SLOW IS BEAUTIFUL
Everybody ( that is , every cricket fan of a certain age ) remembers Ian Botham smashing out 118 runs in the 1981 Ashes , hammering Australia at Old Trafford . But slowly and steadily , over the course of two innings , Chris Tavaré actually scored more . 29 more in fact . He turned that match , before going on to tuck another 28 test matches under his belt .
Chris Tavaré went to school here ( Class of 1973 ). Now he teaches here : biology , hockey , netball , and of course cricket .