Never walk behind the bowler’s arm
As the club cricket season gets underway John Cornwell recounts the rich heritage of Yorkshire cricket and the joy of...
Read moreJohn was born in Hull in 1939. He was the deputy leader of the South Yorkshire County Council, the chair of Sheffield's Crucible and Lyceum Theatres and vice-chair of the Yorkshire and Humberside Sports Council. In retirement he has written twenty books and a number of poems. He lives in Sheffield.
As the club cricket season gets underway John Cornwell recounts the rich heritage of Yorkshire cricket and the joy of...
Read moreJohn Cornwell, former deputy leader of South Yorkshire County Council, reviews its history, and what the future could be for...
Read moreJohn Cornwell recalls three Polish war memorials from the city of Bolesławiec in Poland, the site of a former concentration...
Read moreLike most fans, John Cornwell has tried at various times to explain cricket to people from non cricket playing countries,...
Read moreWith the focus these days on executive mayors, the role of the traditional mayors and lord mayors can get overlooked
Read moreShareEmailTwitterFacebook ‘Billy’ was something of a school treasure, but when I was in his history class in the fifties, he...
Read moreRugby had been compulsory at my school too, and our referees, especially those teachers who had to give up their...
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