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'I didn't look back after that', John Godden on his early days at Folkestone Cricket Club
An excerpt of an oral history recording with John Godden, in which he describes how he capitalized upon a fortuitous opportunity to open the batting. He also speaks about how former club President, Bill Hewson MBE, was a mentor to him.
'Two of the Greatest': Jack and Len Godden
A photograph of a Kent Messenger newspaper article (c. late-1970s) covering the cricketing lives of Jack and Len Godden - 'two great men of cricket'. The article states that Colin Cowdrey described Jack and Len as the 'second most famous twins in…
Folkestone Cricket Club, Yorkshire Cup Match, Folkestone, 1961
A photograph of Folkestone Cricket Club and its opposing side (possibly Thanet) at a Yorkshire Cup match in Folkestone, in June 1961. John Godden sits front row, third from right.
John Godden at Doug Wright's cricket school, Folkestone, c. 1955
A photograph of John Godden (batting) with Kent and England cricketer, Doug Wright, at Wright's cricket school at Shorncliffe, Folkestone, in c. 1955.
John Godden Oral History Recording
A recording of an oral history interview with John Godden
John Godden Oral History Summary
A summary of an oral history interview with John Godden
John Godden Oral History Transcript
Transcription of an oral history recording of interviewee John Godden
John Godden, Folkestone Cricket Club, 1977
A photograph of John Godden (centre, arms crossed) and a team from Folkestone Cricket Club in January 1977.
John Godden: A Life in Folkestone Cricket
A photograph of John Godden at Folkestone Cricket Club on 21 September, 2020.
Leslie Todd Benefit Day, 1947
A photograph of John Godden's father, Len Godden, and uncle, Jack Godden, alongside Les Ames (far left), Cecil Blacklocks (far right), and Leslie Todd (centre), at a match at Folkestone Cricket Club held as part of Todd's 1947 benefit season.