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Rushton had always been conscious of his weight, listing his recreations in Who's Who as " gaining weight, losing weight and parking ", and in 1973 he had been the host of a slimming programme Don ’ t Just Sit There.

His first major health scare had been the onset of diabetes ( the cause of his father's death in 1958 ).

Having to give up beer, Rushton became, according to Ingrams, " quite grumpy as a result, but his grumpiness had an admirable and jaunty quality to it.

" A sudden loss of three stone had prevented him from playing in Prince Rainier's XI at Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Rushton was always passionate about cricket.

His father had sent him for coaching at Lord's before he went to Shrewsbury.

His cricket and general knowledge were called upon in his role as a regular team captain on BBC Radio 4's quiz show Trivia Test Match with Tim Rice and Brian Johnston which ran from 1986 to 1993.

Rushton was always an enthusiastic cricketer, playing in the Lord's Taverners, a charity celebrity cricket team.