Catching Beefy

First good catch
I always enjoyed fielding. As a youngster I took some good catches in the Zimbabwe League. My first really memorable catch and my favourite was catching my hero, Ian Botham, at Edgbaston in a four-day game in 1993. He had hit it unbelievably hard, and I dived full length to take it.

First time in a pub with a team
When Warwickshire won the 1989 Natwest Trophy. It was a great night and a memorable celebration.

First autograph Mike Procter's. He played for what was Rhodesia then. I was a schoolboy. I met him near the boundary.

First selection for a big team
As an 18-year-old, for Zimbabwe hockey and cricket. I was so pleased. I was very young, and to be selected for both was great.

First child
It's the most wonderful feeling. It's better than any cricket selection and anything else you have done.