THE local cricket scene has been saddened by the death of its longest serving umpire.
Walter Heaton joined the Bolton and District Umpires' Association in the 1960s and was still officiating at second team games last season at the age of 82.
The funeral is on Wednesday at 1pm at St Mark's Church, Worsley followed by committal at Peel Green Crematorium at 2pm.
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