The Poems of Anthony Warren Bardsley are very diverse. Some are almost Childlike in their style but others are very deep and recognise the suffering of others. Anthony has a great insight into lifes complex issues. Also his love of Nature is evident. We can see also the love for his family partcularly his Parents and his sister Florence and Brother Gerard. We also see the love of his local area. Anthony also comes out with some profound statements in particular Perfection is a Weakness. We hope you will enjoy reading this book and get a flavour of the rich talent Anthony Possesses in his work.
The Poems of Anthony Warren Bardsley are very diverse. Some are almost Childlike in their style but others are very deep and recognise the suffering of others. Anthony has a great insight into lifes complex issues. Also his love of Nature is evident. We can see also the love for his family partcularly his Parents and his sister Florence and Brother Gerard. We also see the love of his local area. Anthony also comes out with some profound statements in particular Perfection is a Weakness. We hope you will enjoy reading this book and get a flavour of the rich talent Anthony Possesses in his work.
Frank Mitchell (1872-1935) in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras was a shining sporting star who dazzled all too briefly. Whilst showing great potential at cricket as a mature undergraduate, he reached the ultimate position in rugby when still at Cambridge in becoming captain of the England XV. Cricket, though, was a more lasting interest. Mitchell achieved some notoriety through his actions as captain of Cambridge in the Varsity match of 1896, when he sought to avoid the Oxford XI having to follow-on by instructing his bowler to bowl no balls and wides. His earlier attacking style had already brought him, as a Yorkshireman, to the attention of Lord Hawke, with much of his limited first-class cricket then being played for Yorkshire. Hawke gave him a place on his tour to South Africa in 1898/99, which made Mitchell, retrospectively, an English Test cricketer. He served with the army during part of the Boer War and, after a wonderful season back with Yorkshire in 1901, he emigrated to South Africa. Working for Abe Bailey, the South African entrepreneur, led Mitchell to captain the South African team to England in 1904 which, though playing no official tests, had a successful tour. Thereafter he worked as a stockbroker, but a surprise recall as captain of the South African team for the triangular tour of 1912 caused more controversy. Without much personal income, Mitchell struggled with the requirements of amateurism, but he again joined the army in 1914, rising to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Later he made a living from the precarious tin industry in Nigeria and from writing frequent columns for the cricketer. Some of the aspirations expressed in his articles would remain welcome today. Frank Mitchell was a man of many parts, whose contributions to English and South African sport made him for short periods a notable hero.
Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
Published Date
ISBN 10
1908165421
ISBN 13
9781908165428
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