acknowledge my late parents who, no doubt, amended Bank Holiday Monday plans of their own in response to boyhood pleas involving the County Ground at Derby or Trent Bridge. Thanks are also due to Peter Griffiths of Limlow Books for typesetting the book, Zahra Ridge for the cover design, and Chris Overson and Kit Bartlett for proofreading. I am also very grateful to Roger Mann, Andrew Hignell, Archivist of Glamorgan County Cricket Club, Rob Boddie, Librarian of Sussex County Cricket Club and Jo Miller, Librarian and Members’ Liaison Officer of Surrey County Cricket Club for their help with photographs. Introduction 8