Soon he was on the road, working comedy clubs and cabarets, then finally it was the strip club and county fair circuit.
He remained however a highly regarded bowler on the county circuit.
Creese was regarded as one of the best all-rounders on the county circuit.
A doughty campaigner on the county circuit he took 372 first class wickets at 30.22 with a best of 8-89.
Malcolm Marshall, one of nine West Indian overseas professionals on the county circuit.
He was never played for England again, but remained one of the most consistent swing bowlers on the county circuit until his retirement in 2003.
The group increasingly played on the county fair circuit.
Cranmer's cheerful nature made him one of the most popular captains on the county circuit.
He was one of the first cricketers from Cumbria to make it into the professional county circuit.
After just one season on the county circuit he was named in an England Performance Programme squad in the 09/10 winter.
