20 YEARS AGO

September 1996

FOOTBALL: Ryhall sprang the surpise of the season when dumping Peterborough League Premier Division title favourites Perkins out of the PFA Senior Cup. Ryhall won the first round tie 2-1 with goals by Shaun Glover and Andy Porter. FOOTBALL: Ex-Scotland, Liverpool and Chelsea star David Speedie turned out for Steve Evans’ Stamford in a 1-0 UCL win over Potton. Steve Collins scored the goal. FOOTBALL: Striker Gavin Dolby, the player displaced by S pee die at Stamford, took out his frustrations on Angel Inn the next day. He hit four goals against them for Rain- bow City in a 9-1 Mid-Anglia League win. ICE HOCKEY :“I’ m absolutely disgusted. The players had no commitment, no desire and no intensity,” fumed Pirates coach Tony Hunter after a 7-0 thrashing at home by Slough. CRICKET: Peterborough Town remained on course for the treble. The Northants League champions and Jaidka Cup winners closed in on the South Lin cs League Premier Division title by beating Grantham by three runs. Jonathan Boyce made 63 of Town’s 152 and Gary Rice took 6-44 as Grantham were shot out for 149.