Mike Stevenson

Stevenson was born at Chinley, Derbyshire and educated at Rydal School, Colwyn Bay, North Wales, where he was cricket captain in his last year.

He was a right-hand batsman who played 106 innings in 66 first-class matches with an average of 24.91 and a top score of 122.

He gave up teaching for a while and took up journalism and writing on North of England, cricket and rugby.

He wrote two books, "A History of Yorkshire Cricket" and a biography of Ray Illingworth.

After ten years he returned to Rydal to teach English and run the cricket.