{"product_id":"cricket-the-philadelphia-story-the-australians-of-1913-9798199429016","title":"Cricket - the Philadelphia story . . . the Australians of 1913","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\u003eThe Australians last played Philadelphia after their Ashes campaign of 1912. For the third time in the seven first-class matches played in that city since 1893, they had lost to the Gentlemen of Philadelphia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e All three of those defeats were due, in no small way, to the performances of their legendary swing bowler, John Barton King. King had been an ever-present in Philadelphia sides since 1893.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Early in 1913, King's Club, Belmont, had folded and King had not played all season. As a result he decided that he was in no condition to face the Australians.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Could Philadelphia, without their talisman, rise to the occasion once more before the Great War ended first-class cricket in the city for good? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47968724942999,"sku":"9798199429016","price":1571.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798199429016.webp?v=1782919184","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/cricket-the-philadelphia-story-the-australians-of-1913-9798199429016","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}