As various ball sports began to take hold in England, King Edward III
became convinced that Government action was required.
byKing Edward III of Englandr. 1327-1377
Sport and Sportsmen
Surrey vs Hampshire
‘Rain stopped play’ but it did not stop the ladies of Surrey and
Hampshire from finishing their epic struggle at the Newington ground.
fromSporting Magazine1811
Sport and Sportsmen
Ranji’s Revenge
Cricketing legend W. G. Grace tells a story illustrating how
fellow-batsman K. S. Ranjitsinhji set about winning the hearts of English cricketers.
byW. G. Grace1848-1915
Indian History
A Page Out of Pageantry
In 1932, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his accession, the
Jam Sahib brought vanished days back to Nawanagar with a lavish hand.
byRonald Wild1934
Sport and Sportsmen
The Millionaire
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.
byA. G. Gardiner1865-1946
Sport and Sportsmen
A Chess Problem
Milne felt that chess was a game deserving of its place in the gallery of sports, but also that it had a drawback.