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Kop sufferer said:
That you XM guarding the crossbar ?
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Na....... my guarding days were in warmer climes, shorts, football type sox, 50 rounds in a waist belt, 5 of which were in the magazine in the Lee Enfield, until some silly bugger let one off in the guard hut. After that 5 in mag., mag in pocket, I ask you!!!.
Halt who goes ther**** fumbling in ones pocket, BANG!!!!! and ones brown bread.
 
northsomersetblade said:
Beastly rotters. My grandmother was the first person to put a cicket ball into Harold Larwoods hand (she said) and she taught him how to bowl with it, she was a primary school teacher in Annesley once upon a time.
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What an amazing story, are there anymore tit bits of your granma and HL. Bread and butter to this thread, thanking you in advance.
 
XM657 said:
What an amazing story, are there anymore tit bits of your granma and HL. Bread and butter to this thread, thanking you in advance.
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Not much, it was one of her stories whenever someone mentioned cricket, she worked at Kirkby Woodhouse school and encountered the young Harold there, although I think it started as French cricket. There were so many England international cricketers around there back then that they were taken for granted, my grandparents on that side (who both came from there) died quite a while ago so I can't remember much more, if you want to write a book let me know and I'll ask my mother what she remembers!
 
northsomersetblade said:
Not much, it was one of her stories whenever someone mentioned cricket, she worked at Kirkby Woodhouse school and encountered the young Harold there, although I think it started as French cricket. There were so many England international cricketers around there back then that they were taken for granted, my grandparents on that side (who both came from there) died quite a while ago so I can't remember much more, if you want to write a book let me know and I'll ask my mother what she remembers!
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Me write a book, ability would be a fine thing.
Little snippets, like yours, on players I find very interesting and cricket gives its self so well to this. Probably me being brought up on John Arlott and Jim Swanson radio commentaries. I'd like to bet even they didn't know about your insight into HL.
Thank you for partaking with it.
Was looking for a photo of HL, finding this and had to include it as we have a photo of Mrs XM with our first, and both woman faces have the same expression. Like 'a cat who's got the cream' as mi gran used to say.Harold_Larwood_with_wife_and_daughter_c1928.jpg
 
XM657 said:
Me write a book, ability would be a fine thing.
Little snippets, like yours, on players I find very interesting and cricket gives its self so well to this. Probably me being brought up on John Arlott and Jim Swanson radio commentaries. I'd like to bet even they didn't know about your insight into HL.
Thank you for partaking with it.
Was looking for a photo of HL, finding this and had to include it as we have a photo of Mrs XM with our first, and both woman faces have the same expression. Like 'a cat who's got the cream' as mi gran used to say.View attachment 115931
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Well here's the lady that first taught him to bowl with her great grandson :)

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