I had the pleasure, if you can call it that, of batting against him in a club match in 1972. He was too good for that standard, and presumably played in order to act as a talent spotter for Notts. Batting against him was murder; the top score on our side was 15. My own contribution that day was 13, which was the second-highest score, but it took 39 overs, since my method of keeping him out did not provide for scoring of runs. In the first-class game he no doubt was a "slow" bowler, but he pushed the ball through as fast as many a club opener, and to deal with someone turning the ball sharply b