"Before we were old enough to practise at the nets with the Burslem men, we played most of our cricket on waste land that had been trampled flat by the clogs and boots of generations of miners."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Cricket on the Brain (1970)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bernard_Hollowood
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Bernard Hollowood
Albert Bernard Hollowood (June 3, 1910 – March 28, 1981) was an English writer, cartoonist, economist and editor of Punch.
2 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Bernard Hollowood →
Related Quotes
"I was brought up to believe that cricket is the most important activity in men's lives, the most important thread in …"
"Wherever she went, Vita collected seeds and roots and s, and always travelled with a and a few potatoes into which sh…"
"The Great Parterre at , planted by , was abolished by , a priceless piece of history lost."
"Florists' flowers, especially s and tulips, were already popular in the , and a book on the subject, The Florist's Va…"
"Her second marriage was to the war correspondent and broadcaster , with whom she had a son and a daughter. He liked s…"
"Auribus immensis quondam donatus asellus institit ut caudam posset habere parem. cauda suo capiti quia se conferre ne…"
"In 2012, the Chinese sociologist SÅ«n LìpÃng (b. 1955) suggested the PRC [People's Republic of China] faced four possi…"
"Chocolate Cake ¼ lb. chocolate grated 3 oz. flour. and melted in a basin 2 eggs. in the oven. 4 drops vanilla essence…"
"It is the habit of s to pick fruit, vegetables, etc., in the morning, and to bring in the day's supply at about eleve…"
"I imagine that there are to-day no three names better known in our country than those of , , and , and this for the r…"