DARREN STEVENS

I was sorry to see the West Indies succumb so feebly in the first Test, but their arrival on these shores brings back memories of the many brilliant Caribbean cricketers I’ve played with and against.
There’s only one place to start. It is 1996. I am barely 20 years old and have yet to make my first-team debut for Leicestershire but have been invited on the annual pre-season tour to Guernsey. We’re in the hotel, sorting out roommates, when I get a tap on the shoulder: “Stevo man, you’re with me.” That was the first time I prope...