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Forty Seasons of First-Class Cricket by Richard Gorton BARLOW (1851 - 1919)
Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography
Read by: Phil Benson in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction
00:03:24 - 01 - My Autobiography
00:22:12 - 02 - My Autobiography continued
00:58:43 - 03 - My Autobiography continued
01:21:50 - 04 - My Autobiography continued
01:56:31 - 05 - My Autobiography concluded
02:16:13 - 06 - Umpiring Stories
02:27:04 - 07 - Personal Anecdotes
03:04:39 - 08 - Some Cricketing Curiosities
03:10:20 - 09 - The Author's Opinions on some Cricketers he has Met during the Last 40 Years
03:29:54 - 10 - The Author's Opinions on some Cricketers he has Met during the Last 40 Years continued
03:52:27 - 11 - Miscellaneous Opinions and Incidents
04:21:11 - 12 - Miscellaneous Opinions and Incidents continued
04:54:35 - 13 - My Three Australian Cricket Tours
05:18:15 - 14 - Second Tour
05:45:29 - 15 - Third Tour
06:16:48 - 16 - Hints to Umpires
06:27:08 - 17 - Captainship
06:32:07 - 18 - Hints to Young Cricketers
06:58:53 - 19 - Conclusion
R. G. 'Dick' Barlow was one of the most accomplished all-round cricketers of the late 19th Century. For many years he opened the batting with A. N. Hornby for Lancashire and England, often acting as a 'stonewaller' who 'carried his bat through the innings' while his teammates hit out for runs. He also excelled with the ball and delights in telling his readers how he dismissed his contemporary W. G. Grace more often than most. Barlow's 40 years in club, county, and test cricket are recounted with an attention to detail befitting a first class cricketer and umpire. Listeners who prefer their sports autobiographies to be more anecdotal than statistical might do well to start with the three chapters on Barlow's Australian tours with the England cricket team. Francis Thompson's 'At Lords' - a nostalgic tribute to Barlow and Hornby from a Manchester poet - is added as a coda to the book. (Summary by Phil Benson)
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