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LIMITED NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE TO MY COLLEAGUES OF THE NOTTINGHAM FOREST AMATEUR CRICKET CLUB CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER I The Night Before 9 CHAPTER II Coming Events 19 CHAPTER III Little Clumpton v. Hickory 34 CHAPTER IV An Impossible Incident 47 CHAPTER V The Cussedness of Cricket 64 CHAPTER VI Of a Young Person in Brown Holland 81 CHAPTER VII Conversational 97 CHAPTER VIII A Cricket Lunch 106 CHAPTER IX Record Breaking 128 CHAPTER X The End of the Day 142 CHAPTER XI Cupid puts his Pads on 155 CHAPTER XII My First County Match 171 CHAPTER XIII A Case of Heredity 199 CHAPTER XIV In which I am more Sinned against than Sinning 213 CHAPTER XV Facing the Music 230 CHAPTER XVI A Telegram from Stoddart 248 CHAPTER XVII A Few of its Consequences 262 CHAPTER XVIII I receive Instruction in a Heart-breaking Science 272 CHAPTER XIX A Case for M.C.C. 285 CHAPTER XX A Case for Another Eminent Authority 298 CHAPTER I The Night Before IT was the eve of Little Clumpton versus Hickory. To those who are unfamiliar with these haunts of ancient peace this may seem a chronicle of the infinitely little. The Utopians, however, dwelling there remote, were quite aware that Waterloo, nay, even the Battle of Omdurman, was a picnic in comparison with Little Clumpton versus Hickory. Therefore let the nations heed. Half our team were sitting in my billiard-room discussing the prospects of the morrow. Opinion really was unanimous for once: Little Clumpton must not lose. “Lose!” said the Optimist grandly, “is it England, or is it… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fwillow-the-king) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fwillow-the-king) No reviews yet. 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