At the wonder house of cricket books

Update: 2022-10-11

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Most of cricket’s history for nearly three hundred years can be found behind a small shopfront in a quiet suburban street in Surrey, forty minutes on the commuter train service from London Waterloo. It is easy to miss on a first visit. The most obvious landmark is the large plastic poodle promoting the dog grooming parlour next door. But a closer inspection shows a handsome carved wooden cricket frieze at the base. Peter Oborne and Richard Heller went there to meet England’s premier cricket bookseller, John McKenzie, the guest in their latest cricket-themed podcast.

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At the wonder house of cricket books

Peter Oborne, Richard Heller, John McKenzie

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At the wonder house of cricket books

Peter Oborne, Richard Heller, John McKenzie

At the wonder house of cricket books