I was slightly puzzled by Amelia Gentleman’s piece on “former Middlesex bowler Richard Stewart” (Another Windrush victim dies without payment or apology, 22 June), as I did not recognise the name despite being a strong follower of Middlesex CCC. But I then remembered that the “Wes” Stewart I recalled from the late 1960s was only a nickname and that his real name was Richard. He was no batsman, but in two and a half seasons with Middlesex he took 127 wickets at the useful average of 24.25, and it was a surprise when he was released at the end of the 1968 season.
Having heard nothing about him for over 50 years, it was shocking to hear that he had become a victim of the Windrush scandal and was now dead. A sad and disappointing story.
Jack Morgan
Hampton, Middlesex
• Only 70 years (The hostile environment was 70 years in the making, TV and radio, G2, 25 June)? More like 114. The 1905 Aliens Act was the first to introduce immigration controls with the aim of keeping out Jews from eastern Europe.
Jeffrey Borinsky
London
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