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Word: lancashireman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Admiring the "good grammar" of a cricket player's batting, the Manchester Guardian's scholarly Neville Cardus once called the batsman, a Lancashireman named Watson, "the [Samuel] Johnson of cricket." Demanded outraged Cricketer Watson: "Who did this bloke Johnson play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Thin-Spun Runs | 7/25/1949 | See Source »

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