Background
He was born in Liverpool, joining Sefton Central Committee as a schoolboy and making his 1st XI debut in the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition in 1952 whilst still at school and topped the Competition bowling averages in 1953 and 1955 before becoming the first player to score 500 runs (532 at 3431) and 50 wickets (52 at 1092) in the same season in 1956 and was invited to play for Lancashire 2nd XI.
