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Alan Crouch was born in Seascale, Cumberland on 8th November 1952. One of an identical twin,Keith and first child to Margaret and Terry Crouch ( who later qualified as an architect), son of local fishmonger,Tom Crouch. Younger brother David, born 26th August 1956 was a later addition to the family. Alan and Keith were educated at Ormskirk Grammar School before the family emigrated to Melbourne,Australia in 1966. After their father's death in 1970 thre family returned to England in 1971 where Alan studied Physical Education at St. Paul's College,Cheltenham before gaining his first job at St. John's on the Hill preparatory school in Chepstow. In 1975 he move to Devizes School as a teacher in the boy's physical education department,having overall responsibility for cricket-spending his summer months playing cricket for South Wilts CC and Wiltshire. As an avid outdoor enthusiast he later gained further responsibility as master i/c Outdoor pursuits, taking many school trips to his beloved Lake District and ski trips to the French and Italian Alps and in particular to Leysin,Switzerland where he grew another attachment to both skiing and climbing. Alan also enjoyed country pursuits, especially shooting and enjoyed training his beloved spaniels as gundogs. He continued his love of the countryside and after gaining promotion to Head of Physical Education at Devizes School later gained position of Director of Sport and master i/c Cricket at Rossall School, Lancashire in 1990. After a serious back injury he returned to rural Wiltshire and his cottage in Urchfont before securing a job with the England and Wales Cricket Board as Development Officer for Wiltshire - he later became Head of Performance in 2007, responsible for overseeing all youth coaching in the County.