Frederick Ingham & Acting Premier
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In the beginning there was
Frederick Ingham - he is the Alpha of martial arts in Bermuda. The grand patriarch’s legacy will live on, not only from his enshrinement in the Hall of Fame, but because, like all grat teachers, he has passed n his knowledge to the following generations. Born on February 18 1930 in Paget, Sensei’s first interest in contact sports came when he was 12 when he took up boxing. At the age of 20, he inlisted for the U.S. Army in 1950 and continued to pursue his boxing skills while travelling the globe, which took him to such places as Japan, the Philippines and Korea.
Lloyd JamesLloyd James is almost a mythical figure when it comes to cricket. The Warwick Workmen’s Club batsman was a staple of he St. George’s Cup Match team and scourge of Somerset for almost 20 years. Along the way he set Cup Match batting records and represented Bermuda internationally against New Zealand.
James was born January 27, 1937 and was introduced to competitive cricket in the Cub Scouts by Dorothy Eve. “She was the one whoreally pushed it and had a special bat made for me,” he said.
James’s father also played a pivotal role as well.
Charles DaulphinPart of a crop of supremely talented cricketers to represent Bermuda in the 1960’s
Charles Daulphin was a true all-rounder. Noted as much for his shining personality as for his prowess on the cricket field,
Daulphin was one of the most popular figures in Bermuda Sports.
But his warm affable demeanor masked a fierce will to win on the cricket pitch where he excelled as one of Bermuda’s most menacing fast bowlers. His athleticism in the field and his superb eye for a ball-skills which would later help him become one of the island’s top tennis players – marked him out from an early age as a unique cricketing talent.
Eldon RaynorSomerset still rues that day in 1958 they let the talented Eldon Raynor slip away to St. George’s. He would be a thorn in their side for the next 20 years as he proved to be a triple threat with the bat, ball and in the field.
He picked up his first cricket bat at the age of four and honed his skills in neighborhood pick up games. As a teenager he joined several of his brothers and cousins who played for Southampton Rangers creating a family like atmosphere.
Raynor said, “I developed into an all-rounder and became a good player by watching guys like Cocky Steede”.
Raynor paid tribute to uncle Reginald Raynor and Erskine Simmons who grounded the up-and-coming Southampton Rangers star with the fundamentals.
Deforest TriminghamDeforest Trimingham will forever be remembered as the first non-Englishman to win the Prince of Wales Cup, but he should also be thought of as a sailor who valued the friendship he made through the sea.
Trimingham was born into a family of sailors and was introduced into the sport at a very tender age by his father Kenneth.
John Rousmaniere quotes
Trimingham as saying, “I was very lucky to be born right here in the lap of sailboat racing. Thank God I was born in a yachting family”. His wife Dot said that when he was a young lad
Trimingham had a little rowing dinghy in which someone had installed a mast and he would sail from Pitt’s Bay to Two Rock.
