OLD VILLAGE TO BE SCENE OF GREAT GAME.
RUSTIC FOLK AGOG WITH EXCITEMENT. By Telegraph.— Press Assn.—Copyright. Reuter’s Telegrams. (Received April 28. 12.5 p.m.) LONDON. April 27. Three hundred villagers of Holyport, whose rustic delights would be called far-fetched on any musical comedy stage, are agog with the excitement of preparation to receive in the oldest of Old World settings the cricketers from the newest continent, in a meadow' which is hallowed by memories of bewhiskered and top-hatted ancestors who played there generations ago. It is studded w’ith marquees and tents, amidst w'hich stands a barrel of cider. The pitch is in excellent condition and is well drained after the recent rain, though slower than the Australians are accustomed to. Fleets of ’buses and charabancs have been organised to convey people from Maidenhead station, tw'O and a half miles distant.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17832, 28 April 1926, Page 5
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