{"product_id":"cricket-the-philadelphia-story-lord-hawkes-xi-of-1891-9798301621123","title":"Cricket - the Philadelphia story . . . Lord Hawke's XI of 1891","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steve Smith\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Cricket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45556581335191,"sku":"9798301621123","price":1572.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798301621123.webp?v=1768591772","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/cricket-the-philadelphia-story-lord-hawkes-xi-of-1891-9798301621123","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}