Alan Butcher

Um, I know other players have gone to private schools.

But when I was a kid and went to s- various schools, I saw schools, 'cause I didn't go to a private school, but I saw other schools that had people like Mark Butcher's dad, Alan Butcher, who's a former, you know, elite England cricketer, coaching their kids.

So there's always been this sort of facilitation of certain sports, as Tim alludes to, cricket in cer- certain schools, rugby in other schools, and now football is de rigor because it's now placed slightly different.

If you look in the '80s, Margaret Thatcher thought football was an awful sport.

... obviously, uh, Somerset from 1974 to 1986, and then I particularly remember him playing for Glamorgan because curiously, as you know, I have certain individuals who have become my sporting heroes.

And somewhat bizarrely, Alan Butcher, who for many years opened the batting for Surrey and played one test match for England, was my hero, and when he was released by Surrey in 1986, he went to Glamorgan, had a really successful time down there opening the batting with Hugh Morris.

And they brought in Viv Richards, who galvanized that Glamorgan team-

Yeah

Two to go.

Two to go.

Well, at number 10 I've got another West Indian who died far too young, and this was the first name on my list because as a youngster when I went to The Oval- This was the man, along with my hero, Alan Butcher, that I most looked forward to seeing because he was tall, he was imposing.

Basically, he liked to bowl as fast as possible-