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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
England's latest hope at No7 is ready to stake his claim with bat and ball in South Africa English cricket seems to have been searching for a proper all-rounder for most of the past 101 years, since WG Grace played the last of his 44 seasons. The latest applicant, following Andrew Flintoff's retirement, has not yet played a Test, has scored seven centuries in seven years of county cricket and has...
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Thoughts from the Dustbin (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
1. The best place to start is, obviously, with Fred "the Demon" Spofforth at the Oval, August 1882. Australia looked like dead certs to lose: England only needed 85 runs to win in their 2nd innings. But Spofforth was having none of it - he took 7/44 and Australia bowled them out for 77 runs. Brilliant, huh? Eat that W.G. Grace - Our Freddy had a bigger tash than you! 2. Bert Ironmonger was...
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Londonist (Free subscription) | 19/07/2009
Henry Allingham in Royal Naval Air Service uniform during World War I, 1916 He may have spent his later days on the south coast - retiring to London By Sea, if you will - but Allingham, who died yesterday, was a Londoner. Born in Clapton , East London in 1896, he spent his first years in the area, attending Gamuel Road School and Bessborough Road School in Walthamstow then Fourth Avenue School in...
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The Observer (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Follow the latest with our enhanced desktop scoreboard and why not immerse yourself in our new Hawk-Eye tool . Send your Ashes emails to rob.smyth@guardian.co.uk 8th over: England 24-2 (trailed by 239 on first innings; Strauss 7, Pietersen 5) So it'll be Peter Siddle to start the day, with two men out on the hook for Strauss. I think Siddle will just bowl one over to allow Hilfenhaus and Johnson to...
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News: News blog | guardian.co.uk (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
St George is in town, the Barmy Army have become the Byddin Barmi and at least one Aussie is confused It isn't always a good idea to be strolling around Cardiff city centre dressed as St George, or as the legendary England cricketer WG Grace, or even in a homemade Britannia outfit. But three brave cricket fans from Bristol did just that this morning. Didn't they feel a little exposed? "No, I...
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The Corridor (a cricket blog) (Free subscription) | 24/04/2009
Credit crunch, credit shmunch. If you’ve 30 grand stashed under your mattress, there can be few better things to spend it on than one of WG Grace’s bats. This is a wild exaggeration - I acknowledge that. You’d be far better off buying a garage or small plot of land for when The New [...]
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Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 20/04/2009
A 113-year-old bat used by WG Grace will be auctioned at Sotheby's in London next month for an expected £30,000
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