And God Created Cricket by Hughes, Simon -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover About the Book About the Author Also by Simon Hughes Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents What This is All About And God Created Cricket

One – 1300-1779

Stop Press: The French Invented Cricket! That’s Not Cricket! . . . It is Now A Small World Harris Tweak Get Your Legs Out of the Way, Man!

Two – 1780-1806

Life of Britain The Dark Side Double Standards Throwing the Book at It

Three – 1807-1850

American Psyche Box-ercising Boom and Bust Class Distractions The One-Eyed Visionary

Four – 1851-1876

Boys on Tour Yes, Your Grace The Bearded Boundah

Five – 1877-1895

Demon Bowling A Parting Gift Amateur Dramatics Death and the Maiden

Six – 1896-1907

Hypocrites United Superman Plum in Front Back-handers Saints and Swingers Rhodes Scholar The Greatest? Running Amok

Seven – 1908-1914

Changing of the Guard Rude Interruptions

Eight – 1915-1933

War Games You Do the Maths Stop the Bleeding! Snivellers Sticky Fingers

Nine – 1934-1947

Nazi Delivery It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum Aye Aye Captain Quite a Useful Deliveree

Ten – 1948-1959

It’s All Black and White If You Ask Me Three Lions . . . Well, Two and One Leopard Shameful Behaviour Trooping of the Colour The Tru(e)th Hurts

Eleven – 1960-1969

One Day, My Son . . . Hello and Goodbye, Dolly!

Twelve – 1970-1976

The Lilian Thomson Show Wonderful Summers, Unless You Were English I Come from a Land Down Under

Thirteen – 1977-1979

Universes Collide New Kit on the Bloke

Fourteen – 1980-1985

’E Couldn’t Captain a Toy Ship Did He Really? Yes, He Did The Real Invincibles All-Round Expertise

Fifteen – 1986-1989

Pass the Parcel Plumbing the Depths

Sixteen – 1990-1995

All Change, Please New Kids on the Block Not a Larra Laughs If You’re a Bowler The Bouncer Waugh’s Over

Seventeen – 1996-1999

New Religion You Have Been Warned Skirting the Issue RIP English Cricket

Eighteen – 2000-2004

Fix ’Em Up Generally Above Average Festival of Speed Perfect Vision Overrated and Over Here

Nineteen – 2005-2007

Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man (or Two) Where Do You Go To, My Lovely? That’s Another Fine Mess You’ve Gotten Me Into A Fistful of Rupees

Twenty – 2008-2009

Indian the Conqueror Lost Soul(s) Twilight of the Gods Coming Round Full Circle Welsh Rarebit They’re Coming Home . . . . . . Oh No They’re Not The Final Act

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