Harry Surtees Altham CBE DSO MC (30 November 1888 – 11 March 1965) was an English cricketer who became an important figure in the game as an administrator...
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American jazz tenor saxophonist Harry Altham (1888–1965), English cricketer Harry Anderson (disambiguation), multiple people Harry Andersson (1913–1996), Swedish...
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sheep were herded), that the batter must defend. The cricket historian Harry Altham identified three "groups" of "club ball" games: the "hockey group", in...
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Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Altham Altham, KCB, KCIE, CMG (13 April 1856 – 27 September 1943) was a British Army officer who served in the Second Boer...
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at The Oval. It was his maiden first-class century and, according to Harry Altham, he was "thenceforward the biggest name in cricket and the main spectator...
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mirabilis. It was the turning point of the Seven Years' War. According to Harry Altham, 1871 was W. G. Grace's annus mirabilis. In all first-class matches in...
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Honours for services to young people and to Book Aid. His father was Harry Altham CBE, the cricket historian, coach and schoolmaster of Winchester College...
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batting, bowling and fielding. It was first published in 1952, written by Harry Altham, and went through several editions before being superseded by MCC Masterclass:...
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bat-and-ball sport evolved from cricket. The authorities include writers Harry Altham, John Arlott, Derek Birley, Arthur Haygarth, David Underdown, Roy Webber...
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Marie Crossland (2016) Wellington's Dearest Georgy (Universe Press) p.88 Harry Altham, A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914), George Allen & Unwin, 1962...
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