Once a Pear... is the fascinating cricketing story of Daryl Mitchell - the ultimate 'one-club man'.

Daryl graduated from the village game to become the first Worcestershire captain born in the country since 1925. He turned down offers from other, more famous counties to play for the club for 17 years in a turbulent career that saw five promotions, five relegations and short-form triumphs in the Pro40 competition and the Twenty20 Blast.

A club legend, 38 first-class county hundreds puts him sixth in the all-time list of Worcestershire centurions, while his 295 catches places him eighth in the fielding records. His four years as chair of the Professional Cricketers Association speaks volumes for the esteem in which he is held by fellow professionals.

In Once a Pear... Daryl reveals what it takes to be a successful county cricketer, and the impact on a player's mental health, while exploring how the game has changed in the last 20 years.

This is the story of a true cricket man.