Dimming of the Day

to go they needed two to win with seven wickets left. G.J.V.Weigall (who Allen Synge called ‘a laughing cavalier of cricket’), captaining the Kent side, ordered the last two balls to be rolled along the ground to prevent their being hit and the match was drawn. This a friendly match! What the Philadelphians had done to warrant this passes all understanding. It was the last match of the tour and an extraordinary finale. Recreational Cricket 115