Back from Barbados
Henderson Springer and Haverfordwest youth coach Simon Williams. Pic. John Twigg The names rolled off the tongue as though he'd never left these shores; Colin Williams, Andrew Phillips, Stephen Phillips, Peter Hall, Martin Cole, Gethin Evens, Jinks; all legends of their day and names we still talk about today. Hendy, or Henderson Springer to go by his real name is one of them too and on Friday at Haverfordwest Cricket Club it was easy to understand why his time at the club had such an impact on those who took the field with him and those that saw him play. The numbers may not stack up the way that he would have liked (no centuries in his time here although he did take 17 five wicket hauls) but his influence lives on; the scores of youngsters coached by him last night is testament to that. Today's cricketers may not appreciate it but he arrived on these shores at a time when West Indies cricket was still at its peak so his arrival in Pembrokeshire came as something as