The first interview I conducted for a national newspaper was with Jack Simmons, the Lancashire all-rounder.
'Flat Jack', as he was known, was an off-break bowler of great consistency, and something of a cult figure with a penchant for fish and chips that impacted on his athletic physique.
Reporting for pre-season training, the early conditioning work often made him physically ill. The line was that, now in his forties, this was all going to change. It would be a new 'Flat Jack' this season.
Being a rookie, I thought I should set the scene around what Simmons used to be like.