Bob Doran

Bob Doran first played cricket on the green at Walton-le-Dale across the River Ribble from Preston in Lancashire. He studied classics at King's College, London, and joined the BBC as a trainee journalist working mostly in radio. He writes on cricket, classics and travel. He bowls off spin and fields in the gully. His batting position has slipped over the years from one to 11.

Bob Doran first played cricket on the green at Walton-le-Dale across the River Ribble from Preston in Lancashire. He studied classics at King's College, London, and joined the BBC as a trainee journalist working mostly in radio. He writes on cricket, classics and travel. He bowls off spin and fields in the gully. His batting position has slipped over the years from one to 11. See less