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England - 1981 Ashes Series

Cricket - 1981 Australia Tour of England - England training before Second Ashes Test at Lords
The England team group, with captain Ian Botham.
Back (l-r): Mike Gatting, Bob Woolmer, Peter Wiley, Graham Dilley, John Emburey, Graham Gooch, David Gower.
Front: Bob Taylor, Bob Willis, Ian Botham (captain), Geoffrey Boycott, Mike Hendrick (12th man).
Botham recorded a pair as England drew the game to remain 1-0 down in the series, and he resigned the captaincy before the Third Test. With Mike Brearley installed as captain, Botham put in a series of brilliant performances as England won the Ashes 3-1. He scored 399 runs and took 34 wickets, and was named Man of the Series

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The 1930 Australian Touring Party to England

Cricket - 1930 Australia Tour of England
A composite poster of the Australian touring party, put together by photographer Arthur Wilkes.
The Australians won the five match series 2-1.
The players pictured are Bill Woodfull (captain), Ted a'Beckett, Charlie Walker, Clarrie Grimmett, Bill Ponsford, Vic Richardson, Archie Jackson, Bert Oldfield, Percy Hornibrook, Alec Hurwood, Alan Fairfax, Stan McCabe, Don Bradman, Tim Wall

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Surrey C.C.C. - 1914 County Champions

Cricket - 1914 County Championship - Warwickshire beat Surrey by 80 runs
The Surrey team group that faced Warwickshire at Edgbaston on 27-29/08/14, the season they won their seventh County Championship title.
Back (left to right): scorer, Herbert Strudwick, Andrew Ducat (won 6 England football caps and played for Woolwich Arsenal, Aston Villa, Fulham and Casuals), Henry Star Harrison, William Charles Razor Smith, Thomas Tom Rushby, Jack Hobbs.
Front: Ernest Ernie Hayes, Percy George Fender, Tom Hayward (captain), Donald Knight, Andrew Sandham.
Ground: Bill Hitch, William John Abel

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