Great story Doug; evocative even for a cricket-hater like me. Even I knew those names: Graveney, Edrich, Laker, Bailey and of course Compton and Hutton; though their faces were less well known to me than those of the Aussies of a much greater sport: Hoad, Rosewall, Emerson and Laver. I felt what you must of gone through on that gloomy day. Luckily I do not remember being disappointed by a similar outing around the same time when my dad took me to Huddersfield to see them play Blackpool and marvel at the magic feet and gliding, feinting beauty of Matthews on the wing. The outcome didn't matter. I don't even remember it.

Years at KBGS e.g. 1958-1964 (optional) 1954-59

Current location (optional) United Kingdom