Had the pleasure of catching up with Mark last night during the interval at the illustrious Roy Harper's gig at Bridgewater Hall. He recognised me immediately and was as approachable and friendly as ever.
Unfortunately he's not been too good recently, hence the inactivity on the blog but he certainly enjoyed the gig last night and by the looks of things at the end, I think his wife and friends were organising for him to meet Roy, which I'm sure he will have loved.
I have to say the line in Roy's most famous song, When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease, "There'll be one mad dog and his master, pushing for four with the spin" felt even more poignant last night!
Sadly he was well aware of our poor start to the season!