The Great Entertainer - The Denis Compton Story 

I have my own Denis Compton story. I worked at an ad agency in London which was bought out and we were all moved to another building in the West End. I arrived at the new building for the first time and asked where my office was. It was on the first floor at the top of the stairs and my name was on a label on the door. So I walked up and sure enough my name was on the door. But next to my door was another with the name Denis Compton on it. I knew the name but not being a cricket fan didn't really let it bother me. About ten minutes later there was a knock on the interconnecting door between the two offices and in walked Denis Compton. He introduced himself, shook my hand and said 'Ian no doubt we will be good friends'. Thereafter every day he would come in have a chat, and sometimes ask me to accompany him down the street to the bookies. He was unsteady on his feet so would hold my arm as we walked along. We got on so well. He was a charmer and a gentleman. On one occasion we went to a corporate day at Kempton Park races. Various people came up to him and introduced themselves to the great man, he would shake their hand and then introduce me to them as 'my friend Ian'.

My boyhood cricketing hero our Denis

One of the most handsome cricketer of all time.Truly called Brylcreem boy.Great cricketer.

The nicest person ever to play cricket

What a lovely man

what a gifted cricketer and football player he was and such a gentleman. wish we had players like him and the marvellous character he was. alas the players today do not come no near to the charm that he presented

Riveting. Thank you so much!

Brilliant, Brilliant.

My dads hero

Good to see you making a return.

Cricket and cricketers were so much better then.. As was society. What have we allowed to happen?

Fantastic Video. Great Job Keep it up.

Tom Graveney sold me a snooker cue in the 80s from his shop in Redditch, a really nice chap and a friend of my late uncle, the cue was up for £60 and had previously belonged to Peter Francisco, Tom was having a good chat with my uncle and when they’d finished their reminiscing he let me buy the cue for £30 and threw in a chalk which he signed...

49:02 Keith Miller at memorial for Compton.

He and his freind the great Keith Miller were giants of the game even though they played a lot of football..

jimmy tarbuck gets everywher