David Smart scored 23 centuries for Seaton Burn Cricket Club in the Tyneside Senior League from the first in 1979 to the last in 2003.
This book contains scorecards from each of those centuries with memories of those days and contributions from those associated with both dressing rooms .
The contributors to the book include some of the best local league cricketers of their time as well as David Smart himself.
The foreword is by Blaydon Legend Peter Carroll.
Among those also contributing are Kevin Corby, Cade Brown, Dave Sweeney, Paul Carrick, Ian Sommerville, Dave Hickmott, Joe Tyson, Stuart Stanton, Chris Cox, Craig Johnson, Paul Nesbit, Graeme Clennell and Graham Robinson.
It is now over 20 years since the last game of cricket was played in the Tyneside Senior League and as the years pass, and sadly, some of those who played in it,
This book encapsulates the cricketers, from all clubs, who gave their all in playing that cricket.
The author was often a teammate of Smartie, he netted with him, batted with him, captained him for a season and played in a number of the games described in this book.
He also played against many of the other contributors to this book and can personally verify the cricketing quality of those contributors.
