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Charlie Townsend: A Gloucestershire giant from the league of Grace – Almanack
"Barring the Graces, Gloucestershire has produced no such remarkable cricketer"
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"Barring the Graces, Gloucestershire has produced no such remarkable cricketer"
The most legendary of cricket families
"If medium-pace spin was so effective, why on earth did it die out?"
"He was as good as Bradman"
Ain’t nothing like the real thing, sang Marvin Gaye. Try telling this lot
"A true measurement of W.G.’s unique stature is that he is instantly identifiable"
"Very tall, 6ft 3in, broad shouldered, but unusually lean and sinewy and carrying very little weight"
"Myths, half-truths and factual errors have always enveloped Grace"
Only one man could captain this lot...
"Compton set in motion a phenomenon that would ultimately see its fullest expression in the modern franchised freelancer: the cricketer-as-brand"