The majority of the first representative Australian cricket team to tour England in 1878 in fact regarded themselves as Englishmen. John Lazenby’s new book The Strangers Who Came Home brings that momentous summer to life, telling the story of the men who travelled thousands of miles, risking life and limb, playing 43 matches in England during a demanding but ultimately triumphant homecoming. This extract sets the scene as the crew prepared to depart the Antipodes.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:20:01 +0000
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