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Emerging from the shadows

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Douglas Heath in Cricket, Sport // 0 Comments

Spotted today on the website of The Guardian, this fascinating tale of a forgotten England captain by John Ashdown is worthy of reaching as wide a readership as possible, which is why today we recommend it to our readers – BOWDEN

About Douglas Heath

Douglas Heath began his lifelong love affair with cricket as an 8 year-old schoolboy playing OWZAT? Whilst listening to a 160s Ashes series on the radio. He later became half-decent at doing John Arlott impressions and is a member of Middlesex County Cricket Club. He holds no truck at all with the T20 version on the game. More Posts

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