I’ve known Ken pretty much all of my cricketing life at Spofforth, I met him when I started playing at 13 years old, he was always supportive and friendly, encouraged me to go to Harrogate CC and my carrier developed from there. I joined the great 70s & 80s first team in 1977 at the tender age of 16. What a time that was, got to see the great Ken Lakin racing in from the top end, frightening batters to death, what a competitor he was. My fondest memory was him guiding me through to score my first 100 for the club at Little Ribston, I will never forget that day, he was so proud and we shared a century unbroken stand.
When he retired he was always there for me on the boundary while I was captain giving advice, sometimes taken, sometimes not, always there for a chat though and we discussed cricket and all the great times that I shared with Ken and that great team I had the pleasure of being a member of. A great friend over the years and I will certainly miss him. RIP Ken you’ve been an absolute legend X
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