Cricket: Tim Munton recalls unique treble with Pat Murphy for St Mary’s Church fundraiser

There will be some fascinating and funny anecdotes when one of Melton’s most successful cricketing sons hosts a gala dinner in April.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Feb 2019, 08:03 BST
Tim was a central figure in Warwickshire's treble in 1994 - the only county side to achieve the clean sweep EMN-190226-174423002Tim was a central figure in Warwickshire's treble in 1994 - the only county side to achieve the clean sweep EMN-190226-174423002
Tim was a central figure in Warwickshire's treble in 1994 - the only county side to achieve the clean sweep EMN-190226-174423002

Former Egerton Park, Warwickshire and England bowler Tim Munton will talk through his career with BBC Radio 5 Live cricket and football broadcaster Pat Murphy as part of the fundraising evening.

It is a poignant date, marking the 25th anniversary of Warwickshire’s unique treble-winning season of which the Melton cricketer played a pivotal role.

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He racked up 81 wickets that summer to earn one of his three Player of the Year awards that season.

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Tim Munton at a fundraising match at Egerton Park for Prostate Cancer in 2011, with Jonathan Agnew (right), Geoff Goodson and Vic Heppenstall EMN-190226-180020002Tim Munton at a fundraising match at Egerton Park for Prostate Cancer in 2011, with Jonathan Agnew (right), Geoff Goodson and Vic Heppenstall EMN-190226-180020002
Tim Munton at a fundraising match at Egerton Park for Prostate Cancer in 2011, with Jonathan Agnew (right), Geoff Goodson and Vic Heppenstall EMN-190226-180020002

Tim’s exploits with the Bears in 1994 also saw him named one of Wisden’s five Cricketers of the Year, and he remains a legendary figure among Warwickshire supporters.

The evening takes place in the atmospheric surroundings of St Mary’s Church on Friday, April 5 (doors 7pm for 7.30pm) and will be held to boost the Melton church’s coffers.

Tickets, which will include a three-course meal, cost £45, or £400 for a table of 10.

To book, call the Samworth Centre on (01664) 503530 or email Ian Neale at [email protected]