South African staff profiles: Grant Halstead

Name: Grant Halstead

Birthplace/hometown in SA: Johannesburg then Cape Town (after being born in Masivingo, Zimbabwe)

Year moved to UK: 1997

Year joined MCC: 2003

Role within MCC: Pavilion Manager, in charge of the Member's Pavilion – including ensuring Members and their guests adhere to the dress code – Long Room functions, housekeeping and internal meetings.

Thing missed most about SA: Regular power cuts and irregular public transport! And the gale-force winds in Cape Town.