Scyld Berry – England’s greatest cricket-watcher – shares highlights from over forty years of England on tour
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Scyld Berry, a former editor of Wisden, has watched nearly 500 England Test matches (more than anyone in history), and reported them for The Observer and then The Daily Telegraph.  He has just published a penetrating account of all the countries where he has seen England on tour: Beyond The Boundaries, published by Fairfield Books. He is the guest of Peter Oborne and Richard Heller on their latest cricket-themed podcast. Listeners are invited to contribute to the MCC Foundation appeal donate.thebiggive.org.uk/campaign/a056900001v5HIzAAM  It will aid the Foundation’s National Hubs, which offer cricket and personal development to disadvantaged communities in Britain, and the wonderful Alsama Project in Lebanon which is transforming the lives of young Syrian refugees. The podcast featured Alsama and three of its young beneficiaries earlier this year. Episode 39: The sky is the limit for Alsama Cricket Club, where refugees from Syria get new lives All contributions to the Appeal made between midday 30 November and midday 7 December will be doubled in value. Read the full description here: https://chiswickcalendar.co.uk/episode-72-scyld-berry-englands-greatest-cricket-watcher-shares-highlights-from-over-forty-years-of-england-on-tour/ Get in contact by emailing [email protected]
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