24 AUGUST 1996, page 47

Spectator Sport

Retired hurt Simon Barnes I FAILED to score 1,000 runs in May this year. In fact, the closest I have ever come was a shortfall of a mere 993. Alt!, but I batted like a god that......

Your Problems Solved

Dear Mary.. . Q. Soon after my arrival in small-town Alabama I was surprised — and elated to see a tie I recognised. I hailed its owner and asked when he had been with that......