Double Headers

Contents Introduction 5 Chapter One Surrey in 1909 7 Chapter Two Warwickshire in 1919 40 Chapter Three Other instances in the British Isles 67 Chapter Four Other instances involving British teams 82 Chapter Five Australia: First home of the geographical 89 double-header Chapter Six South Africa: Welcome to the triple-header 100 Chapter Seven Pakistan: Last home of the double-header 112 Chapter Eight Zimbabwe: Late starters 122 Chapter Nine More tourists, and more national teams 128 Chapter Ten A final batch of near misses 130 Acknowledgements 135 Sources and Bibliography 136 Index 138 3