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Justin Bates, the former Sussex off-spinner, not necessarily those of the PCA, its members, The winter has not been kind whose talent in visual effects has produced work officers, employees or group to the PCA with the death of that many of you will be familiar with on Sky companies. Jack Bannister, one of the most Sports promotions and Reuben Herbert, the influential figures in the history former Essex all-rounder, is now in contact after EDITOR JASON RATCLIFFE of the Association and the tragic an absence of 35 years and he has recalled what [email protected] losses of two of our younger life was like as a county cricketer in the 1970s. ART DIRECTOR members, Matt Hobden and Tom Allin. Mental health and well-being education remains SAM BOWLES Jack served the PCA as Secretary, Chairman and an important part of the PCA’s work and this year [email protected] President, and was one of the founder members we have commissioned a play written by James FEATURES WRITER of what was then known as the Cricketers’ Graham-Brown, the former Kent and Derbyshire PAUL BOLTON [email protected] Association in 1967. all-rounder, on the sad demise of Colin Milburn. We interviewed Jack in 2011 when he was ‘When the Eye Has Gone’ will be performed PCA CO-ORDINATOR ALI PROSSER awarded a PCA Special Merit Award and the at county cricket clubs around the country in [email protected] footage, which is available to view on the ‘About the autumn and we would encourage all PCA PDWP CO-ORDINATOR Us’ section of the PCA website, gives a fascinating members to attend a performance to support IAN THOMAS insight into how different the organisation we have the initiative, which has funding from the Arts [email protected] now is from the those early days when movement Council and the PCA Benevolent Fund. CONTRIBUTORS NICK DENNING of players was restricted and some counties viewed The Personal Development and Welfare section, VICKY ELWICK the formation of a players’ union with suspicion. again includes lots of practical information and CHARLIE MULRAINE DAVID TOWNSEND It is clear that every player who has played suggestions, highlights current players pro active LYNSEY WILLIAMS county cricket over the past 49 years owes progression with personal development plans, and MATT WOOD Jack Bannister a huge debt of gratitude for his planning for life after cricket and features our six new PHOTOGRAPHY tireless efforts to improve pay and conditions, for Personal Development Scholarship Award winners. GETTY IMAGES PORTRAITCOLLECTIVE.COM helping to broker a peace between the cricketing Congratulations to Andrew Gale, Steven Crook, establishment and World Series Cricket and much Richard Jones, Jonathon Webb, Amjad Khan and DESIGN BOWLESASSOCIATES more which we will recount from his transcripts Shaaiq Choudhry on their success. www.bowlesassociates.com on the website over the coming months. Tony Frost, the Warwickshire Second XI and We will have the opportunity to acknowledge batting coach, features in our Coaches’ Corner, the work of Jack and his fellow visionaries during Richard Kettleborough talks about life as the our 50th anniversary celebrations next year which world’s top umpire and we have a fascinating will feature Big Bike Ride 3, in conjunction with the insight into the work that our friends at the Tom Maynard Trust, and a full year of fund-raising. Rugby Players’ Association do. We are asking all members to donate something Finally, we are delighted to welcome David to the PCA that can be auctioned during the year Leatherdale, the former Worcestershire all-rounder to raise money for the PCA Benevolent Fund. as our new Chief Executive and Andrew Flintoff That could be an item of memorabilia, as our new President. providing a service that has a monetary value, David has been a PCA Member for 30 years agreeing to participate in one of our fund-raising and he is proud and honoured to be leading the PCA LEAD SPONSORS: events or simply something that belongs or Association as successor to Angus Porter, going relates to you individually. We’re aiming to raise into our Golden Jubilee year. £250,000, so if we can raise £100 per member, ‘Freddie’ succeeds David Lloyd, who we thank we’ll get there! for his commitment and becomes only the seventh The deaths of Matt Hobden, the Sussex pace President in our history. bowler shortly before he was due to embark The magazine just keeps getting bigger and we’d on an England Performance Programme trip like that to continue, so please keep suggestions to South Africa, and Tom Allin, the former coming and we hope you have an enjoyable read. Warwickshire seam bowler, were particularly All the best for a good summer and look forward distressing given their youth. to seeing many of you around the country or at They are among more than 20 members who Cheltenham in July for our annual past players’ day. have passed away since Beyond the Boundaries 17 was published and whose details can be found in All the best the Obituaries section. Our request for help in tracing members whose contact details we did not have reaped rich THEPCA.CO.UK / BtB ISSUE 18 3 MEMBERS NEWS NUTRIENT-RICH WOOD WADES IN Grant Hodnett, the former Gloucestershire batsman, has launched his own nutrition company. TO SUPPORT FLOOD Hodnett, who is now based in Manchester, qualified as a personal trainer with financial support from the PCA and made APPEAL such an impression that one of his clients suggested that he should pass on his expertise by running his own company. Grant Hodnett Nutrition has now been formed with James Taylor, Lauren Winfield and Lancashire’s Arron Lilley already enlisted as brand ambassadors for a range of fitness supplements. Hodnett’s double garage has now been turned into a warehouse for the tubs and bottles that contain the supplements and is rightly proud at having established the business himself. “You need to find a really clean and certified manufacturer for the supplements. Mine is based down in Cardiff they have 28 years of experience in terms of formulation and they do a lot of high end products that are available not just for professional sports people but those who want to use the gym,” Hodnett said “The powders start in liquid form and it’s amazing to watch the process which turns it into powder. “Packaging is very important, I have spent a lot of time making sure the products properly protected by having tubs which have a double safety seal. “It’s important to get the right information across in the image of the product and style of your labelling because there are a lot of products on the market that are over-loaded with information. “Apart from help in setting up my website I have done everything myself. It can be daunting at first but, with my background in cricket, it has helped to open doors for me away from the game.” Hodnett, 33, continued his first-class career back in his native South Africa for Kwa-Zulu Natal but he now plays as a professional for Oldham-based Moorside in the Pennine League as well as working as personal trainer and running his expanding business which he hopes will soon include protein bars and pre-exercise shots.