Cricket

Posts in The Copybook tagged ‘Cricket’

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Ranji Clay Lane

A young Indian student from Cambridge was selected for England’s cricket team after public pressure.

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A Full Day’s Play Charles Dickens

It was one of those rare occasions when a game of cricket had not been interrupted by the weather, but would the Church be so forgiving?

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Surrey vs Hampshire Sporting Magazine

‘Rain stopped play’ but it did not stop the ladies of Surrey and Hampshire from finishing their epic struggle at the Newington ground.

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The Millionaire A. G. Gardiner

In the year that Ranjitsinhji put aside his bat to concentrate on being the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, journalist A. G. Gardiner looked back on his dazzling career.

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The Brighteners of Cricket A. A. Milne

A. A. Milne warns that marketing cricket to people who don’t like the game must not spoil it for those who do.

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The Charm of Golf A. A. Milne

A. A. Milne analyses the popularity of golf, and decides that it’s good to be bad.

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Bass, Bat and Bull John Nyren

John Nyren tells us about one of cricket’s truly great batsmen, John Small.

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