FA J M Barries Allahakbarries C.C. cricket vintage Bradman 1950
Ruthie
history of Barries own literary cricket team originally published in
in 1899 by J M Barrie (author of Peter Pan), mentioning Conan Doyle
twice with a b&w photo of him examining a cricket wicket, with other
players.Original owners inscription on title pages.Some grubbyness to
dustwrapper. Original cream cloth, gilt. With a foreward by Don
Bradman.Very scarce.
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dodo
Andrew Dunford
"Ruthie" <Ruth...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Allahakbarries C.C. 1st 1950. James Barrie Publishers - London.. Short
> history of Barries own literary cricket team originally published in
> in 1899 by J M Barrie (author of Peter Pan), mentioning Conan Doyle
> twice with a b&w photo of him examining a cricket wicket, with other
> players.Original owners inscription on title pages.Some grubbyness to
> dustwrapper. Original cream cloth, gilt. With a foreward by Don
> Bradman.Very scarce.
Don Bradman playing 'foreward' wasn't scarce - he did it all the time.
Andrew
Gilly's Danda
> "Ruthie" <Ruthif...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
Quite. He wasn't quite so good off the back foot though. I understand
that this was why he bitched and moaned to his Cricket board when the
English bowled short to him, his government threatened imperial
secession, and they forced a change in the laws.
A
Southpaw
wrote:
The original 'waa, Sydney' ?
-Samarth.
Andrew Dunford
"Southpaw" <arb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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No, I think this was the original:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Riot_of_1879
The parallels with Australia v India 2007/08 are there for all to see:
visiting team threatens to go home, teams choose the umpires...
Andrew