At one point I didn’t think I’d live to tell this tale. The venue was the Lord’s Academy. The bowler was Devon ‘you guys are history’ Malcolm, and the batsman was, erm, little old me. And to think that I actually volunteered.
The occasion was a promotional event for Play With A Legend, a company that’s teamed up with the PCA to give ordinary cricket fans the chance to play with their heroes. The format can be flexible but it usually involves a game somewhere followed by a chinwag with the chosen legend. Everybody wins really. Blokes like me get to wax lyrical about their experience, and ex-pros get a chance to connect with the fans and earn a few quid.
