{"product_id":"cricket-the-philadelphia-story-steve-smith-9798297521513","title":"Cricket the Philadelphia story . . . Mitchell's XI of 1895","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1895 Frank Mitchell, of Cambridge and Yorkshire, led a combined Oxford and Cambridge university cricket team to North America. They opened the tour with two minor games against All New York and Canada before concluding with three first-class matches in Philadelphia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey met the Gentlemen of Philadelphia on two occasions and played another first-class fixture against Penn University past and present. It was a short tour, lasting just 4 weeks but hugely successful. After the conclusion of the final game the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Cricketer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ereported: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\" One of the most pleasant and successful International Series has been held in the autumn of 1895.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798297521513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d","brand":"Steve Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637455929599,"sku":"9798297521513","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1002e23d-6731-40b7-bef2-0f2f1c662e17.jpg?v=1765116348","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cricket-the-philadelphia-story-steve-smith-9798297521513","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}