlton Kirby, whose voice is familiar to many of you through
his coverage of cycling, motor sports, winter sports and Olympic commentaries on
British television and throughout the world. Carlton has his own brand of “Coleman
balls”. I have picked out 2 for you to ponder on: “Look at those calves, he looks like he’s
smuggling frozen chickens”. Another that appealed was “If you are hanging by the skin
of your teeth, don’t open your mouth”.