Unfortunately I can't make it because I have some things I'd loved to have taken along.
The late Tommy Harris gave me his 1985 Wembley jacket. He won Man of the Match at Wembley in 1960 but couldn't receive the award at the time because he fractured his skull and was taken to hospital straight after the match.
Tommy said that he was presented with his award at Wembley in 1985 and I have photo of him in the jacket. I have it framed up on the wall along with a Great Britain scarf and little book which the Great Britain touring team of 1957 (i think) had made.
The little printed book lists all the tourists and their nicknames given to them on the tour and the rules of the club that they formed. Unfortunately I can't remember all the details but my favourite was Vince 'Pick Your Pane' Karalius. Tom said that in an altercation with a local on the tour, Vince got so annoyed that he threatened to throw the person through a window and asked them to 'pick your pane to go through'.
Tommy was a true gentlemen and I think because I never saw him play I found it difficult to reconcile the modest man who introduced me to some greats of the game and how in reply they would always mention the injuries that he caused them. Trevor Foster would always say that of his two cauliflowers ears, Tommy caused one and his wife the other.
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