41 Club is where the 'retired' tablers end up. The Club is very much a group of friends, spanning several generations of Tablers. Currently there are over 70 members on the books and it is not unusual to have over 40 at a meeting.

A typical 41 Club meeting consists of good food, say at The Forest Hotel or somewhere further afield like the Navigation, quite a substantial amount of beer (did someone say Bathams?) and an incredible amount of noisy banter.

A typical 41 club conversation is likely to be the repetition of in my day in Table anecdotes. 41 Clubbers meet up once a month formally, but as the friendships made in Table often last a lifetime, many members will meet regularly for golf, more eating, more drinking and repeating all those old jokes again.

The retirement age from Table used to be 40 but National rules have recently been changed this to 45.

It is now possible for Tablers aged 40 and over to be members of both Table and 41 Club.

As Table has yet to beat 41 Club at cricket, we are always on the look-out for anyone who can swing a bat. Please note however that 41 Club do all of the scoring and are very creative fellows.

The national site for 41 club is here.