Cricket Quote by Lenny Henry

Dad was a tough cookie. He expected a lot from people when they were employed to do a job. If they don't do it…

— Charley Boorman

My dad has always been a big football fan, he supported Newcastle because he loved Alan Shearer.

— Bukayo Saka

Growing up, dad coached my footy and cricket teams, but that's all he could do for me.

— Adam Elliott

I was enjoying my football, even though it wasn't really going well. That's when I said to my dad, who as a New Zealander…

— Ben Chilwell

My father was in the admiralty and he rose to a very senior position. He was very formidable; a bit grumpy, but I loved…

— Ann Widdecombe

Dad played a very important role in my life. I always wanted to play cricket ,and my dream was his, too.

— Prithvi Shaw

I grew up in Northern Ireland, didn't have a lot of money and getting over to Glasgow to watch a game was probably a…

— Kyle Lafferty

We are a rugby family really. My dad and both granddads played rugby. Dad was good, on his way to Bath until he broke…

— Jack Butland

Even when I played at Newcastle my mam and dad didn't give me an easy time.

— Andy Carroll

We're a special family and it's just that Dad's life was taken away from us far too early. Everywhere you go around the world…

— Jonny Bairstow

I don't take much from my own father, because he was a very austere, quiet, private man who would come home from work, go…

— John Mahoney

When Dad passed away, grandpa took on that mantle of teaching me how to tackle at football or taking me and mum to cricket.

— Jonny Bairstow