▁ten ▁seasons , ▁a ▁special ▁dinner ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁guest ▁speaker ▁was ▁the ▁Test ▁Match ▁Special ▁sc orer ▁Bill ▁Fr ind all . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁club ' s ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁hot bed ▁of ▁cr icket ing ▁j ov ial ity ▁was ▁beginning ▁to ▁be ▁defined . ▁The ▁club ' s ▁first ▁tour ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Country ▁had ▁seen ▁the ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁the ▁' T our ▁J oker ' ▁– ▁an ▁award ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁tour ing ▁party ▁who ▁was ▁de emed ▁by ▁the ▁tour ▁man agers ▁to ▁have ▁caused ▁the ▁most ▁am usement ▁to ▁his ▁fellow ▁tour ists ▁– ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁this ▁prize ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁much ▁cher ished ▁and ▁sought ▁after ▁club ▁institution . ▁ ▁The ▁members ▁turn ▁to ▁Be er ▁After ▁ten ▁years ▁as ▁club ▁secretary , ▁Graham ▁Carter ▁made ▁way ▁for ▁Domin ic ▁Be er ▁as ▁the ▁O L CC ▁entered ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁that ▁began ▁with ▁an ▁exc iting ▁new ▁vent ure : ▁the ▁club ' s ▁first ▁over se as ▁tour , ▁which ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁week end ▁in ▁Paris ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁season . ▁Al ong side ▁the ▁annual ▁West ▁Country ▁tour , ▁Be er ' s ▁ten ure ▁as ▁secretary ▁would ▁see ▁the ▁club ▁return ▁to ▁Su ff olk ▁and ▁add ▁the ▁East ▁Mid lands ▁to ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁tour ing ▁destin ations . ▁On ▁the ▁field , ▁the ▁early ▁and ▁mid -