This is not entirely a tennis title, but its author is a man of many parts, an important part of which is tennis. He was one of our great squash players in the late 1930s, and like so many, he missed his peak years because of the intervention of Herr Hitler. Before that however, he was a pioneering aviator, charting air-routes not previously flown, culminating in the flight to Darwin in Northern Australia. In the 2nd World war, his speciality was endurance flying, a natural progression from Bomber Command.

After the war, he had several senior appointments and then became Commander-in-Chief Far East based in Singapore. Returning to the UK, he took a more active role at Wimbledon where he joined the the Committee, becoming Chairman in 1974 for 10 years. These years encompassed the McEnroe, Borg, Connors years abd thus placed additional strain on his shoulders. 

Now firmly into his 90s, he remains a fascinating man about whom to read; for me this year, he became an equally fascinating man to chat with about so many subjects.

Published in June 2009 in large, heavy paperback with 324 pages. I can offer copies at £15 UK  post free or plus £5 worldwide airmail.