With yet another Ashes rout predictably under our belts, an opportunity arises to crowbar a very obscure but still striking cricket reference into this blog. Alec Bedser was, from what I can gather, a rather austere and chilly man, although that did not do him any harm on the cricket field. He also had something of an aptitude for business, which is why he crops up in J 13/19201 at The National Archives. This file documents the financial collapse of a film studio (Walton Studios), and brothers Alec and Eric Bedser (Surrey & Middlesex) Ltd were one of the firm's creditors - owed £25 for service charges on four typewriters. Howzat for mundane detail!
