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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 ... 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 gu 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, 3 TOME MMETT TomE mmett CourRtoegMsyea rn n