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Peter Pan's Cricket First XI

The creator of Peter Pan,
J.M. Barrie, was a
hugely enthusiastic
cricketer of very little
talent. That didn?t stop
him from leading perhaps
the most extraordinary
amateur cricket team ever
to have taken the field.
Some of the twentieth
centurys most
famous writers including
A. A. Milne, P. G.
Wodehouse and Jerome K.
Jerome, regularly turned
out for Barries
team between 1890 and
1913. This very Edwardian
vision of village cricket
was only brought to an
end by the First World
War. Those years of
golden summers were
recounted in
Barries letters and
journals, many revealed
here for the first time.
Cricket lovers will
identify with
Barries attempts to
assemble a team of
competent players. In
PETER PAN'S FIRST XI,
Kevin Telfer weaves
together cricket,
literature, history,
humour and biography to
create an entertaining
account of this
little-known band of
cricketing Peter Pans ?
and the age in which they
lived.

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Everywhere We Went - Top Tales
From Cricket's Barmy Army

Boxing Day, Melbourne
2010: a packed house of
over 80, 000 sits down to
watch the crucial fourth
Test unfold. Three days
later, only 12, 000
remain - and it's just
the Barmy Army,
celebrating as England
retain the Ashes. They
run through their full
repertoire of songs,
cheering on England's
success. Meanwhile, the
England players salute
those who have made the
effort to be there,
spending thousands of
pounds to support their
side, inspiring them to
another great victory.
What was it like to be
there? How did it come to
pass that thousands
gathered together? Who is
the trumpeter? Who came
up with the songs? What
else do the Barmy Army
get up to when the
cricket finishes? This
book answers all those
questions, and many
more, providing a
brilliant and hilarious
insight to life on tour
with the Barmy Army. For
those who were there, it
will bring back a flood
of memories. For those
who weren't, this book
will show you what you
missed, and why you need
to join in next time to
have the time of your
life.

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