"Useless" wicketkeeper, lifelong Lancashire fan and reporter - Andy Peebles on why he loved cricket

The former BBC Radio 1 DJ and presenter, who passed away today (March 23), aged 76, was the last person to interview John Lennon, two days before he was killed and reported on cricket for 27 years

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