A cricket tragic who writes about the pre-war history of the game.
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For any regular readers, oldebor.wordpress.com will no longer be updated, although it won't be deleted. But my regular in-depth cricket history pieces (and some revised older ones) will instead appear at oldebor77.substack.com. If you don't already subscribe, I hope you will!
Frank Mann was appointed to lead England for the series in South Africa in 1922–23. These were his only Test matches. But Mann was a more formidable figure than this meagre record might suggest.
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During an inconsequential MCC match in 1902, one player proved fascinating to the press: a black member of the Lord’s groundstaff. But this mysterious figure, within a few weeks, had vanished from the cricket record forever. Not even his name is certain
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During an inconsequential MCC match in 1902, one player proved fascinating to the press: a black member of the Lord’s groundstaff. But this mysterious figure, within a few weeks, had vanished from the cricket record forever. Not even his name is certain
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Charlie Buller was a stylish batter, the "handsomest man" ever to play cricket, an amateur boxer and a close friend of the future Edward VII. He also burned through money in living hard and trying to keep up with the Prince, which resulted in his disgrace
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“Into the scandals that marred Mr Buller’s private life and caused his social eclipse, this is obviously not the place to enter. Those whose memories go back thirty to forty years will remember him as … the handsomest man the cricket field has ever known” oldebor77.substack.com/p/the…
“Into the scandals that marred Mr Buller’s private life and caused his social eclipse, this is obviously not the place to enter. Those whose memories go back thirty to forty years will remember him as … the handsomest man the cricket field has ever known” oldebor77.substack.com/p/the…
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When Roy Kilner died in 1928, an estimated 100,000 people lined the streets of Wombwell for his funeral. Cardus wrote: “It is like being told that some genial Yorkshire breeze has died and will never again blow over the faces of men and refresh them.”
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When Roy Kilner died in 1928, an estimated 100,000 people lined the streets of Wombwell for his funeral. Cardus wrote: “It is like being told that some genial Yorkshire breeze has died and will never again blow over the faces of men and refresh them.”
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In the early 1890s, Violet Westbrook attempted the impossible: to build a career as a professional woman cricketer. She was a member of the Original English Lady Cricketers, but she had a much broader vision than mere cricketing entertainment. oldebor77.substack.com/p/the…
In the early 1890s, Violet Westbrook attempted the impossible: to build a career as a professional woman cricketer. She was a member of the Original English Lady Cricketers, but she had a much broader vision than mere cricketing entertainment. oldebor77.substack.com/p/the…
For two months in 1931, it looked as if Donald Bradman might sign for Accrington in the Lancashire League. There was grave concern in Australia that Bradman might be lost to them. But behind the scenes, the story was a little more complicated oldebor77.substack.com/p/sha…
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For a few weeks in 1931, it looked as if the Lancashire League club Accrington had sensationally signed Donald Bradman, the greatest player in the world, a move that would have ended his Test career.
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For a few weeks in 1931, it looked as if the Lancashire League club Accrington had sensationally signed Donald Bradman, the greatest player in the world, a move that would have ended his Test career.
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Between 1919 and 1939, the Roses Match was probably the most intense game in English cricket. Crowds flocked to see, attracted by the drama. But not by the excitement. And all of it was chronicled — sometimes lovingly, sometimes not — by Neville Cardus
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On the subject of Roses Matches, these are the leading run-scorers for both Yorkshire and Lancashire in matches between the wars (1/2)
Between 1919 and 1939, the Roses Match was probably the most intense game in English cricket. Crowds flocked to see, attracted by the drama. But not by the excitement. And all of it was chronicled — sometimes lovingly, sometimes not — by Neville Cardus
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In 1921, England were overwhelmed by an Australian team playing a very modern kind of cricket. The response was to look backwards. That was how the extraordinary figure of Lionel Tennyson became England captain
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Learie and Norma Constantine are received by local dignitaries prior to the East Lancashire
CC v Nelson CC Lancashire League fixture in August 1929.
