Background
The second son of the cricketer and football player Denis Compton, he was brought up with his brother Richard by their mother Valerie in South Africa.
The second son of the cricketer and football player Denis Compton, he was brought up with his brother Richard by their mother Valerie in South Africa.
He represented the Middlesex 2nd XI versus the Sussex 2nd XI successfully as a batsman in 1968 and he later played for Natal in three first-class matches in the Howa Bowl in 1979/1980. He scored 97 runs (average 1940) with a personal best of 52.