On July 1, 1961, after a hard day in the field against Sussex at Hove, five members of the Oxford University team, including myself, went out to Brighton for some Chinese food. Having dined, I felt pleasantly relaxed as we travelled back to the hotel in the Morris 1000 car driven by wicket-keeper Robin Waters. It was a beautiful evening. with a soft, salty breeze blowing from the sea so, when about three hundred yards from our hotel, three of the lads decided that they would sooner walk the last lap back home. 'Come with us, Pat, a walk will do you good.'