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Here was a reminder of how times have changed a bit. Moss was a professional but he captained the county side quite often in 1962 and was a candidate to be given the job officially; instead they appointed the amateur and recent Oxford blue, CD Dryborough. The class divide remained strong. “We played at the Oval when JJ Warr [an amateur] was captain and I was in the pros’ dressing room”, Moss once recalled. “I was the senior pro and JJ said to me: ‘There’s no room in there; come on in with us.’ So I put my bags in there and put them down. Then Peter May [captain of Surrey] walked in, took him to one side and said: ‘I’m sorry, JJ, Mossy can’t stay in here.’” … [Read more...] about Wisden 2020 offers plenty of scope for cricket-loving self-isolators

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"In my career the most exciting things have always happened right at the bottom. When you're forced upon yourself and think about the alternatives. When I went to live in France, I had tonnes of adventures and broadened my life out, and it was only because I wasn't getting any jobs. I think the best approach to an acting career is a 16th-century one – you know, it's a vagabond's job. It's like going to wars in the old days; you have to take your chances and you can't expect that it's always going to get better. It has the most incredible crashes. The crashes are much less stressful." … [Read more...] about Rupert Everett: ‘If I’d been straight? I’d be doing what Hugh Grant and Colin Firth do, I suppose’

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