John Prickett

Tell us what you think of this episodeIn this episode we chat to John Prickett about his life in cricket.  He talks about his early experiences going to watch Glamorgan play with his father and grandfather and his early development as a cricketer.John studied to be a teacher and took up his first teaching post at the Royal Grammar School in Worcester.  As well as playing with the staff team (which at one point included a very young Imran Khan!) he played local club cricket and became a lynch pin in local schools cricket.When he returned to Wales he continued his involvement with schools cricket, becoming the manager of Welsh Schools Cricket and latterly the manager of the National Wales U15s side where he witnessed the early development of players like David Hemp, Simon Jones, Tom Maynard and many others.John shares with us his love for the game and his thoughts on the importance of schools cricket to the overall health of the game.He fondly remembers his time involved with the game and as he looks forward to his 80th birthday the friends he has made playing and being involved with it.