Don't really consider myself a 'catter these days but...

Football, Ysgol Glanwydden primary school and Ysygol John Bright first year and early second year secondary school. I lost confidence after drubbings by both Carnarfon and Aberconwy. Both sort of 8 goalish margins.

On reflection,I don't think it was all my fault but I didn't want to play again. Not sure I'd ever have had the height for it as things progressed but I'm told Sandy Kennon was only about 5 11 and he (going by my father) was good (as, in my memory but drifting a bit here was Kevin_Keelan - the best never to play for England??? ;-) ). Whatever, it stopped there.

I moved to Tunbridge Wells for 3rd year and everything was pretty much set up by then - the RU, hockey (why don't they allow left handed bats.... ;) ) and cricket were already set up and you would have had to be be all of good, willing to force yourself and interested to stand a chance.

Cricket was probably my only interest at that time. At that time there were the WI quicks, Marshall, etc. And me, I could not bat (perhaps hampered at primary school where my natural leg side hoik would always be out - they played 3/4 up the small playing field) and could not bowl either. I could find some pace but spray the ball aimlessly and spin a ball but never had a clue what to do with it. The only thing I could do was catch it.

Of course it's kind of wierd at that age. For me I'd have been bating like Viv Richards and bowling like Michael Holding... in my dreams...