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Cricket Stories: Wise and Otherwise

Charles W. Alcock

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Description:"The clippings from Mr Alcock’s commonplace book are quite readable, and will no doubt be eagerly devoured by cricketers during those depressing hours when the two elevens are waiting for the weather to clear." - Pall Mall Gazette"Mr Alcock little volume will come as a boon and a blessing to chaps who, like Bruce Glasier, are fond of talking cricket. It is packed with most excellent yarns—mostly 'otherwise,' by the way—gleaned from all parts of the world where cricketers most do wield the willow blade." - The Clarion"No cricketer is so well up as not to find much that is new in the book; and the stories, as a rule, have no lack of character and point." - The Scotsman"It would not be easy to instance a more uninteresting lot of stories." - The Queen"Mr Alcock is a wise man in his generation. He has tempered the old with the new in a manner which will satisfy even the most blasé of cricketers, and yet has not seriously interfered with the prerogatives of the habitual story teller." - A Weekly Record of the GameWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cricket Stories: Wise and Otherwise. To get started finding Cricket Stories: Wise and Otherwise, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 174

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: J.W. Arrowsmith

Release: 1901

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Description: "The clippings from Mr Alcock’s commonplace book are quite readable, and will no doubt be eagerly devoured by cricketers during those depressing hours when the two elevens are waiting for the weather to clear." - Pall Mall Gazette"Mr Alcock little volume will come as a boon and a blessing to chaps who, like Bruce Glasier, are fond of talking cricket. It is packed with most excellent yarns—mostly 'otherwise,' by the way—gleaned from all parts of the world where cricketers most do wield the willow blade." - The Clarion"No cricketer is so well up as not to find much that is new in the book; and the stories, as a rule, have no lack of character and point." - The Scotsman"It would not be easy to instance a more uninteresting lot of stories." - The Queen"Mr Alcock is a wise man in his generation. He has tempered the old with the new in a manner which will satisfy even the most blasé of cricketers, and yet has not seriously interfered with the prerogatives of the habitual story teller." - A Weekly Record of the GameWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cricket Stories: Wise and Otherwise. To get started finding Cricket Stories: Wise and Otherwise, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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