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Cricket fan, coach, writer Music’s not what it was in my day

Copy of Stars on Sunday book, featuring the pavilion at Dean Park, Bournemouth stacked alongside JPL fixture lists from the 1970s and 80s
Front cover of book with view to the pavilion at Dean Park, Bournemouth with John Player League match in progress
Article from Lancashire Evening Post by Dave Swanson
Cover of the book showing the pavilion at Dean Park, Bournemouth with a John Player League game in progress with accompanying blurb:A rich and colourful account of the ground-breaking domestic limited-overs competition. Players and fans recall a time when sport on Sunday afternoons meant county cricket, whether attending a fixture in person or as part of the huge TV audience guided by the comforting tones of John Arlott and Jim Laker.
Sport bookshelves in Waterstones Leeds with Stars on Sunday book flanked by Freddie Flintoff and Mary Earps autobiographies
Photograph looking across the playing square to the pavilion at Dean Park, Bournemouth
Front cover of book showing view across the pitch to the pavilion at Dean park Bournemouth
Front cover of book shows a cricket match in progress at Dean Park, Bournemouth with a view towards the pavilion Back cover has a photo of Lancashire’s Peter Lever about to deliver the ball in front of rows of seated spectators
Front cover of book showing match in progress in front of the pavilion at Dean Park, Bournemouth; green spine of book; back cover showing Peter Lever delivering ball in a JPL match
Cricket ball logo for 98 Not Out podcast
Copies of Stars on Sunday book stacked in cardboard box awaiting distribution
Cover of book showing pavilion at Dean Park, Bournemouth with cover blurb describing the book as A rich and colourful account of the ground breaking domestic limited overs competition
Scorecard for Worcs 60 run victory over Middlesex, 1 June 1969
Cover of Nightwatchman magazine, purple banner, cricketer staring out through helmet grill
Back cover of book featuring picture of Peter Lever bowling for Lancashire in front of seated spectators
Hardback and ebook covers showing cricket match in progress at Dean Park, Bournemouth, view across the square to the pavilion
Cover of the book (hardback and ebook) showing match in progress at Dean Park, Bournemouth, view across the pitch to pavilion
Back cover blurb includes photo of Peter Lever bowling for Lancs v Northants at Bletchley in 1976. Non striker David Steele and umpire Lloyd Budd in shot, in front of a packed seated crowd and ice cream van
Dusty Hare in action for Leicester Tigers rugby, about to catch the ball whilst wearing the famous red, white and green hooped shirt
The Kent team line up that toured the West Indies in January 1973, photographed in their tour suits
Front cover of the book Stars on Sunday, showing a John Player League game at Dean Park, Bournemouth, with the pavilion in background
Covers of 4 cricket books released in 2026
Scorecard from Aus v England 1st days play, neither side batting for 40 overs.
Appetite for Destruction cover Cross with the 5 Guns N Roses band members depicted as skulls
Cover of the book Windrush Cricket showing children playing cricket on pavement outside their house
4 pints of Waitrose milk
Front of scorecard with 7 autographs from Lancashire players
1972 fixture list featuring slide-out card revealing weekly fixtures
Photograph of Gladstone Small wearing cable knit cricket sweater
Waterstones promo code October25 alongside cover of Stars on Sunday book, showing cricket match in progress in front of the pavilion at Dean Park, Bournemouth
Waterstones promo offer code October25 next to Stars on Sunday book cover showing match at Dean Park, Bournemouth with pavilion in background
Preorder offer code October25 next to cover of Stars on Sunday book, pavilion of Dean Park Bournemouth with crowd watching John Player League fixture
David Lloyd batting, eyes following the ball after a cut shot
Derek Underwood releasing the ball in bowling action
Gold JPL trophy overlaid on background of batters running between the wickets as the fielder dives in vain
The covers for two books are shown. Horans Diary shows a portrait of the player, green background The Strangers Who Came Home by John Lazenby has a posed picture of the tourists in cricket whites on its cover.
The 1878 Australian Eleven pose for a team photo.
Head and shoulders picture of a smiling Dipak Patel
Wayne Larkins in white helmet shown in follow through after a cover drive
Cover of the match day programme showing batter playing a cut shot
Book cover showing John Player League cricket match in progress at Dean Park, Bournemouth. View towards the pavilion.
Basharat Hassan hitting the ball to leg side as slip fielder watches on
Cricket pitch at Darley Dale in foreground, crowd on boundary edge alongside red bus with white roof. Peak District hills in background
A black and white photograph of Basil D’Oliveira batting
Chris Smith batting in cricket whites and blue cap
Football team line up wearing kit designed to look like dinner jacket with white shirt and bow tie
Cricketer Wayne Larkins playing a drive
A black and white photograph of Glenn Tuner batting without helmet or cap.
Slow left arm bowler Dilip Dosh releases the ball, his face a picture of concentration. Wearing his spectacles and cricket jumper with v neck.
Stuart Turner standing alongside John Lever, wearing their Essex sweaters and cricket whites
Batting partners Harry Pilling and Clive Lloyd discuss tactics mid over, Pilling standing a foot shorter than his team mate.
Bob Willis lifting the 1980 John Player trophy on the outfield, flanked by his team mates, wearing their cricket whites.
Cover of Willowman book by Inga Simpson, depicting backyard style cricket match
Cover of the book Richie Benaud’s Blue Suede Shoes showing black and white photo of him in team blazer, whites and blue suede shoes
Slice of Christmas cake served with cheese
Interior of the museum, housed in former barn building