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Harrow
Fri, September 22 2017
Lord Byron’s poetic trysts with cricket
Eton won the match against Lord Byron’s Harrow and followed it with a poem to rub it in. Byron rose to the challenge.
Thu, September 21 2017
Lord Byron’s foray onto the cricket pitch
Lord Byron had a club foot. However, he did venture onto the cricket pitch in the rather prestigious Eton vs Harrow encounter of 1805.
Wed, August 16 2017
Sundries: Evolution of cricket dress
Traditional cricket is not supposed to be played in whites — not unless there is a very specific window of traditionalism.
Tue, June 27 2017
Edward Bowen and his Cricket in Curriculum
Edward Ernest Bowen. Schoolmaster at Harrow who wrote lyrics linked to school life, sports and games, and authored the famed school song of that reputed institute: “Forty Years On.”