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THE RUGBY CRICKET CLUB - ITS RISE AND PROGRESS FROM 1844 TO 1894

THE RUGBY CRICKET CLUB - ITS RISE AND PROGRESS FROM 1844 TO 1894

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The 50th-anniversary history of Rugby C.C. including an account of foreign matches played on their ground and an article on slow bowling.

8vo. 45pp. Stiff-card covers. Covers lightly marked and spine rubbed, with paper chipped away to lower section. Bookplate of cricket collector and author B.J. Wakley to inside cover. A good copy.

Date
1894
Publisher
Rugby Advertiser Limited
Author
David BUCHANAN

£48.00 (Code: 98558)

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