The Final Word Book Club: No other cricket team can boast of selling millions of books, let alone inspiring classic characters like Sherlock Holmes, Jeeves & Wooster, and Peter Pan. Authors Cricket Club was formed in the late 19th century to a backdrop of vast social change, and a sudden rise in worldwide literacy. Ollie Randall talks to Daniel Norcross about a team full of entertainment superstars of the era, and how cricket informed classics that we still love today. With thanks to Surrey County Cricket Club.
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