Comments on: Bourne to Run: A prestigious sporting venue abandoned after a very gentlemanly coup https://geoffreycrothall.com/542.html A Collection of Writing by Geoffrey Crothall Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:32:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Welcome to Courtenay Country: A place where history is not quite what it seems – Ramblings https://geoffreycrothall.com/542.html#comment-7092 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:32:05 +0000 https://geoffreycrothall.com/?p=542#comment-7092 […] It is easy to see why Courtenay is still celebrated by the local community. He was without doubt a colourful character with more than a passing resemblance to Captain Jack Sparrow. But the man we know today as Sir William Courtenay was actually born “John Nichols Tom” in a small Cornish town in 1799. He spent his formative years in Cornwall working as a legal clerk and a malt trader, and made a name for himself as a talented cricketer. […]

]]> By: Lulu Yu https://geoffreycrothall.com/542.html#comment-4347 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:32:13 +0000 https://geoffreycrothall.com/?p=542#comment-4347 You’ve outdone yourself – by making a piece on cricket actually interesting!

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