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Contents
ListI lolfu strations VI
Foreword vu
IT omE mmet"tAJ- ofoyrE ver" 1
2E dwaBradr -rTahtFeto rgoMtatne n 35
3G eoUrlgyee "tHta-pJpayc k" 61
4W .HS.c o-t"tPoant oineaM n ocneu ment" 94
5W ilBlait-ee" sT hDea shYionugn g
Yorkshireman" 126
6R obPeer-et"l AR arPel ucOkneed" 157
Bibliography 139
Index 199
V
LiosIftll ustrations
Page
TomE mmett 3
F.Townsend 7
C.EG.r een 12
EphrLaoicmk wood 19
FredMearritcki n 36
EdwaBradr ratt 39
E.MG.r ace 46
G. AL.o hmann 52
Alfreda nSIdh. aW wDa .l ker
57
GeoUrlgyee tt 62
JohSne labnWyd. EM.i dwinter
76
G.EP.a lamneTdr. PH.o ran 81
LouHiasl l 83
W.HS.c otton 96
ArtShhurre wsbury 99
WillGiuanamnn Mdo rdSehceariw in
ll5
C.T.TBu.r ner 121
WilBlaitee s 127
A.CB.a nnearnmHda. nHM .a ssie 140
W.WR.e ad 142
RobPeeretl
156
EdmuPneda te 158
JohBnr iggs 169
A.ES.t oddart
175
GeoGrigffeae nnJd M. c CB.l ackham 181
Vl
Foreword
ATA T IMwEh eWn. GG.r awcaeos c cuwpiitpehrd o dutchsieen cgo nd
ofh imso sitm porfutlaln-tlb eonogkhtsiht,s h outguhrnteosdn caeg ain
toa ltlh ofseel clroiwc kweittwehhr oshm eh abde eans socfiotarht ierdt y
yeaarnmsdo rOeft. h eeixran cutm bheewr asus n cerwthaiiichnsha, r dly
surprbiushties n egt,fot rla ened s tiomf"a afet wet housmaonroderl, e ss,
notambelnTe.o "h avper ovaib dieodg roaefpa hcoyhno etf h mautl titude
oft eam-amnaadtd evse rwsoaurhliadevb see eagn a rgaunntduearnt aking
farb eyotnhcdea paocfmi otsmyto rtnaolltse ,at shCteh ampwihoons,e
abitlopi ltayyp elna gfagreb de hihnirdse marekxapbelarewtt i iesled ing
ab atN.e verthelebsyst ,h aesp sriosfiottfgai hnnocgse t -mworriet ers
familwiiatrth h rei godreomuasno dfls i tecroamrpyo shietd iuolny,
devoatc ehda pitnte wroo f h ibso otkors e corhdiiismn pgr esosfi ons
manoyfh imso sfatm oucso ntempoThreabsrieio egsr.a npohtiiccaels
ranfrgoema f elwi nteots w oor t hrpeaegfo erse acihn divSiudcuha l.
brevtiomt eyet th e deomtfah pneud bsl ipslhaelcriesmdo i ntt hsae m ount
ofi nformtahcatotiu oblneid n cluadnwedhd i,alt eh oreoxupgohs oift ion
eacchr ickfeutclealrr w'easens re cessaritlhayeu tohmwoiertrasteb e lde,
ins omien sttaond ceessct rhimebe et hoofpd lsa ayd,d itnhogec casional
anectdoio ltleu psetrrsacothneaa rla cteristics.
Thewraess o mdeu plibceattwiteohenten w boo okbsui,tna lWl. G.
anhdi asm anuednesawelistta hb oounthe u ndred-carnidc-kfieftteyr s.
A feowft hehma vseu bseqbueeeannct cloyfur ldle-dl beinoggtrha phies
byo thhearn bdustt,h mea josrtiritelyml aw iint haom uetm ortiota hle ir
fameO.w itnogt hpea ucoifct oym pilneftoer miawtto iuaoldndm, i ttedly
bei mpostsoci obmlpeai nel xet ebnisoigvreoa fmp ahnoyyft heSmo.m e,
howemveerrai,m t o rdee tatirleeadtt mheaWnn.t Gw .a asb tloed evote
tot heImn.1 98a9b ,o ookfm ineen tiTtwleeDldav yeos fG rawcaes
publiassah nae tdt etmopp rto vsiodmfieel lfoirtn hgye a wngianpg. This
volucmoen soifsb tieodg raspkheitoccftah wlee sll evaed pirnogf essionals
whocsaer eweerrisenp aorrwt h ocloen tempowriattnhhe ooosfWue. s G .
Graacneod t hmeerm boefhri sfas m ilTyhp.er esbeonoctko ntianluoensg
simillianbreyd s e alwiintsghim xo rper omipnleanyoteft r hVsei ctorian
ageT-omE mmeEtdtw,a Bradr rGaetotrU,gl ey eWt.tHS,.c otWtiolnl,i e
vii
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Vlll SIXM ORED AYOSF G RACE
BataensRd,o bPeeretAl lo.lft heimn,c idewnetriaenl cllyiu,Wnd . eGd. 's
twsoe leco"tfni ootnmaseb nl.e"
Iwt amsy a itmot rtyor estchueecs rei ckfreotmte hdreis s ptaaisnnttt o
whitchheh ya vree cetdote rda,tc heec iarr eneortsoi,un tgs tafnedaitnsg
anrde coarndtdsor , e -carp eiacttoeuft r heea iprp earpaenrcseo,n alities,
anmde thoofpd lsa Iytw. a osc casipoonsastliofilb nylmd eu crhe levant
informaatbioaoup ntl ayteerc'hsn oifbq autetsbi onwgl,ai nnfidge ,l ding
int hpeu blirsehceodl loefoc ncteoi notnesm pboutrtha wirasygs ,e nerally
moroef ttehnee x ceptthiatonhn re u lSeo.m oefm yd escriopft ions
individuoabfl a tmteaitnbnhdog ow dlswi enrcgeo mposeacd o lalfatteiro n
oft hdea futran isbhyse edv ienrfaolr nmoannoetfw s h,oi mn cleuvdeerdy
sindgelteia nhi ilas c coOunneetx .a mwpilbleelfo u nidnt haet tetmop t
presveinstiu maaal og fte h beo wloifTn ogmE mmett.
Limitedc-oomvpeertwsie trnieoo itnn st roudnutclieoldna gf ttehre
dayosfW .Ga.n hdi cso ntempaonrcdae rritaeassip,ne a cntfdse atures.
oft hfier st-gcalmhaeas vcseh ansgiendtc heta itm Aett. h bee ginning
oft hCeh ampicoanri'ens1e 8r6 t5h,oe v ecro nsiosfot nelfodyu rb alls,
thneu mbienrc retaofis viienn 1g 8 8a9n,sd i ixn1 90T0h.efo lloonw
wacso mpulfosrao d reyfi ocfi8 t0r uns, tro1a 2ii0sn 1e 8d9a 4n,1d 5 0
in1 900,i wtwa hmsea ndo ep tiaonnddae lc,l arwaetrnieoso tan nsc tioned
unt1i8l8S 9i.rx u nosffo nset roovketerh b eo undwaerroyen layl lowed
forh ictlse oaunot ft hger ouTnodu.or vse rwseeroaers g anniobztye d
ancye ntbroadblyu bty p rivpartoem owtheiralsthe, o mteh tee atmos
represenwte ruEesn ugallalnyfod r tc hmheoo ssptea bnry tt haeu thorities
atth ger ouonnwd h iTcehsM ta tcwheerpsel ayed T(hLOeov raadln',ds ,
OlTdr afford).
Int hlea tshtio rftd hn ei netceeennttbuhar tyta,in bndog w ling averages
wermeu clho wtehrat nh eayrt eo dalya,r gbeelcyao ufts heve a rying
Wisden
quaolitfht peyi tcThhe1es8 .8e 3d itofi onq ualbiafitetasiv negr ages
of2 3.3107.,a4 n03d,9 .a6"s0g oo"dr,e"m argkoaobdal,ny""d g rand"
respecTthitevo fiepvl beya .t simn1e 8n8a 2c hiaevveerdra agnegfrsio nmg
34.t4o34 1 .t6w4oo,ft hepma ss1i,n0rg0u 0ni sn1; 9 9t0h,ew reero ev ae t
hundbraetds wmieatnvh e rhaiggethshe 3arn4 .m4a4n,oy tf h eamt taining
four-rfiea ggrewgiattthees nsc ormionrtgeh a2n, 0r0u0n Tsh.et op
gu
fivbeo wlpelrasyi inmn ogrt eh atnwm oa tcihn1e 8s8r 2e coarvdeerda ges
rangfrionm1g 0 .(0161w 2i ckteo1t 1s.)(5 221w 4i ckeNtosat!s )i.n gle
bowlcelra iamh eudn dwriecdki en1t 9s9w 0h,et nhfi er msatnd ismissed
hivsi ctai1tm9 s.a 0p5i aenctdeh fi ef at2th3 1.6fi , rewsh iwcohu hladv e
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beerne garvdeerdg oianmns eg d ioicntr hi1et8 y8R 0esf.e rornicanegg a in
Wisden,one
tot h1e8 8e3d itoifo n ofi tcso ntridbeuctltoahrriaseft. d" ..
C.Youcnagsn u cciente adk ainnogt 2h8we irc kaeltt escs,ost s hto tuhgahn
19.1t8h,e iresev eprryo sopfHe acmtp shhaivriaens gg o oadr ecionrd
(Wisden's
thceo miynega r" itanloimtci sn,Oe c)c.u ptyhisene gc polnadc e
FOREWORD IX
int hnea titoanbfoalrl1e 9 9M0a,l cMoalrms h(a"lHla mpsphliaroyefe' rs
thsee ason") 72cw aipctk-uearttaes nda verage Aouftr te1es9m .p1s8,!
autmrmeusr s.
Byw ayof e xplantahteiaroreanef , e twe rimnms y t ewxhti mcihg ht
beu nfamtiosl oimarere adAelrtsh.ot uhgeehyn jotyheehdie ry dianty h e
185a0ns1d 8 60sosm,oe ft h"ei tineelreavnweten rsse"t i inel xli stienn ce
thnee xt daencedav deaenl ittle longerfi,n auklniltlyoil ffle d they were
byt heev er-inscprreeoaaffisd ri sntg- ccrliacTskhsee tts.ee a ms, manned
mainbluynt o atl ways beynp triormeilpnyre onfets swihoentnah lesy
werneo rte quiforrce odu nctoyn taensdtt shl ei kter,a verloluendd
thceo untmreye,tl ioncgsa ild ceosn siosfta ismn agn ays t wenty-two
oppon-eknntosw ansp layaignagi" nosdtd Asl.t"h otuhgehgs aem es
werdey ionugit nt hoel cdo unmtarnyoy,ft hfiex tuurnedse rtbayk en
thEen gltiesahtm osu riinAn ugs trNaelwZi eaa,l NaonrdAt,mh e riacnad,
SouAtfrhi icnat hnei neteentwhe r"ceoe dndmtsau"tr cyhI enos r.dt eor
redrtehbseas l atnhcleeo ,c ali Ensn igdleasn d oftthetene mepnograagreyd
servoifoc neoesr m orper ofessuisounabalollwsyl, we hrosw, e rcea lled
"GivMeenn ."
Oncaeg aIih na,vr ee lmiaeidnu lpyot nhe ex cellecnotm pbiaolnoedkd s
publibsyth heAeds socioafCt riiocSnkt eatt isfotrti hcdeie atnaosift l hse
scocraer idnms o sfitr st-mcaltacshAsesr s e.g atrhdcesa rreeecro orfd s
indivpildauyaIehl ra svi,enm ositn staunscetedhsm e o numeWnhtoa'l s
WhooCf r icaknetdth eer scbo ouonktilyse stbusyet dhA es sociSactoiroens.
anBdi ograanptdhh icere isc aknentul ailssit nte hdBe i bliowgerraep hy
consufolrtt ehddee taoifml isn coorn tpelsatyaset hd o maen adb road.
Thes ketccohnetsma ainnry e ferteopn acretsi mcautlcaharen fosdr, t he
convenoifte hnocwsehe om igwhits thol ooukpt hfuel slc oIrh ea ve
usuallyt hiaenp sperrotpperldia aacntedde a tes.
Ih avper eviously schooanrrttt riicbluetwsei dtde hev aelncitonsng
nectweidts ho moeft hsei pxl ayteoTr hsJe o urnoaftl hC er icket Society
anWd isCdreinMc oknettTh olt yhe.ed itooftr hsop sueb licIam tuisotn s
exprmeyas psp recfoirha atviiognnrg a nmteep de rmitsois nicolnau ndde
adappotr toifot nhmsea tewriitahmliy ln o ngbeiro graspkheitccahle s.
Referteont cheeassr et iwchleerrsee,l evaargneit v,ae ttn h ceo nclusion
ofac hapter.
Io wead ebotfg ratittomu adnepy e rswohnosh ,a vneo hte sittaot ed
helmpei nt hceo urosfme y r esearicnph aerst,it cou lPahBria liilpe y,
whos howmeadt chplaetsisie nna cdev imseio nngc arereerc oarndds
inb ringriencged nitslcyo avmeerneddm teonm tyas t tention; Stephen
GreetnhC,eu raatnoLdri braartLi oarnd fo'rsh ,ig su idainnfic ned ing
sourmcaet eirnit ahvleo luumnedshe ircs h arDgaev;Wi .dS harfopr,
informaotnRi oobneP reteH l.W; e bbfoerri ,n formaotnWi iolnBl aitee s;
TonWyo odhowuhsohe a,zs e alouunsdleyr tiankqeunio rnmi yeb se half
X SIXM ORED AYSO FG RACE
ansdu pptlhiaeen ds wweirtrshe marskpaebaelndead c curPaectye;r
Wynne-Twhhoomh aansse, v feari tlofae vdo muerw itihn formation
culfrloemhd i vsa ksnto wloefcd rgieca knedfit,n; a ltlhsyet, ao fftf h e
BriLtiibsrhNa erwys pLaipberaraCt ro yl indale.
Ia mo ncaeg adiene ipnldye tboRt oegdFe .Mr a nfonr p lachiinsg
expearnttdih rseee s oouhfri ccsoe lsl oepfch toitoonag mtry ad pihssp osal,
anfodr h is kiipnnr donveaisldsbli uo ntng oe tf h peh otogproarpthriaci ts
accomptahnteye ixntg.
CaverBsehrakms,1h 9i9r1e , G.DEREWKE ST
NotoenM oneWye,i ghts,
anMde asurements
Sumosfm onmeeyn tiiontn hebidos o akrg ei vientn h oel cdo inage,
onpeo ucnodn siosf2t 0si hnigl (lIi=sn5 gpsa) n,od n seh ilolf1i 2n g
pennies.
Weigahrteesx preisnss teo(dnIs e t=s 6 .3k5ga )n pdo un(d1ls b=
0.k4g5o) n,se t ocnoen siosf1t 4pi onugn ds.
Measuraermgeei nvitenfesn e (t1f t= 3 0.c4m8a) n idn c(h1ie n=s
2.c5m4)o ,nfoe o cto nsiosf1t 2ii nncgAh y easwr.ad 3s f e(e0t. 91 m).
TOME MMETT
"AJ ofyo Erv er''
MRSE MMETsTe nwihohora ,ad h ororfao brb reviinastiiosontn esd,
calhleisrno bgny t hceo mpfolremt heoi bfsa ptniasmmBeayt.l h weo rld
atl arhgoew,e hveew ra,as l waadydsr eass"s Teodmt "h rouhgihso ut
caraeneldra taenrhd,e h abse eknn owanff ecttiopo onsattaeesrl iyt y
"ToEmm metetv"es ri nAc fee.yw e aarfsth eirrse tirfreommte hnet
firstg-acmlieawt,sa c ;so nfidentltyh taahtsew sreeermr eot raeend e cdotes
abohuittm h aanno yt hperro fescsriiocnkaTelht iceslr as.it mhi ollld s
gootdo dtahyo,ua gnho tghreeYrao tr ksh(iFr.eTSmr.au ne mcaonm)e s
prectltotyso he i imn t hriess pSeofac rt-.r eawcerhteihfa nemg e a nd
populoaftr hiettswye"o c haratchttahetfer iysg "iu nnr uem ertoaulse s,
somoeft hetmr aunesd o meem broiwdheiorlteehdm e,ar byse l arogre ly
purfiecltyi itnivoeutnsost, ue idt p etrhseoinrAa n laittuhirueamslo. r ist
witarh e awdiyTt o,m g'oso tde mpaenardb itloli atuyag thh i msaesl f
wealsol t hteorsg,ew tihthehiru s n faikleienngon net shcser ificekledt,
endehairtmeo ad l hlic so ntempTohrseat roitreoisble.ydsa nadb out
hiamr lee gisoonmo:eft hbee sbtub,t y n om eaanlsal r,pe r eserved
inh iosw nr eminiswcheionltcehe aesbr,os u inntd h oosfhe i fse llow
crickTehtreortushgm.ehe dioufcm o lpdr ianf te,ow ft haen ecdotes
seetmob er atbhaenwrah lej nu dbgyet dhm eo rseo phissttiacnadtaerdd s
omfo dehrunm obuurwt,ea roecf,o udresper,oi tfvh meead n niewnrh ich
Tomd elihviewsri etdt iIcmtia sfaymi srb.lec y l aihmoewde,tv heharit,s
everlfaasmrteei santsmgs u cohnh itsa lfoercn otm eadsoy nh ipsr owess
asac ricketer.
Tomw abso ranHt a liofanSx e,p te3m1,b8 e4ir1an ,h oussiet uiant ed
ar oacda lClreiLdba nweh,i acshh ,ew atsoo bselravtweea r"s,n oatn
inapprboiprrtihfoaprtal enoa rcdei innafraTynh tde.e "v eloopfhm iesn t
inteircner sitc kehtib sod yuhroiondgt fohfaleil rolwye dn ormal pattern of
numergoaumpsel sa oynet dhhe a rsdu rofsfat cree etthsie n weivtiht able
interolbfur dowekisen nd foolwlso,bw yaep da nic-flsitgfrrhoitmtc hkee n
lopcoalli cwehmoiasmnep, o psriensgie tnnh codesa ewy asrs e ndeevreend
moraew esboyhm eit sa slilhl,ek a dgTehsaeur d.da epnp eaorfta hnicse
top-haartomtft eh ldea wwo ucladua snie n fewcatvioeotf ue sra rmoorn g
thbeu ddcirnigc kwehtdoee rcsa,mw pietdhf ouurtta hd-eosr o mewhat
1
2 SIXM ORED AYSO FG RACE
noisoinlieym ,a gisniensac,tte h tiism aen di nthoil sa tteee Tnosm 's
footwfreeaqru ecnotnlsyio sfapt aeoidfrc logs.
Ofn omtu cmho rteh aanv erhaegiega hntwd e igihnht i msa nhood,
Emmektetph ti msiengl ofot dr iamne dn joayp erdo trcaacrtieented hr e
first-gcalmaEesr.se o cfct a rrainandge eai tna ppearhaenn ecvere,art n o
fata,n hdi psh ysiwqaousfei deparlo porttoi ownistt hhsteta asankndsd
strains upiominptI o.nst ehwdeo rodfso noef h icso ntemporaries, he
wa"sa wlilra en wdh ipcoonroedft , h vee rbye sbtio tfss tuaffc ricketer
evewra sma doef .H"i lsi ght-choalioorfuw, rh eidhc heh adn og reat
abundawnaucsse u,a hlildydu ennda ec ra pa,nh di usp pleirwp a cso vered
bya t himcoku staFcahier.- skoinmnein geahdlt,m ossattyh in-skinned,
heh aadc ompletxhiawotan as l waryesm arkfoarib tlrseu bichuuned.
Bys omlea dhieew sa sn ickna"mMerPd u nchT.h"iw sa sn otI,a m
suraenu, n kisnudg getshtahiteoi nn dulignte hdde e ploprraabcltei ce
ofw ife-bbeuaattn ia nlgl,ut sohi ionsna soarlg aTnh.em osptr ominent
featoufhr iresu dcdoyu nteinrtai nvcaePl,ul necdnh o'sisen i tssi azned
coloAul ra.rr geend,o siceso nvent-iaonsndoa mleltyri amteuhsne fari rly
-interparsae s tuersdei gtnh aitto sw niesra nu nmitidgrautnAeksd.
fara sT omw asc oncertnheiwdsa, sa g rocsasl umInnay t .e atmh at
coubloda istfth ,ai tst hrei gwhotr odf,i ncluodnilonyng te e etotaller,
Tomw ask nowtnol ikheig sl_a astts h aep proptrmiei.aH tefre e ely
confeosfos neeid n stoafno cvee r-indAutlC gaemnbcreio.dn go en,e
occaswihoeYnno rkswheirrpeel ayaignagit nhsuetn dergrahdeuates,
speanc to nviviaaltD oewvneiCnnoigln lgwe hgeehr,ieh s o sptli heidsm o
libewriatclhhl aym pathgwanhtee Tno mp lunhgiefasdc en,o sfoer emost,
int hwea sh-tbhanese ixmnto rni"nimgta, d te' wafatitpreh ri zz."
Itw aTso m'psr obuoda hsotw,e vtehrad,tr innekv meard hei mu nfit
top laayn,dc onseqtuheaenp tpleya roafhn icnseo swea sas ourocfe
embarratsosh miemon nmt o rteh aonn oec casSitoant.id oonweandt·
longo-nlcehege, h eaars dp ectwaittaohp r e netrvaoticicaneolg ul t ,
"Baghu mt,h emroeo 'satvb ee eanp owerlfooutfsl t ogooffd owtnh at
thrtooam ta kteh naotr tzhea caootl oEuvrew!no" r wsaeas c onversation
heh awdi taYh o rksshuiprpeoa rtatt eirmw eh etnh Ceo unwtayis n t he
doldrTuhmeus n.k nowwans tneotd mi ei nt elhliimnt ght ahti wnegrse
goiwnrgo bnegc a"uYsoeu a'ldrloe i tnogmo o ocohft haaEtm.m"efa titl ed
tou nderswthaahntewd a gse ttaitan,ng bd a ccka mteh aec custahtaito n
tomou cbhe ewra tso b lam"eW.h too lydo suo ?a"s kTeodm o,n ltyo
recetihbvele u rnetp "lYyo,nu ors eT.o"mw asso i ncetnhshaeetdc ame
neatro thrapo uwnicnhhgi osau tt sptookremne Cnotnotrr.o lling himself
witdhi fficuhlest nya,p bpaecd"k T,h emna hn osieas b looldiyaa rn!d"
stamapweadty oc oooffl.
A genuailnle- rotuhnoduaegdrhm, i tntoettdh lteyo p-nootfhc ihse r
timTeo,mw anso p asseinntg hefiere lKde.e enn,e rgaentadid ca,p table,
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TOME MMETT
TomE mmett CourRtoegMsyea rn n
