LIves in Cricket No 31 - Walter Robins

148 Bradman’s last match 95, 96 Burnham, life at 47, 56, [56], 79, 80, 83 Cahn XI averages 53 captain of England 72 captain of Middlesex 54 captain of Middlesex Second XI 103 chairman of Test Selectors 121, 122, 123, 126, [127], 128, 129 challenge match (1937) 75, 76 championship captain (1947) 90, 91, 92, [92] children sent overseas 83, 84, 85 concrete wickets, support for 73, 74, 96, 102 Corinthian F.C. playing record 59 cricket matches: Cambridge Univ v Australians 7; v MCC 25; v Northamptonshire 25; v Nottinghamshire 23; v Oxford Univ 20, 23, 26 Cross Arrows v Middlesex Young Amateurs 133 Duke of Edinburgh’s XI v Hampshire 97 East Molesey v Surbiton 15 England v Australia 37, 38, 39, 40 41, 42, 65, 66, 67, 69, 87; v Dominions 85; v India 46, 60; v New Zealand 45, 72, 73; v South Africa 29, 58, 59; v West Indies 48, 49, 50 Etceteras v Perambulators 20 Forty Club v Eton 98, 99, 104, 128 Free Foresters v Cambridge University 99 Gentlemen v Players 27, 42, 45 Gentlemen of England v Australians 55, 95 Highgate School v Aldenham 14; v King’s School, Canterbury 14 Lord’s XI v Middlesex XI 83 MCC v Australian XI 64; v Australians 78; v Cambridge Univ 107; v Canada 99; v Combined XI 68; v Kent 48; v Ireland 108; v Montreal West Indies XI; v New South Wales 70; v Queensland 64, 65; v Surrey 45, 78; v Tasmania 68; v Victoria 70; v Western Australia 63; v Yorkshire 46, 89 Middlesex v Australians 55, 79; v Cambridge University 19, 37; v Derbyshire 97;v Essex 19, 89; v Gloucestershire 27, 28, 56, 60, 89, 91; v Hampshire 48, 61, 80, 99; v Kent 46, 48, 61, 80, 90, 95; v Indians 60; v Lancashire 31, 58, 74, 75, 78; v Leicestershire 28, 31, 89, 98; v New Zealanders 72; v Northamptonshire 54, 55, 60, 89, 91; v Nottinghamshire 29, 55, 78, 80, 89; v Rest of England 92; v Somerset 17, 31, 48, 74, 82, 92; v Surrey 60, 75, 89, 98; v Sussex 29, 37, 55, 60, 79, 98; v Warwickshire 17, 28, 29; v Worcestershire 16, 58, 61, 78; v Yorkshire 24, 72, 74, 76, 80, 89, 90, 94 Middlesex Club and Ground v Hornsey 16 Middlesex Past and Future v Surrey Past and Future 131 Middlesex Young Amateurs v Essex Young Amateurs 16 Public Schools v The Army 16; v Battersea 16 Rest of England v Nottinghamshire 31 The Rest v Lord’s Schools 5, 16 S.F.Barnes’ XI v England XI 104 Sir Julien Cahn’s XI v All Bermuda XI 52; v Argentina 37; v Chicago XV 52; v Derbyshire 54; v Hampstead CC 53; v Ireland 54; v Leicestershire Club and Ground 37; v Somerset CC, Bermuda 52; v St George’s CC 52; v Staffordshire 51 South v North 59 Test Trial matches 29, 37, 55, 94 death 135 Dexter book response 134, 135 early childhood 10, 11, 12 education at Cambridge Univ 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 education at Highgate School 14, 15, 16 employment with Cahn businesses 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, [49], 50, 51, 52, 53 employment in Knight businesses 32, 54, 60, 83, 127, 132, 135 England caps incident 39, 40 England captain 72, 73, 78 England XI captain (wartime) 85, 86, [86] Enid Blyton incident 97, 98 fielding methods 20, 22, 51, 57, 69, 72, 73 football matches: Cambridge Univ v Arsenal 21; v Chelsea 21; v Oxford Univ 18, 21, 24; v Tottenham Hotspur 18, 23 Corinthians v AS Cannes 28; v Brighton & Hove Albion 46; v Cardiff City 59; v Clapton Orient 46; v Club Francais 28; v Grasshoppers 44; v Hanover 24; v Hamburg 24; v Millwall 33, 34; v Navy 21; v Queens Park 44; v Surrey County 21 Corinthians ‘A’ XI v Highgate School 56, 59 Nottingham Forest v Barnsley 33; v Oxford University 44; v Reading Index