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Sundries
Sat, July 01 2017
Charles Dickens: Cricket and Edwin Drood
Cricket did crop up in the work of Charles Dickens many a time.
Fri, June 30 2017
Prince Charles dismisses Ken Barrington, and vice versa
Prince Charles, born November 14, 1948, used to be an enthusiastic cricketer.
Fri, June 30 2017
Horace Walpole and his distaste for cricket
Historian, politician and writer, Horace Walpole had plenty of qualities to be admired.
Fri, June 30 2017
Malay vs Englishmen, Tied to death
After a spirited Malay side had been defeated by the experienced England cricket team led by WW Read at Cape Town, one of the local Malay spectators asked for an unusual piece of memento.
Tue, June 27 2017
Sundries: Edward VII: The monarch’s deeds on the cricket ground
King Edward VII ruled United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 1901 to 1910, lending his name to that period of history.
Tue, June 27 2017
Sundries: King George V of Hanover, a blind fan of cricket
King George V of Hanover, born May 27, 1819, reigned from 1851 to 1866. Arunabha Sengupta describes how watching cricket led him to lose his vision.
Tue, June 27 2017
Martin Donnelly bowled off bowler’s footmark
Martin Donnelly was scoring as freely as ever for Warwickshire against Middlesex when he was dismissed in the oddest of fashions.
Mon, February 29 2016
Patsy Hendren tricks Alf Gover at Lord’s
Gover went on to become one of the celebrated coaches in the history of the sport.