10cc star sees first match - and does love cricket

He added: "I've had a really lovely day really, enjoyed it... great atmosphere, great people.

"I just had a wonderful time."

Asked if he would attempt to write another hit about his first match, he said: "When you have had a nice experience like this I'm sure somewhere, at some point. something will crop up in a song."

He is the only original member in the current line-up of 10cc, which formed in Stockport in 1972.

The band had five consecutive UK top-ten albums and twelve singles in the UK Top 40, including three chart-toppers.

Gouldman has said "Dreadlock Holiday" was inspired by a man he met on holiday in Jamaica.