ONE of England’s finest cricket captains will be telling tales from the crease and beyond in Sherborne next month.

On May 17, Mike Brearley will appear at Sherborne School to give a talk, presented by Sherborne Literary Society (SLS).

It comes as his memoir – Turning Over The Pebbles – is released, telling stories of his life in and out of cricket.

Brearley captained Cambridge University, Middlesex, and England, taking on the role in 31 of his 39 Test matches for his country, losing only four times, winning 18. He retired with a first-class batting average of 37.81.

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Since his retirement from professional cricket, he has pursued a career as a psychoanalyst and psychotherapist, as well as giving motivational speaches and writing.

In 2015, the Bleacher Report ranked him as England’s greatest-ever cricket captain.

The talk gets underway at 7pm and people are advised to arrive at 6.30pm.

Tickets cost £15, or £12 for SLS members. Book online at sherborneliterarysociety.com/events, or buy in-person from Winstone’s Books, in Cheap Street.