My earliest memories are all connected with sports; from watching world championship snooker on TV to travelling around the country with my father to watch cricket; being allowed to stay up late to watch Match of the Day on Saturday nights, or the excitement that surrounded an Olympic Games or a World Cup. As I grew older, I started to play many of the sports I’d loved to watch, and went on to represent my school and county in cricket and hockey, while briefly harbouring dreams of turning professional on the snooker table.