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... cricket and sport of every kind , with a refined and scholarly taste for literature . He had , like his father , a keen observation for every detail in nature ; and from a habit of patient watchfulness he acquired great knowledge of ...
... cricket and sport of every kind , with a refined and scholarly taste for literature . He had , like his father , a keen observation for every detail in nature ; and from a habit of patient watchfulness he acquired great knowledge of ...
Page xvi
... Cricket - Prehistoric Cricket - A Bad Ground - A " Pretty " Ball - Charles Dickens on Cricket - Dumkins and Podder , Limited - How Dumkins Hit a " Sixer " -Downfall of " Podder " — Bourton - on - the - Water C.C. - A Plague of Wasps ...
... Cricket - Prehistoric Cricket - A Bad Ground - A " Pretty " Ball - Charles Dickens on Cricket - Dumkins and Podder , Limited - How Dumkins Hit a " Sixer " -Downfall of " Podder " — Bourton - on - the - Water C.C. - A Plague of Wasps ...
Page xvii
... Brookside - By " the Pill " -Remarks on Gray — A Fine Piece of Miniature Scenery - The Cricket Ground - The Book of Nature - At the Ford- Habits of Observation - In the Conyger Wood- The Home of the Kingfisher - A Limestone Quarry -The.
... Brookside - By " the Pill " -Remarks on Gray — A Fine Piece of Miniature Scenery - The Cricket Ground - The Book of Nature - At the Ford- Habits of Observation - In the Conyger Wood- The Home of the Kingfisher - A Limestone Quarry -The.
Page 99
... cricket matches , make the time pass all too quickly for those who spend the glorious summer months in the Cotswolds . By the time the Cirencester Horse Show is over , the cubs are getting strong and mischievous . Directly the corn is ...
... cricket matches , make the time pass all too quickly for those who spend the glorious summer months in the Cotswolds . By the time the Cirencester Horse Show is over , the cubs are getting strong and mischievous . Directly the corn is ...
Page 100
... Cricket grounds afford unlimited scope for labour and experiment . If you either own or rent a trout stream there is no end to the improvements that can be made with a little time and labour . Deep holes or even lakes may be dug , great ...
... Cricket grounds afford unlimited scope for labour and experiment . If you either own or rent a trout stream there is no end to the improvements that can be made with a little time and labour . Deep holes or even lakes may be dug , great ...
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