I WAS very pleased to read your tribute to Cyril Washbrook - whom I greatly admired (LET, November 24).

The writer could have added that Washbrook was a brilliant cover point, usually fielding in that position in the Test matches.

FRANK BEAVINGTON (Dr), Ryarsh, Kent.

Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.