even though my mum doesn't like it...

In one sense, I’m not sure my mum would have had much choice in whether or not to like it! There was some element of “supporting wife” there but she does enjoy the game.

I don’t think she ever played cricket. Netball and hockey (neither watched now) were her favourite games in school and her favourite outdoor activity became getting lost in the mountains – not in the sense of loosing your way but in meeting few people. That and getting lost in the garden...