Jack Sanderson

He was also a keen cricketer joining Saltaire Cricket Club, from Bingley, in 1962 eventually rising to be president. He had already said he would retire from the role because of ill health and had planned to attend the club's annual meeting last Sunday to hand over to his successor, but he died two days earlier.

Born in West Bowling, Bradford, and educated at Salts High School for Boys, Shipley, he initially worked for the Metal Box Company, in Shipley, while also attending Bradford Technical College, but then volunteered to join the RAF from 1948 to 1953.

While stationed in Stamford, Lincolnshire, he met and married his wife Phyllis.

When he returned to civilian life he decided to fullfil his long- held ambition to be a teacher and studied at Loughborough College, graduating in maths.

After three years teaching at a school in Leicestershire, he returned to Yorkshire to teach at Heather Bank School, before moving in 1960 to Bradford Grammar where he spent 28 happy years. For part of that time he was headmaster of the junior school, Clock House.

When he retired in 1988 he and his wife bought Victoria Park Preparatory School, in Shipley, where she had taught for more than 40 years, and they ran it until they closed it in 2006.

As a young cricketer at Saltaire, he quickly established himself as a first team player, and his biggest achievement was leading the club to the Second Division Championship in 1967.

When he retired from playing, he held many posts including chairman and in 1998 becoming president. He was also a great ambassador for the club.

The club had planned to present him with two engraved glass goblets after standing down as president, but they will now be presented in his memory to his widow.

There will be a minute's silence in memory of Mr Sanderson before today's First X1 home match against Farsley.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis, three daughters, nine grandchildren and a great granddaughter. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday at St John's Church, Ben Rhydding, at 10.30am.