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The Millionaire

By 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.

‘My English Joy’

By Sir William Sterndale Bennett

In 1837 William Sterndale Bennett, then regarded as England’s most exciting young composer, made history in quite another... field.

Hooked

By Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji of Nawanagar

The great British public leaves a German tourist speechless during a county match at the Oval in London.

A Many-Chorded Lyre

By Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji of Nawanagar

Stylish batting in cricket is about variety, invention and frankly anything that works, and we have Dr W.G. Grace to thank for it.

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