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In the summer of 1882, England regained the Ashes when the 1882⁄83 touring party, led by the Ivo Bligh, won the test series. On the tour, Bligh met a young piano teacher, Florence Morphy, whom he later married. This book describes events of this tour and also the role played by Florence, who, in 188…
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Ivo Bligh and the Story of The Ashes
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256 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2006
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Summary
was started, and of the equally extraordinary characters who originated it.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780413776273 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0413776271 |
| Author: | Rupert Peploe, Scyld Berry |
| Publisher: | Methuen Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Methuen Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2006 |
| Weight: | 520g |
| Dimensions: | 250mm x 159mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
Rupert Peploe
Scyld Berry has been cricket correspondent of the Sunday Telegraph since 1993. Previously he was cricket correspondent of the Observer and has covered every England tour since 1978. He is the author of Cricket Wallah: England’s tour of India 1981-2, One Hundred Great Bowlers, and Cricket Odyssey: England’s tours 1987-8. Rupert Peploe is the great-grandson of Ivo Bligh and Florence Morphy.
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