Lives in Cricket No 1 - Allan Watkins

then, to his office. Well what an office! The staff at the door said, ‘Do you know H.H.?’ I said, ‘Well I’ve talked to him.’ They said ‘You must know him well – he doesn’t ask many people into his office.’ And I’m not surprised. It was about twenty times as big as this room, and the carpet was that blooming thick.” Cardiff City was one of the stronger clubs in the Second Division when Allan signed. His plan was to play for his new club in the winter of 1948/49. At that time he could not have guessed that England’s cricket selectors would have other plans for him. 34 A Foothold in County Cricket