Fast Quote by Brian Lara

We used to live five minutes from the local cricket club in High Wycombe. My brother Kaush, who is seven years older, played there.

— Isa Guha

Growing up in Rochdale, I think, all the kids in my street, pretty much every boy was playing cricket. I had four brothers as…

— Sajid Javid

My dad was opening fast bowler for Yorkshire's second team and I couldn't believe he could die. He wasn't going to get better for…

— Brian Blessed

I remember playing one of our first matches in Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United, and I remember that feeling of just being…

— Tobin Heath

I've played a lot of cricket at Trent Bridge over the years, and have had a lot of fond memories there.

— Joe Root

I went to trials at Northants academy and got in. It was a crossroads between cricket and football.

— Ben Chilwell

I've spent most of my life watching fast bowlers - initially as a kid on TV and later in the flesh when I started…

— James Anderson

I played in Croke Park in a Hogan final for St Malachy's against Colaiste Chriost Ri and with the Derry minors in two consecutive…

— Martin O'Neill

The Sydney Cricket Ground is my favourite ground in the world, my home ground, and growing up in the bush all I wanted was…

— Glenn McGrath

My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The first pitch I threw…

— Steve Carlton

I remember playing at Old Trafford, and the way to the dugout was always nice. It was never like in other stadiums.

— Jose Mourinho

I'm a great bowler. I was in a couple of leagues as a kid.

— Matthew Morrison