Lives in Cricket No 21 - Walter Read

107 Anything else would be nit-picking. Maintaining his dignity, Read took the money, made himself available for another season and ran. Micklefield, Reigate Dec 6 1896 Dear Sir I am much obliged to you for your letter of 25 November, the contents of which I have given due consideration, and I am quite prepared to accept the terms proposed by the Committee of the Surrey CCC. Apologising for not writing to you before and thanking you for the trouble you have taken in the matter. Believe me, Yours faithfully W W Read The minutes record a payment of £400 to Read on 1 April 1897. The curtain had only a few inches to drop. Negotiations...no broken Read, he