Getting personal with Martin Knight

Martin Knight - would like to lose weight but, with kebabs on the menu, maybe a lottery win is more likely!

Who are you? Martin Knight, Head Groundsman at Worcester Warriors.

Family status? In a relationship with Lisa.

Whos your hero and why? Ian Botham, a great cricketer and called a spade a spade.

What would you change about yourself? I'd like to lose some weight.

What's your guilty pleasure? Kebabs.

What do you drop everything for? A kebab!!

What's been the highlight of your career so far? Visiting the WACA in Perth and Newlands in Cape Town.

Glass half full or half empty? Half full.

Climate change - fact or fiction? Fiction.

What are your pet peeves? Players training on the stadium pitch when the training pitch is only 100 yards away!

If you could go anywhere right now, where would it be? Somewhere hot!

What's the best part of your job? Being out in the fresh air.

… and the worst? Divoting after a game.

Who wouldn't you like to be? A cricket groundsman now we seem to keep getting wet summers.

Favourite record, and why? True by Spandau Ballet, it brings back some good memories!!

Who would you choose to spend a romantic evening with? My girlfriend Lisa.

If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Resign!

What's the best advice you have ever been given? If it ain't broke don't fix it.

What's your favourite smell? Fish and chips.

What do you do in your spare time? Go for walks, watch TV, nothing too exciting.

What's the daftest work related question you have ever been asked? Is the pitch wet? After we had torrential rain for two hours.

What's your favourite piece of kit? Verti-drain.

What three words would you use to describe yourself? Happy go lucky.

What talent would you like to have? To be able to play a musical instrument.

What law/legislation would you like to see introduced? Tighten up immigration control; because we simply don't have the resources in the UK to cater for them all.