15-06-2023, 21:40
I thought the prose in that report seemed familiar, so googled the first line, and sure enough it's Paul Edwards! I've been reading his book (Summer Days Promise) these last few weeks, it's up there among the best cricket writing I've ever read, and Southport and Worcester are both venues clearly close to his heart. Can't recommend the book enough.
"I would rather spend a holiday in Tuscany than in the Black Country, but if I were compelled to choose between living in West Bromwich or Florence, I should make straight for West Bromwich." - J.B. Priestley