in the mid—80s, no one in the game was bigger than viv richards. great shot again. absolutely magnificent. yet in 1987, he signed up for a season in the small village near blackburn. coming from a very small island, rishton was the ideal sort of environment for me. it wasn't as sunny as where i grew up. when i first went, it was so gloomy, i couldn't understand how could cricket be played in this part of the world, but anything goes in that part of the world when it comes to cricket here. and that went for viv‘s arrival into the lancashire league. they said, "why not a chopper?" it was quite a spectacular landing. i remember still at this particular spot, looking in the distance and seeing this little lot get bigger and bigger, until eventually this massive helicopter landed on the field there and the place erupted. a helicopter dropping him off right by the wicket after an overnight flight from the west indies. and, for the biggest name to ever play in the lancashire league, there was a welcome to match. what do you think you can do for the club? well, i'm just t

ijust thought, ooh, heck, viv richards is coming in my house! his wife used to come with food, and his favourite was monkfish. she used to put it on this hob. unbelievable. everybody gets their day hob. unbelievable. everybody gets theirday in the hob. unbelievable. everybody gets their day in the sun, and mine was seeing captain viv richards. their day in the sun, and mine was seeing captain viv richardsm wasn't all about the mushy peas and pie, but the humour. they were very good people. 30 years on, people here still raise a smile when they remember how viv played for their village. and you can see more from sir viv and some of his former team—mates in "race and pace: the west indians in east lancashire" on bbc news channel over the weekend and on bbca monday, october 2, at 7.30pm. england are 87—1, a quick update from the cricket. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. wherever you are watching your sport, goodbye. we have some wet and windy weather on the way this weekend. typical autu

i thought, viv richards is coming in my house! it was a great summer. richards is coming in my house! it was a great summer. his wife used to come with food and his favourite was monkfish and she used to cook it on this hobby. it was magnificent. i was playing with viv richards for five months of the year. absolutely unbelievable. everybody was supposed to get their day in the sun and mine was saying that i captain viv richards. they played a huge part. from the first night i went to david and his wife's house, it wasn't all about mushy peas and pie, but humour. they were very good people. there's some change for my ticket. the lancashire league's best days are behind it. grounds are fraction of the full houses which wants were packed. constantine had thousands clamouring to see him here. today at times it can bejust clamouring to see him here. today at times it can be just a few men and a dog. i don't dig anybody would prepare and that is the same as it was “— prepare and that is the same as it was —— pretend. you get a handful of people watchi