Geoffrey Stanley Richards
It is with sadness and regret that we announce the death of Geoff Richards. He joined the XL club as a cricketer on 30thJune 1992 and was proposed by Colin Watkins who described Geoff as a “good all round cricketer”. On application he described himself as a Chartered Accountant and that his then Cricket Club was Botany Bay!
He later joined our XL Golf Society and was the Captain in 2001-2. By then he had moved to Kent and was a keen follower of that County’s cricket team. His daughter was an excellent cricketer and at the forefront of the rise of women’s cricket.
As a golfer he was a very reliable mid-teens handicapper, wonderful tourist and a most popular companion. Never short of a smile and a laugh he thoroughly enjoyed his time with us. His club golf was at the Neville GC where he generously hosted his Captain’s day and tested the mental agility of all by playing a yellow ball format.
He was also a senior Gopher with that Society which has close links to the XLGS.
We will miss him and send our condolences to Mel his wife and the rest of his family.
Update: In The Times, 14th November 2023:
RICHARDS Geoffrey Stanley died peacefully on 9th November 2023, aged 82, surrounded by his family. Beloved husband of Melanie, loving father to Gareth, Owen, Oliver and Alice, adored grandfather of Jack and Freddie. Details of funeral: E.R. Hickmott, Tunbridge Wells 01892 522462. Bright colours only.
Funeral details: Wednesday, 29th November, 2023, to be held at All Saints Church, Langton Green TN3 9SS at 12.00 noon and afterwards at The Nevill Golf Club, Tunbridge Wells TN2 5JW. All friends welcome.
