I was a teacher for twenty years and a writer forever. I played the game with great passion and commitment from about eight. I had several satisfying innings, bowled more overs than I deserved and held the very occasional screamer ... until I lost my playing mojo in my early 30's. Unfortunately, I've never found my way back beyond the boundary apart from several games where my mates were fun but I was rubbish, so I watch and occasionally write about the game instead. In my other worlds, I have published five volumes of poetry, had a play come to the stage and written about all sorts of topics, in all sorts of way, in all sorts of media. I have been married to Sue since 1979. We have lasted this long because although she has bad taste in men, she can't admit she is wrong. We have three adult children, five grandchildren and more stories than an afternoon can last.