Connie
One of the lovely forthcoming Christmas books from the UK is Connie, the marvellous life of Learie Constantine by Harry Pearson. Here is a little about the book: His father was a first-class cricketer, his grandfather was a slave.
A West Indian great
Some meetings are truly memorable. Mine with Sir Everton Weekes was in Bridgetown, Barbados at a Test match in ‘99. A gentle, softly spoken man with a genuine handshake and a ready smile, he was working alongside broadcaster Donna Symmonds, describing what was to become one of the most exciting West Indian Tests of all. […]