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I approached "The Strangers Who Came Home" with some trepidation, having read many a dry cricket book but I happily found it a thoroughly enjoyable read, detailing both the cricket that was played in The demon Spofforth is the giant in this book. I would love to have seen him bowl. The rivalry between Australia and England stems from events that took place on this tour. John Lazenby. The Ashes cricket series, played out between England and Australia, is the oldest, and arguably the most keenly-contested rivalry, in international sport. And yet the majority of the first representative Australian cricket team to tour England in in fact regarded themselves as The Strangers Who Came Home: The First Australian Cricket Tour of England. In May of that year the SS City of Berlin docked at Liverpool, and the Australians stepped onto English ground to begin the inaugural first-class cricket tour of England by a representative overseas team. As they made their way south towards Lord's to play the MCC in the second match of the tour, the The Strangers Who Came Home: The First Australian Cricket Tour of England tourists, or 'the strangers' as they were referred to in the press, encountered arrogance and ignorance, cheating umpires and miserable weather. But by defeating a powerful MCC side which included W. Grace himself in a single afternoon's play, they turned English cricket on its head. The Lord's crowd, having openly laughed at the tourists, wildly celebrated a victory that has been described as 'arguably the most momentous six hours in cricket history' and claimed the Australians as their own. The Strangers Who Came Home is a compelling social history which brings that momentous summer to life, telling the story of these extraordinary men who travelled thousands of miles, risking life and limb, playing 43 matches in England as well as several in Philadelphia, America, on their return journey during a demanding but ultimately triumphant homecoming; how their glorious achievements on the field of play threw open the doors to international sports touring, and how these men from the colonies provided the stimulus for Australian nationhood through their sporting success and brought unprecedented vitality to international cricket. March13 May Five May Six May Eight June Nine June Eleven July August7 September Fourteen September September19 November November February Grace wicketkeeper wickets Wisden Yorkshire. He lives in London. April March The Strangers Who Came Home: The First Australian Cricket Tour of England: John Lazenby: Wisden

This book covers the trials and tribulations of the first Australian tour yes, I know there was an Aboriginal tour in to England, USA and New Zealand, they had intended to tour India too, in We learn that had a Melbourne group been more daring the first tour would have taken place inand perhaps this book would have covered that enterprise. Cricket books covering tours of yesteryear can be a bore. The main problem can be the lack of interesting sources, with no eyewitness accounts and most controversies already discovered. What you are left with is simply a recounting of the matches. You can almost see the author; a Wisden at hand and the book padded out with reprinted scorecards. The above contributes to most quality cricket book reads. He partly achieves this by sprinkling significant contemporary events throughout and also explaining the difficulties faced in the period, such as poor communications and travel difficulties. The Aussies seemingly survived on four hours sleep between each match, and that often on the train to their next game. The venture really was speculative with some of the county secretaries originally balking at fixtures as the Australian team were an unknown quantity, so unknown that many expected them to be Aboriginal. One lady asked wicket keeper Jack Blackham to deliver a parcel for her to Adelaide. When informed that Blackham lived in Melbourne, she kindly offered to pay his cab fare. The mystery of the Australians and their quality as a cricket team were dispelled early in the tour after they defeated a strong MCC team at Lords. This victory had the county secretaries lining up to play the tourists and ensured the success of the tour. Lazenby makes a persuasive argument as to why this match against the MCC was not worthy of Test status despite claims, mainly by Australian writers, that it be upgraded to the first Test played in England. Despite the lack of a Test and the build up to such a historic match, Lazenby has no trouble maintaining interest in the tour. The Australian team come across as a little mercenary with the trip definitely a money making venture. This element of the tour started the argument which was to rage on for another 30 years, as to whether Australian teams had the right to amateur status. This meant significant privileges insuch as eating in the dining room rather than lining up with the public and professional cricketers at the food tents. There are plenty of travails relating to the trip, The Strangers Who Came Home: The First Australian Cricket Tour of England the same 11 players involved in almost every match. So often did the same 11 have The Strangers Who Came Home: The First Australian Cricket Tour of England front up, the reader will even start to feel enervated. Grace in England. If you want to know the Midwinter story plus the robbery of the Australian dressing room, plus countless other tales then you should pick up a copy of this fine book. Highly recommended. To take the opportunity of winning a copy The Strangers Who Came Home: The First Australian Cricket Tour of England the book click here. Leave a comment Cancel comment Comments are moderated, and will not appear until they have been approved Name. More articles by Archie Mac Dainty. The Tied Test in Madras. Review: The Strangers Who Came Home

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