Lives in Cricket No 46 - George Raikes

3 Contents Foreword 5 Introduction 7 Chapter One The Early Life Of George Barkley Raikes; 8 Family And Schooling Chapter Two Raikes’ Progress; 17 From ‘Iron Gloves’ To Allrounder Chapter Three Raikes’ Meteoric Rise as a 26 Top Quality Footballer Chapter Four Raikes the International Keeper 39 Chapter Five Playing Cricket At Oxford; A ‘Nearly’ Man 51 Chapter Six The Curate Of Portsea; 63 Was Raikes A Muscular Christian? Chapter Seven Raikes’ Metamorphosis As A Bowler 77 Chapter Eight Raikes’ Second Spell For Norfolk; 84 The Minor Counties Championship Won Chapter Nine Raikes’ Third Spell For Norfolk; 93 The Championship Won Again Chapter Ten The Rector Of Bergh Apton; 106 The End Of A Muscular Christian? Acknowledgements 122 Bibliography 124 Statistics 127 Appendix The Obituary Of the Rev George Raikes 131 In Wisden Index 132