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Now the Englishmen suddenly came to life. Four runs later Harvey received a beast of a ball from Tyson which spat up at him and splashed off his bat to Cowdrey, 104 for 4.

— Margaret Hughes The Long Hop (1955)

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A great cricketer must be an artist and express himself in his strokes.

All On A Summer's Day (1953)

I have been treated as a freak, rather like the fat lady at the circus.

As we at all times criticise the Premier for his management of home affairs, call Mr Butler a fool for his Budget, find fault with Beecham's conducting, or Gielgud's performance, can we not, sometimes, say that our cricketers are not quite so brilliant as usual?

The Long Hop (1955)

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