In the exhilarating event of Somerset managing to sneak past Surrey and being on their way to claim their first county cricket championship since the Norman Conquest – or since Vic Marks was playing – they would owe one of their captains from long ago, an eccentric gentleman by the name of Jack Meyer, a big debt of gratitude. Without Meyer it is unlikely that Somerset would have snared Archie Vaughan, the 18-year-old son of Michael and the hero of Somerset’s nerve-racking win over Surrey, the defending champions, last week.
The list of Millfield’s exceptional players, past and present, is eye- watering
Meyer, a firm believer in the power of sport to make lives better, founded Millfield School in 1935 after a spell planting tea in India, and since then it has churned out some of the finest sports people in the country. Cricket is its big calling card, fielding 17 teams across all abilities, with the Meyer all-star XI playing counties and university sides.
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