Cat & Wickets

Stuart Broad has become a pub landlord after going into business with his Nottinghamshire team-mate, Harry Gurney.








The pair recently set up the Cat & Wickets Pub Company, in conjunction with another friend, Dan Cramp, and are in the process of refurbishing the Three Crowns, in Wymeswold, near Loughborough.

"It's 10 miles from Leicester and 10 miles from Nottingham, so there's quite a good hub of people around there," Broad told the Leicester Mercury. "The locals support it really well already, but we're just looking to take it to that next step.

"The pub is a real social hub of the village or suburb you're in. I have an interest in wine, which naturally leads into an interest in a pub.

"I feel like it's where you go to speak to your neighbours, friends and family, have a nice meal, enjoy some of your favourite drinks and get out of the house to socialise."

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I guess that sportsmen and women are fairly well paid these days and there careers tend to be a lot shorter than us mortal men, so investing what you're earning into a business venture such as this for the future is an idea I think we can all relate to.

Whether or not the pub industry is a wise call is up in the air as here in England there are more and more public houses closing down than opening so while I hope his business goes from strength to strength, I'd be interested to know how well he actually does do from this in the future.

I will stop by and sample his pub fare !

dunno if roti and samosa has made it's way up that side.

OR if fish and chips wrapped in the daily newspaper

is Alive and Well 

I have eaten at Sarwan's Windies here in my Borough !