Peter Hobbs gets engaged!

There are those who said it would … should … never happen, including the man himself. But Peter Hobbs has advised us that he has got engaged. Fathers across the south of England have breathed a collective sigh of relief at the times.

“It is with delight (but a slight tinge of sadness) that I leave the life of a bachelor and am now on the yellow brick road to marriage. Jenni (stupidly some may say) agreed to marry me on Friday night.,” the great man said.

“To ensure there was an OCCC theme to the proposal (and I did think about the blazer) we got engaged at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Sydney (where we stayed on last night of tour in 2003) overlooking the opera house. No idea about wedding dates/countries etc yet.

“I hope this is a lesson to all young OCs - that no matter how badly you behave when younger, if you move to the other side of the world, you can start you life again as nobody knows you ...”

Cope and Meaker join first-class ranks

Congratulations to Alan Cope, who became the second OC to make their first-class debut this summer. In April, Stuart Meaker, who played for England in the Under-19 World Cup over the winter, turned out for Surrey against Loughborough UCCE, taking one wicket in a rain-blighted match. Cope made his debut for Loughborough UCCE against Worcestershire.