{"product_id":"cricket-the-philadelphia-story-steve-smith-9798301621123","title":"Cricket - the Philadelphia story . . . Lord Hawke's XI of 1891","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescribed as \"quasi-athletic aristocrats who would be more at home handling a lady's fan than the willow bat,\" Lord Hawke's \"eat, drink and be merry\" cricketing party arrived in North America in 1891. They were to play a series of eight matches in the USA and Canada two of which, the games against Philadelphia, were first-class matches. While Hawke's party could likely beat the Canadians and the Americans of Baltimore, New York, Boston and Chicago equipped with a lady's fan, the Philadelphians were different. Lord Hawke admitted as much when upon his arrival he stated - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The only players we are anyway afraid of are the Philadelphians, who have been playing excellent cricket this year.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Philadelphians did not disappoint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798301621123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.27d","brand":"Steve Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46907224391935,"sku":"9798301621123","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a11b7a4-7048-4e7b-8a66-78e9e7cae517.jpg?v=1748772691","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cricket-the-philadelphia-story-steve-smith-9798301621123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}