Born 6 September 1954 in
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, Slocombe was educated at
Millfield School, Slocombe was part of the Somerset Second XI team at the age of 14. He made his
first-class debut against
Sussex in May 1975, scoring 61
not out batting at
number seven. In only his third
County Championship match for Somerset, he made his maiden century while playing against
Gloucestershire. A further century while opening the second innings against
Nottinghamshire helped him become Somerset's first batsman to score 1,000 runs in his first full season. and was captained by
David Lloyd. He played twice, against
Western Province and
Eastern Province, but only scored 27 runs. ==Later life==