In Aden Circa 1888

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Date of Game Circa 1888
Game Cricket
Location Aden, Yemen
Has Source On Hand No
NY Rules No - Predecessor
Description We read of Tommy Atkins carrying on cricket in many a station such as Aden, where, a friend of mine quartered there told me, they laid down a narrow piece of asphalt for the bowling, and fielded upon the patchy, tufty sand;
Sources Wilkinson, "Reminiscences of Eton" (1888) p. 282
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Submitted by Bruce Allardice
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