Old Ebor
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A cricket tragic who writes about the pre-war history of the game
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Ranjitsinhji was acclaimed during his lifetime as the greatest cricketer of all time. But his ultimate aim was not cricketing greatness — which he unquestionably achieved — but a throne to which he never had any real claim.
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Ranjitsinhji
A Conjuror of Runs and Myths
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In 1904, in a boarding house at the heart of Liverpool’s Chinese community, a man called Pong Lun shot dead his friend John Go Hing. But no-one in the story proved quite as straightforward as the press claimed, not least the widow of John Go Hing.
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The Murder of John Go Hing
And the Many Lives of His Widow
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In 1904, in a boarding house at the heart of Liverpool’s Chinese community, a man called Pong Lun shot dead his friend John Go Hing. But no-one in the story proved quite as straightforward as the press claimed, not least the widow of John Go Hing.
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The Murder of John Go Hing
And the Many Lives of His Widow
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Wilfred Rhodes was a cricketing legend, taking more first-class wickets than anyone ever will, opening the batting for England and playing Test cricket in his 50s. But he constantly worked hard to remain at the cutting edge throughout a 32-year career.
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"Never Tired of Cricket"
Wilfred Rhodes and the Art of Reinvention
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Wilfred Rhodes was a cricketing legend, taking more first-class wickets than anyone ever will, opening the batting for England and playing Test cricket in his 50s. But he constantly worked hard to remain at the cutting edge throughout a 32-year career.
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"Never Tired of Cricket"
Wilfred Rhodes and the Art of Reinvention
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Samuel Richardson was one of the most influential figures in the early years of Derbyshire cricket. Until one day he disappeared, leaving behind a trail of fraud.
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The Flight of Samuel Richardson
Tailor, Cricketer, Fraudster
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Samuel Richardson was one of the most influential figures in the early years of Derbyshire cricket. Until one day he disappeared, leaving behind a trail of fraud.
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The Flight of Samuel Richardson
Tailor, Cricketer, Fraudster
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On Wednesday 3 September 1879, a young woman alighted from an omnibus in the centre of Liverpool. Several people noticed her but lost sight of her as she turned down a side street. It took 47 days to find out what had happened to Elizabeth Mary Edwards.
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The Disappearance of Miss Edwards
The Liverpool Mystery of 1879
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On Wednesday 3 September 1879, a young woman alighted from an omnibus in the centre of Liverpool. Several people noticed her but lost sight of her as she turned down a side street. It took 47 days to find out what had happened to Elizabeth Mary Edwards.
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The Disappearance of Miss Edwards
The Liverpool Mystery of 1879
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When WW2 broke out, the best batters in the world were Don Bradman and George Headley. After Headley became the first man to score twin centuries at Lord’s in the same Test, C. B. Fry dubbed him “Atlas”. It was more apposite than Fry could have realised
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"His Middle Name Should Be Atlas"
George Headley and the Aspirations of Millions
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When WW2 broke out, the best batters in the world were Don Bradman and George Headley. After Headley became the first man to score twin centuries at Lord’s in the same Test, C. B. Fry dubbed him “Atlas”. It was more apposite than Fry could have realised
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"His Middle Name Should Be Atlas"
George Headley and the Aspirations of Millions
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The long and messy cricketing relationship between amateur and professional was about far more than who was paid and who played out of “love”.
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Gentlemen and Players
Amateurs and Professionals in English Cricket
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In 1898, the six-year-old Richard Henry Abbott ran away from home in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, and spent months in a Newcastle workhouse without revealing who he was. Instead he proved a talented teller of "untruths", a skill he carried forward into adulthood
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The Plausible Gardener
The Wanderings of Richard Henry Abbott
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In 1898, the six-year-old Richard Henry Abbott ran away from home in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, and spent months in a Newcastle workhouse without revealing who he was. Instead he proved a talented teller of "untruths", a skill he carried forward into adulthood
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The Plausible Gardener
The Wanderings of Richard Henry Abbott
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William Cropper had the potential to reach the highest level, excelling for Derbyshire from a young age. But his career stalled amid the pressure of playing for a struggling team, and a tragic football accident meant that his promise would never be fulfilled.
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"Would have been quite at the forefront of cricket"
The Unfulfilled Potential of William Cropper
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William Cropper had the potential to reach the highest level, excelling for Derbyshire from a young age. But his career stalled amid the pressure of playing for a struggling team, and a tragic football accident meant that his promise would never be fulfilled.
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"Would have been quite at the forefront of cricket"
The Unfulfilled Potential of William Cropper
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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!
about 2 months ago
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When an actress, Ellen Augusta Rogers, died suddenly in Bradford in 1890 after a miscarriage, many would have passed judgement on the immorality of life on stage. But the real story was far more complicated both for Rogers and many like her.
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The Actress at Houghton Place
The Story of Ellen Augusta Rogers
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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!
about 2 months ago
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When an actress, Ellen Augusta Rogers, died suddenly in Bradford in 1890 after a miscarriage, many would have passed judgement on the immorality of life on stage. But the real story was far more complicated both for Rogers and many like her.
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The Actress at Houghton Place
The Story of Ellen Augusta Rogers
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From Cambridge University to a strange death in Trinidad, via Washington state: the strange and inexplicable life of the English Test batter Charles Absolom.
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Charlie Absolom
A "Wasted Life of Aimless Wandering"?
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Fred Tate reached his peak as a cricketer in 1902. As recognition for his form, he was selected for England for the Old Trafford Test against Australia. His life would never be the same.
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“The Tale of the Test Match”: The Breaking of Fred Tate
The 1902 season was the best of Fred Tate's career, and the only one in which he was indisputably among the leading bowlers in England rather than just a hard-working journeyman. But this success brought nothing but infamy: after he was selected for the Old Trafford Test match, his dropped catch (and failure to hit the winnings runs) was blamed for England's narrow defeat. The game became known, with cruel irony, as "Tate's Match". But that is hardly a fair apportioning of blame…
https://oldebor.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/the-tale-of-the-test-match-the-breaking-of-fred-tate/
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Fred Tate reached his peak as a cricketer in 1902. As recognition for his form, he was selected for England for the Old Trafford Test against Australia. His life would never be the same.
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“The Tale of the Test Match”: The Breaking of Fred Tate
The 1902 season was the best of Fred Tate's career, and the only one in which he was indisputably among the leading bowlers in England rather than just a hard-working journeyman. But this success brought nothing but infamy: after he was selected for the Old Trafford Test match, his dropped catch (and failure to hit the winnings runs) was blamed for England's narrow defeat. The game became known, with cruel irony, as "Tate's Match". But that is hardly a fair apportioning of blame…
https://oldebor.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/the-tale-of-the-test-match-the-breaking-of-fred-tate/
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Fred Tate remains notorious for his role in England's three-run defeat by Australia at Old Trafford in 1902. But before that, he had established himself as a good journeyman cricketer. Given his difficult background, that was quite an achievement in itself.
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Before Old Trafford: The Making of Fred Tate
Fred Tate remains notorious for his role in England's three-run defeat by Australia at Old Trafford in 1902. But before that, he had established himself as a good journeyman cricketer. Given his difficult background, that was quite an achievement in itself. But Tate had more going on in his life than cricket.
https://oldebor.wordpress.com/2026/03/16/before-old-trafford-the-making-of-fred-tate/
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Fred Tate remains notorious for his role in England's three-run defeat by Australia at Old Trafford in 1902. But before that, he had established himself as a good journeyman cricketer. Given his difficult background, that was quite an achievement in itself.
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Before Old Trafford: The Making of Fred Tate
Fred Tate remains notorious for his role in England's three-run defeat by Australia at Old Trafford in 1902. But before that, he had established himself as a good journeyman cricketer. Given his difficult background, that was quite an achievement in itself. But Tate had more going on in his life than cricket.
https://oldebor.wordpress.com/2026/03/16/before-old-trafford-the-making-of-fred-tate/
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One of cricket's most notorious "chuckers" was Arthur Mold. But there was far more to him than the straightness (or otherwise) of his elbow.
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Arthur Mold
Reduced to a Cipher
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In January 1899, £60,000 disappeared from a drawer in Parr's Bank, London. It was a huge sum and, apparently, a brilliantly audacious crime. But something was not quite right, not least when much of the money was returned a few days later…
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The Robbery at Parr's Bank
"Rarely Surpassed in the Annals of Crime"
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In January 1899, £60,000 disappeared from a drawer in Parr's Bank, London. It was a huge sum and, apparently, a brilliantly audacious crime. But something was not quite right, not least when much of the money was returned a few days later…
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The Robbery at Parr's Bank
"Rarely Surpassed in the Annals of Crime"
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One of cricket's most notorious "chuckers" was Arthur Mold. But there was far more to him than the straightness (or otherwise) of his elbow.
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Arthur Mold
Reduced to a Cipher
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I’ve got something in this issue about Charlie Buller, whose life reads like something from a novel. On sale now!
add a skeleton here at some point
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In 1952, Miles Giffard murdered his parents and was hanged under the strict M’Naghten Rules despite clear suggestions that he was mentally ill. The story has fascinated the public for more than seventy years but the suggestion that Giffard was a cricketer is something of a stretch
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“Labouring under a defect of reason”: Murder, Miles Giffard and the Definition of Insanity
In 1952, Miles Giffard murdered his parents and was hanged under the strict M’Naghten Rules despite clear suggestions that he was mentally ill. The story has fascinated the public for more than seventy years. A key part of the story is usually that Giffard was a cricketer, but that is something of a stretch.
https://oldebor.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/labouring-under-a-defect-of-reason-murder-miles-giffard-and-the-definition-of-insanity/
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In 1952, Miles Giffard murdered his parents and was hanged under the strict M’Naghten Rules despite clear suggestions that he was mentally ill. The story has fascinated the public for more than seventy years but the suggestion that Giffard was a cricketer is something of a stretch
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“Labouring under a defect of reason”: Murder, Miles Giffard and the Definition of Insanity
In 1952, Miles Giffard murdered his parents and was hanged under the strict M’Naghten Rules despite clear suggestions that he was mentally ill. The story has fascinated the public for more than seventy years. A key part of the story is usually that Giffard was a cricketer, but that is something of a stretch.
https://oldebor.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/labouring-under-a-defect-of-reason-murder-miles-giffard-and-the-definition-of-insanity/
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Bev Lyon was an inspirational captain of Gloucestershire, turning an inconsistent team into Championship contenders. And yet he came so close to achieving even more.
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Bev Lyon
The Iconoclastic Captain
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A unexplained double death in Fulham in 1892: a young actress and a man calling himself her husband. A tragic accident? Or a murder-suicide?
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The Doctor and the Actress
Morphia, Suspicion and a Double Death in London
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A unexplained double death in Fulham in 1892: a young actress and a man calling himself her husband. A tragic accident? Or a murder-suicide?
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The Doctor and the Actress
Morphia, Suspicion and a Double Death in London
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Bev Lyon was an inspirational captain of Gloucestershire, turning an inconsistent team into Championship contenders. And yet he came so close to achieving even more.
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Bev Lyon
The Iconoclastic Captain
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In 1881, Nottinghamshire’s "schism" moved from private correspondence to open conflict. Seven professionals challenged the authority of the County Committee, demanding guaranteed selection and benefits. The confrontation ended in decisive defeat for the rebels
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“A Want of Gratitude”: The Untidy Resolution of the Nottinghamshire Strike
In 1881, Nottinghamshire’s “schism” moved from private correspondence to open conflict. Seven leading professionals challenged the authority of the County Committee, demanding guarantee…
https://oldebor.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/a-want-of-gratitude-the-untidy-resolution-of-the-nottinghamshire-strike/
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In 1881, Nottinghamshire’s "schism" moved from private correspondence to open conflict. Seven professionals challenged the authority of the County Committee, demanding guaranteed selection and benefits. The confrontation ended in decisive defeat for the rebels
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“A Want of Gratitude”: The Untidy Resolution of the Nottinghamshire Strike
In 1881, Nottinghamshire’s “schism” moved from private correspondence to open conflict. Seven leading professionals challenged the authority of the County Committee, demanding guarantee…
https://oldebor.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/a-want-of-gratitude-the-untidy-resolution-of-the-nottinghamshire-strike/
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During the later 19th century, when amateurs took control of English cricket from professionals, there was surprisingly little resistance to the new status quo. Except in Nottinghamshire, where an 1881 dispute became the last serious attempt to resist amateur domination.
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“Against the Wishes of the Committee”: Holden, Shaw, Shrewsbury and the Nottinghamshire Strike of 1881
During the later nineteenth century, there was a quiet revolution in cricket. As amateurs took control of the county game, professionals lost security and autonomy. There was surprisingly little resistance to the new status quo. Except in Nottinghamshire, where an 1881 dispute over "naming rights", selection and benefits exposed the fault lines, and became the last serious attempt by players to resist amateur domination.
https://oldebor.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/against-the-wishes-of-the-committee-holden-shaw-shrewsbury-and-the-nottinghamshire-strike-of-1881/
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During the later 19th century, when amateurs took control of English cricket from professionals, there was surprisingly little resistance to the new status quo. Except in Nottinghamshire, where an 1881 dispute became the last serious attempt to resist amateur domination.
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“Against the Wishes of the Committee”: Holden, Shaw, Shrewsbury and the Nottinghamshire Strike of 1881
During the later nineteenth century, there was a quiet revolution in cricket. As amateurs took control of the county game, professionals lost security and autonomy. There was surprisingly little resistance to the new status quo. Except in Nottinghamshire, where an 1881 dispute over "naming rights", selection and benefits exposed the fault lines, and became the last serious attempt by players to resist amateur domination.
https://oldebor.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/against-the-wishes-of-the-committee-holden-shaw-shrewsbury-and-the-nottinghamshire-strike-of-1881/
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In 1892, an independently wealthy man called William Stiles died in faintly murky circumstances. There were questions whether he had been held against his wishes, and whether he had been forced to change his will in favour of his possible captors.
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The Lonely Death of William Stiles
Unanswered — and Unasked — Questions at an Inquest
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In 1892, an independently wealthy man called William Stiles died in faintly murky circumstances. There were questions whether he had been held against his wishes, and whether he had been forced to change his will in favour of his possible captors.
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The Lonely Death of William Stiles
Unanswered — and Unasked — Questions at an Inquest
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Aubrey Faulkner was one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of Test cricket but has received little attention from historians. He was a complex man about whom little is known, yet whose success on the cricket field possibly disguised several demons.
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“Demons below the surface”: The Enigma of Aubrey Faulkner
Aubrey Faulkner was one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of Test cricket but has received little attention from historians. He was a complex man about whom little is known, yet whose success on the cricket field possibly disguised several demons.
https://oldebor.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/demons-below-the-surface-the-enigma-of-aubrey-faulkner/
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Aubrey Faulkner was one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of Test cricket but has received little attention from historians. He was a complex man about whom little is known, yet whose success on the cricket field possibly disguised several demons.
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“Demons below the surface”: The Enigma of Aubrey Faulkner
Aubrey Faulkner was one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of Test cricket but has received little attention from historians. He was a complex man about whom little is known, yet whose success on the cricket field possibly disguised several demons.
https://oldebor.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/demons-below-the-surface-the-enigma-of-aubrey-faulkner/
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The Tragedies of Sam Moss The suspicions over the legitimacy of Sam Moss's bowling action finished his career as a top league cricketer. He continued to play professionally for several years, but he was not destined for a happy ending.
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The Tragedies of Sam Moss
The suspicions over the legitimacy of Sam Moss's bowling action finished his career as a top league cricketer. He continued to play professionally for several years, but he was not destined for a happy ending.
https://oldebor.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/the-tragedies-of-sam-moss/
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The Tragedies of Sam Moss The suspicions over the legitimacy of Sam Moss's bowling action finished his career as a top league cricketer. He continued to play professionally for several years, but he was not destined for a happy ending.
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The Tragedies of Sam Moss
The suspicions over the legitimacy of Sam Moss's bowling action finished his career as a top league cricketer. He continued to play professionally for several years, but he was not destined for a happy ending.
https://oldebor.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/the-tragedies-of-sam-moss/
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No-one ever knew who Mabel Grey was nor where she came from. Was she a courtesan or an invention? All attempts to define her failed before she vanished as mysteriously as she arrived. She was notorious and scandalous. And the press couldn't get enough
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The Legend of Mabel Grey
Queen of the Demimonde
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No-one ever knew who Mabel Grey was nor where she came from. Was she a courtesan or an invention? All attempts to define her failed before she vanished as mysteriously as she arrived. She was notorious and scandalous. And the press couldn't get enough
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The Legend of Mabel Grey
Queen of the Demimonde
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Samuel Moss, perhaps the fastest bowler in the world in the late 1890s, proved extremely successful playing for Bacup in the Lancashire League. But questions over the legality of his bowling action continued to grow as throwing became a controversial topic in English cricket
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Divided Opinions: Sam Moss and the Throwing Question
At a time when his career should have been going from strength to strength, Sam Moss — according to some, the fastest bowler in the world — found himself at the centre of a furore over his bowling action. After years of questioning glances, he was no-balled multiple times for throwing and his future was cast into uncertainty
https://oldebor.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/divided-opinions-sam-moss-and-the-throwing-question/
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The inventor (or discoverer) of the googly did not quite meet the ideal of a cricketing pioneer. Instead he was a mediocre player who had one blinding insight that changed the sport forever
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Bernard Bosanquet
The Father of the Googly
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