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Pioneering Croydon cricketer who led the way against Australia

Posted on May 21, 2023 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: A summer of Test cricket is little more than a week away, with the Ashes to come next month. Here DAVID MORGAN delves back 200 years into the archives to a time when the England team did actually … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cricket, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History, Sport, Surrey CCC | Tagged Ashes, Australia, Canada, cricket, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Fred Lillywhite, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, John Wisden, Julius Caesar, Melbourne, SS Great Britain, Surrey CCC, The Oval, Tom Lockyer, United States of America | Leave a comment
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