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Twenty Questions with Ben Arthure
Ben Arthure - could have quite a bit of dosh spare if he won the lottery - after buying a mower and visiting Oz and the hair clinic!
Who are you? Ben Arthure, assistant groundsman Liberty Stadium and Head Groundsman Swansea Civil Service Cricket Club.
Family Status? Live with my wife Heather and my children Georgie and William.
Who's your hero and why? Isombard Kingdom Brunel, what an achievement.
What his your dream holiday? Australia.
What annoys you the most? Litter and graffiti.
What would you change about yourself? More hair on my head.
Who wouldn't you like to be? Any politician, a thankless job.
Favourite record and why? The Song of the Weather by Flanders and Swann, the words are so true.
Who would you choose to spend a romantic evening with? My wife Heather.
If you won the lottery what is the first thing you would do? I would buy a new mower for the cricket club, it would make my life so much easier.
If you were to describe yourself as a musical instrument, what would you be and why? A slide trombone - beautiful engineering, loud and sometimes a little overpowering.
What is the best advice you have ever been given? If the job you are doing is hard, then you are probably doing it wrong.
What's your favourite smell? Honeysuckle.
What do you do in your spare time? Gardening, walking, motoring.
What's the daftest work related question you have ever been asked? Do you have to cut the plastic in the pitch too?
What is your favourite piece of kit? Our new Toro aerator.
What three words would you use to describe yourself? Approachable, honest, team-player (the hyphen saved him. Ed).
What talent would you like to have? Be able to play the piano like Les Dawson.
What makes you angry? Disrespect.
What law/legislation would you like to see introduced? Limit the number of cars on the roads.