Lives in Cricket No 14 - Jack Bond

accolade when he was named as one of Wisden’s five Cricketers of the Year. John Kay in his essay extolling the virtues of the man from Little Hulton concluded by saying of Jack that he ‘may not be cricket’s most talented captain, but he is certainly the game’s most enthusiastic leader. No man with anything less to offer could have revitalised Lancashire cricket, so comprehensively, so soon.’ 96 ‘They stormed the gates to get in’ Lionel Lister presents Jack with a salver at a celebration dinner at the Anglo-American Sporting Club after Lancashire had won the Gillette and John Player League competitions. Neil Durden-Smith looks on.