1960 to 1963

What courts did you look after, what age were you?

8/9/10 etc plus No 1 Court. Then I found myself doing the stencilled score cards for the large outdoor Score Board which was placed for the benefit of all tennis goers, and TV cameras, this required us to have up to date scores almost immediately, from all the courts, so that tennis fans could move from court to court to follow the most interesting games! I could never understand why we attracted such a large following of female fans ourselves, until it was pointed out to me that every time we climbed the gantry all the girls would come to look up our shorts, as we hardly ever wore underwear because of the heat.

Did you enjoy the task and why?

I loved the whole thing, the initial training with the Rev Nixon, the coach journey to and fro, that feeling of importance in such an illustrious setting. We used to collect hundreds of Photos from the press room, then race around trying to find the subject for their autograph.

Did anything unusual/funny happen whilst you were on court?

Have met most of the Royal Family, at Wimbledon.

Which player did you most enjoy meeting and why?

Karen Hantze-Susman, she was Billie Jean Kings double's partner, and I fell madly in love with her, I also tried to be on her court if she was playing, and once had the pleasure of knocking up with her prior to a game.

Who is your favourite tennis player today?

Admire Henman

Do you play tennis now and if so do you belong to a club?

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