Bob Wilson Book: an interview with co-author Mark Stokes
29.04.26, 17:40 Updated 29.04.26, 17:49
Fred Atkins
Author Mark Stokes talks to The Spitfire about his new book on Bob Wilson, who played for Kent between 1952 and 1967. Mark will be signing copies at the club shop on Day One of the Derbyshire game.
FA: How far back do you go with Kent Cricket?
MS: I watched my first Kent game at Canterbury in 1972 and have been an avid supporter since. I worked for the Kent Messenger Group between 1983 and 2020, starting as a reporter on the Kentish Gazette before becoming East Kent regional sports editor.
FA: Whose idea was it to write about Bob?
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Fred Atkins Fred Atkins is a former Kent Messenger sports editor and has written several books, including The Spitfire Diaries, an account of Kent's 2021 season and Monty Panesar's "The Full Monty". He has followed KCCC since 1993 and has covered them for the ECB and Wisden since 2021.