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One Armed and Dangerous  -  The Remarkable Story of Paul Crump

One Armed and Dangerous - The Remarkable Story of Paul Crump

FromCC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket Podcast


One Armed and Dangerous - The Remarkable Story of Paul Crump

FromCC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket Podcast

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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Feb 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This is taken from the back cover of the recently published book about Paul Crump entitled 'One Armed and Dangerous':'This is the totally true, though almost incredible, story of a very proud Welshman.  A son of Merthyr Tydfil, once the industrial capital of the world but always a hotbed of Welsh sporting excellence.  They don't do it by halves in this toen you know, and Crumpy is no exception in that.  A quite remarkable man.  That man is Paul Crump.'Born without a forearm after the difficulties of a twin pregnancy Paul grew up with little or no sense that he was any less of a person than anyone else.  A keen sportsman he wanted, first, to play professional football.  On trial at Wolverhampton Wanderers he turned out for the Pennydarren XI Cricket Club.  Paul tells us how his performances got him referred to Glamorgan for trials and into the press for his exploits.In a hectic few years Paul was contracted to play for the Grounds staff at the Home of Cricket, Lords.  As well as talking about his experiences here and the people he met including England players Ian Botham and Goeffrey Boycott, Paul tell sus about his boyhood friends who have turned into lifeling ones.Paul's story is not without regret as he failed to get the professional career in cricket he wanted and by his own admission done some things that were not great.  In telling his story, you become aware of his prodigious talent and his strong will to succeed.
Released:
Feb 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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A Podcast interviewing a range of people from all areas of the great country of Wales who have a connection with or a story to tell about the great game of cricket.