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World War II
Wed, September 13 2017
George Orwell’s wrath about cricket and war
George Orwell drew firm boundaries between cricket and war in a scathing letter.
Mon, December 15 2014
Dream Team: A XI of legendary knights
Folklore is full of tales of gallant knights and fair maidens.
Tue, December 09 2014
Don Bradman and World War II
The connection between cricket and World War II World War II is long, few of which has been documented in CricLife. But not many are aware that a cricketing code was used during World War II. The code alerted Allied troops about the assault on Italy’s Monte Cassino monastery in March 1944. And the code?...
Tue, December 09 2014
A sad tale of three cricketers
None of the three men involved, unfortunately, survived World War II.
Wed, November 26 2014
Wisden Almanac’s popularity among POWs during World War II
The copy has been in the Lord’s Museum since Swanton’s death in 2000.