Witney Swifts veteran cricketer Perce Fisher gets first team call-up in his 40th season. – Vintage Photograph

Perce Fisher, 63, was called up to the first team of Witney Swifts cricket club for a promotion match against Ardington and Lockinge on Saturday. While the Swifts fell to 97 all out in reply to Ardington’s 168-5, it was a sentimental occasion for Perce, who has been playing for the club since 1948. Perce scored three runs batting number 11 in his first match for the firsts this season. Witney Swifts have one more chance for promotion in their last game next Saturday.Perce Fisher, 63, was called up to the first team of Witney Swifts cricket club for a promotion match against Ardington and Lockinge on Saturday. While the Swifts fell to 97 all out in reply to Ardington’s 168-5, it was a sentimental occasion for Perce, who has been playing for the club since 1948. Perce scored three runs batting number 11 in his first match for the firsts this season. Witney Swifts have one more chance for promotion in their last game next Saturday.

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Perce, 63, gets first team call **** PERCE Fisher (above) marked his 40th season for Witney Swifts with a first team call-up in a OCA League promotion match on Saturday. The veteran cricketer, now 63, was told to bring along his whites by son Andrew, captain of the club 1st XI, for the game against Ardington and Lockinge at The Leys. But while it was a sentimental occasion for Perce and his family, it just didn’t turn out to be a day of triumph for the club. The Swifts, looking for promotion from Premier Division 3 of the OCA, were soundly beaten on their home ground, falling to only 97 all out in reply to Ardington’s 168-5. “It’s the first time this season I’ve played for the firsts and it was really nice to achieve it in my 40th year for the club. “I started in 1948 when I came out of the RAF. Of course, I’m a bit slower now, but I’ve now played for the firsts at least once in all those seasons,” said Perce, of Witney Road, Ducklington. He batted number 11 and scored three. The Swifts have one more chance for promotion in their last game next Saturday which they must win. FORD MAIL ED os wide JCH . deep 23 PIC: JOHN LAWRENCE