Background
He was born at Wanstead in London.
He was born at Wanstead in London.
A 6 foot 2 inch seam bowling all rounder, he scored 6558 runs in 198 first-class games, with a best of 125* against Glamorgan among his 7 centuries, and took 96 wickets with a best of 5 for 17. He scored another 2894 runs and claimed 146 wickets in 249 one-day games. He went on to become director of development at the England and Wales Cricket Board until 2005, and has since worked in sports goods marketing.