![]() It shows what the game has done for those guys who could have potentially been in gangs and on the wrong side of the tracks so to speak. That was a very interesting experience, teaching some of these guys to play cricket and it was amazing to see how a sport I’ve known basically since I came out of my mum’s stomach has reached those strange places far and wide. Yeah, I’ve gone out to places like Compton in LA where rap music started and believe it or not there’s a cricket team down there called the Compton Cricket team. ![]() ![]() That’s always something I’ve really enjoyed as well as being a sportsman. To meet new cultures and to try and bring different people from different walks of life together by using the vehicle of sports. I think travel and photography are two things that are a real passion of mine and any opportunity to do that would be great. A wildlife/travel presenter that gets to travel to different countries. I would have liked to have been a TV presenter. Nick made his Test debut for England against India in 2012, going on to compile two centuries from his 16-match career.įrom DRS to a SEAT Ibiza, and dreaming of facing the 1980’s Windies bowling attack to reality TV, these are the 20 questions the Cricket Badger Podcast put to the recently retired ex-England opener.ġ) If not a cricketer, what would you have done with your life? Grandfather Denis amassed 78 caps for England averaging a mightily impressive 50.06, whilst his grand-uncle (Leslie) and father (Richard) also played the game professionally. Nicholas Richard Denis Compton was born and bred to play cricket.
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