June 23, 1811.
Jessop has recovered from a back strain and will play for Gloucestershire against Warwickshire at Gloucester, Sintard informs me.
A glorious batsman in his prime, the Croucher. My great uncle Crouching-Bear Halford saw Jessop's wonderful innings against Yorkshire at Harrogate in 1897 when he (Jessop, not uncle Crouching-Bear) scored 101 in 40 minutes and hit the ball out of the ground six times.
Warwickshire must be wary of this so-called "sweep" shot, an ugly modernity which Jessop deploys to considerable effect.
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Algernon J Halford - proprietor of chimney-sweep firm, taking a summer sabbatical to follow Warwickshire's County Championship campaign around England.
About the lost blog of 1911
One hundred years ago Warwickshire County Cricket Club won the county championship for the first time. It remains one of the sport's most remarkable triumphs. They began the 1911 season as a leaderless rabble but, driven by inspirational all-rounder Frank Foster, ended it as champions.
Algernon J.Halford, great-great-grandfather of Mail cricket reporter Brian Halford, attended every day's play throughout that stunning season and, years ahead of his time, kept a blog. A century on, as Jim Troughton's Bears try to emulate Foster's side, throughout this summer the Birmingham Mail will reproduce Algernon's blog as it unfolded during that magical year in the Golden Age of Cricket.
Where the deuce does this name "sweep shot" come from? Surely you don't permit your urchins time off to develop new and outlandish strokes?
Good evening, Puzzled. No the 'sweep shot' is not derived from our urchins. It is a new-fangled, cross-batted monstrosity which, one hopes, will not catch on in county cricket.
Bats should be straight, I say, straight.
It was bad enough when Ranjitsinhji started the leg-glance.
Our urchins are free to play cricket as much as they choose, by the way, so long as it does not impinge upon their time of employment. Those 19 hours each day are for working.
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