Whitstable Cricket Club's John Butterworth on spotting England all-rounder Chris Jordan, meeting Wes Hall and a presentation night in Barbados with Sir Gordon Greenidge

John Butterworth has revealed how he brushed shoulders with West Indian cricket royalty - and saw an England star - while on England over-60s’ triumphant tour of Barbados.

The popular Whitstable CC player was part of the senior England squad which won the Carib Cup.

During the tour, Butterworth spotted plenty of famous faces - including England’s Barbados-born all-rounder Chris Jordan - while Sir Gordon Greenidge spoke at their end-of-tournament presentation night.

He said: “I’ve always followed West Indies Cricket from an early age.

“I met Wes Hall, Charlie Griffiths and Roland Butcher, who was the first black English player. He’s now a selector [for West Indies].

“We met Gordon Greenidge as well. Greenidge actually presented the trophy at the presentation night for all the teams.

“I think he was taken a bit by surprise - I’m not sure he was expecting to be asked to do that - but he was good value.

“And I saw Chris Jordan while I was there. One of the scorers was the wife of Raymon Reifer who is currently playing for West Indies in South Africa.

“Him and Jordan must have grown up together.

"So I ended up seeing all these people!”

England beat Australia in the Final at the Kensington Oval and Butterworth revelled in the chance to play at the iconic stadium.

“You feel like you’re being treated like you’re a professional or at least doing the same things a professional would do,” he said.

“That was really nice. It’s just a nice feeling to think ‘Oh, I’m quite important too’.

"Being selected for your country - it doesn’t matter at what level - is great.

“We even sung the national anthem before the games.”

Butterworth received a congratulatory message from Whitstable CC chairman Nick Denly - the father of Kent batsman Joe