These old news clips are extracted from The Wellingborough News/rushden echo CASUALTIES AT CRICKET—The National Game yearly claims its list of victims, due possibly in some measure to the terrific style of modern bowling. We regret that during Feast Week the master of the National Schools, Mr. Bannister, was hit on one eye by a cricket ball, and after suffering severe pain for some days travelled up to London to consult an eminent oculist. The latter found the eye irretrievably destroyed and advised its removal in order to prevent the other one becoming affected. We understand that the operation has been effected and that the sufferer is doing as well as might be expected. It is stated that the accident resulted from a medium pace ball. We regret also to report that, one of the Grafton team was badly injured whilst playing with Ringstead, a ball striking him in the lower abdomen when batting. We are, however, pleased to be able to report that the injury is not so serious as had been anticipated. Wellingborough News, 4th March 1882, transcribed by Kay Collins THE WEATHER—The old adage that March Comes in like a Lion was verified this year, for on Tuesday night the weather was wet and stormy and the wind boisterous. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THE RINGSTEAD IRONSTONE QUARRIES—One day last week a labourer on these works was knocked down by several wagons descending an incline. The whole of the wheels passed over both his legs nearly severing them from his body. It appears the poor fellow remained where the accident happened for nearly three hours before any doctor arrived. He was then removed by rail to the Peterborough Infirmary where it was found necessary to amputate the left leg above the knee and the right leg below it. He is progressing as well as can be expected from the serious nature of the injuries. Wellingborough News, 28th November 1890, transcribed by Kay Collins OTTERS IN THE NENE—As Mr. Richard Hankins, shepherd to Mr. J. R. Crawley, Ringstead, was going his usual round on Sunday morning he found four full-grown otters. He got sufficiently near to strike one with his shepherds hook while his dog rolled another about until he came up and killed it. It is known that there are a large number of otters in the neighbourhood. Rushden Echo, 12th August 1910, transcribed by Peter Brown RINGSTEAD - THUNDERSTORM – On Friday, during a severe thunderstorm, an elderly woman, Mrs Ball, was struck by the lightning, and rendered unconscious for 5 hours, but is now somewhat better. Her husband Elisha Ball, was killed by lightning nine years ago.
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