Lives in Cricket No 44 - LCH Palairet

Contents Intrroduction 5 Chapter 1 French connections 7 Chapter 2 Early life and Repton 10 Chapter 3 University and plenty of sport 18 Chapter 4 Marriage, family, work and Somerset 43 Chapter 5 A new century and 1901 62 Chapter 6 1902 and one more good season 79 Chapter 7 Captain of Somerset, and the Earl of Devon 94 Chapter 8 Devon, golf and the War 103 Chapter 9 Committees and playing for Devon 109 Chapter 10 The final years 113 Chapter 11 His cricketing legacy 119 Appendices 127 Index 133