Lives in Cricket No 22 - Jack Mercer

142 Index A page number in bold indicates an illustration. Abel, T.E. 26, 28, 29, 41 Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire 100, 110 Agra, India 53 Aldershot, Hampshire 118 Aligarh Muslim University C.C. 53 Aligarh, India 53 All-Ceylon XI 53 Allen, M.H.J. 125 Allen, Sir G.O.B. 117 All-India XI 51, 52 Allom, M.J.C. 60 Andrew, K.V. 90, 125 Andrews, W.H.R. Anti-Aircraft Command XI 118 Army XI 117, 118, 119 Arnold, John 97 Arnott, Edgar 89 Arnott, K.M. 8-9 Arnott, Trevor 35 , 39, 42 , 46, 47-48, 49, 66, 70, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77 , 82 Arromanches, France 119 Arrowsmith, R.L. 88 Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Bath Grounds 23 Ashton, Sir Hubert 30 Ashton-under-Lyne C.C. 28 Astill, W.E. 39, 52 , 53, 54, 69 Australia 11, 24, 39, 75, 91, 92, 123 Australians (touring side) 24, 46, 83-84, 109, 111, 112 Avonmouth Docks, Bristol 67, 69 Bakewell, A.F. 85 Barling, H.T. 89 Barry C.C. 28, 29, 32 Barry, Glamorgan 28, 32, 82 Barry Railway Co Ltd 28 Bates, L.T.A. 45, 71 Bates, W.E. 35 , 41, 44, 45, 60, 65, 73, 79, 84, 85, 86, 87, 103 Bath, Recreation Ground 58, 85, 91 BBC radio 9 Beginner, Lord (calypsonian) 127 Belfast, Northern Ireland 118, 119 Bell, J.T. 42 , 45, 46, 60, 65, 71, 86, 87 Bennett, Albert 94 Benson and Hedges Cup 133 Beverley Races 44 Billot, J.D. 135 Birmingham, Warwickshire 44 Bishop, Vernon 99 Blackpool, Stanley Park 47, 57, 108 Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire 117 Bloodworth, B.S. 47 Blundell’s School, Tiverton 30 Bodyline bowling 91, 92 Bognor Regis, Sussex 118 Byculla Club, Bombay 56 Bombay, Government House 50 Bombay, Hindu Gymkhana Club 51 Bombay, India 49, 50, 51, 56 Bombay Quadrangular Tournament 50 Bombay, Taj Mahal Hotel 50 Boon, R.W. 119 Bournemouth, Dean Park 64, 103 Bowes, W.E. 109 Bowley, F.L. 23, 29, 32, 33, 34, 38, 70 Boyes, G.S. 52 , 107 Bradford Cricket League 119 Bradford, Park Avenue ground 10, 37 Bradman, Sir D.G. 83, 90, 111, 112 Brierley, T.L. 95, 100, 101 , 102, 106 , 107, 111 , 114 Brighton, Sussex 13, 15, 21, 87 Brisbane (Qld), Australia 25 Bristol, Ashley Down ground 91, 114, 115 Bristol, Gloucestershire 33, 63 Bristol Imperial C.C. 33 Briton Ferry Steel C.C. 28, 33 Briton Ferry Town C.C. 30 Brookes, Dennis 117, 125 Brooks, E.W.J. 97 Brown, F.R. 109, 125 Brown, George 50, 52 Budd, W.L. 107 Burma 52, 65 ‘Chinaman’ charm 123 ‘Cranleigh’, Kingston-by-Sea 13, 14 , 15, 18 Cahn, Sir Julien 66, 67, 68, 68 Cahn’s XI, Sir Julien 67, 68, 103, 110 Calais, France 16 Calcutta C.C. 51, 52 Calcutta, Eden Gardens ground 51, 52 Calcutta, Government House 51 Calcutta Turf Club, Royal 52 Calcutta, Howrah Station 51 Calcutta, India 49, 51, 53 Cambrai, Battle of 19 Cambridge, Fenner’s 71, 118 Cambridge University 22, 75, 76, 88, 110