Two testaments of cricket and war

Oborne & Heller on Cricket by Peter Oborne, Richard Heller

Mar 14, 202355:27Sports & Recreation

John Broom has combined his passions for cricket and military history in two books on global cricket in both world wars: Cricket In The First World War Play Up! Play The Game and Cricket In The Second World War The Grim...

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