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BEING A NEW EDITION OF JOHN NYREN'S 'YOUNG CRICKETER'S TUTOR,' TOGETHER WITH A COLLECTION OF OTHER MATTER DRAWN FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, ALL BEARING UPON THE GREAT BATSMEN AND BOWLERS BEFORE ROUND-ARM CAME IN.

'Last Munday youre Father was at Mr. Payn's and plaid at Cricket, and came home please anuf, for he struck the best ball in the game, and whishd he had not anny thing else to do he would play at Cricket all his Life.' Extract from an old Sussex letter