sentences:  In 1984 he was appointed Manager of the England Team that toured India and Australia in 1984/85 when the Test Series v India was won 2–1, by the team captained by David Gower and the ODI Series by 4–1; India were World ODI Cup Champions at that time.He was also Manager of the England Tour which toured West Indies in 1986.In 1988 he succeeded Brian Langley as Administration Secretary of the then TCCB (Test and County Cricket Board), now ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) until his retirement in 1997.