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The intense, fiercely competitive world of public school cricket serves as the backdrop for a coming-of-age story centered on a boy with raw athletic talent. Navigating strict headmasters, bitter rivalries, and the immense pressure of living up to his older brothers' legacies tests his character both on and off the pitch. The narrative captures the profound importance of sportsmanship, loyalty, and finding one's own path in a rigidly traditional environment. It is a foundational tale of youthful ambition and friendship.
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GenreFantasy, Biography and Memoir
Length11 hrs 45 mins
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Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I MIKE
31CHAPTER XXXI SEDLEIGH
2CHAPTER II THE JOURNEY DOWN
32CHAPTER XXXII PSMITH
3CHAPTER III MIKE FINDS A FRIENDLY NATIVE
33CHAPTER XXXIII STAKING OUT A CLAIM
4CHAPTER IV AT THE NETS
34CHAPTER XXXIV GUERRILLA WARFARE
5CHAPTER V REVELRY BY NIGHT
35CHAPTER XXXV UNPLEASANTNESS IN THE SMALL HOURS
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6CHAPTER VI IN WHICH A TIGHT CORNER IS EVADED
36CHAPTER XXXVI ADAIR
7CHAPTER VII IN WHICH MIKE IS DISCUSSED
37CHAPTER XXXVII MIKE FINDS OCCUPATION
8CHAPTER VIII A ROW WITH THE TOWN
38CHAPTER XXXVIII THE FIRE BRIGADE MEETING
9CHAPTER IX BEFORE THE STORM
39CHAPTER XXXIX ACHILLES LEAVES HIS TENT
10CHAPTER X THE GREAT PICNIC
40CHAPTER XL THE MATCH WITH DOWNING’S
11CHAPTER XI THE CONCLUSION OF THE PICNIC
41CHAPTER XLI THE SINGULAR BEHAVIOUR OF JELLICOE
12CHAPTER XII MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE
42CHAPTER XLII JELLICOE GOES ON THE SICK-LIST
13CHAPTER XIII THE M.C.C. MATCH
43CHAPTER XLIII MIKE RECEIVES A COMMISSION
14CHAPTER XIV A SLIGHT IMBROGLIO
44CHAPTER XLIV AND FULFILS IT
15CHAPTER XV MIKE CREATES A VACANCY
45CHAPTER XLV PURSUIT
16CHAPTER XVI AN EXPERT EXAMINATION
46CHAPTER XLVI THE DECORATION OF SAMMY
17CHAPTER XVII ANOTHER VACANCY
47CHAPTER XLVII MR. DOWNING ON THE SCENT
18CHAPTER XVIII BOB HAS NEWS TO IMPART
48CHAPTER XLVIII THE SLEUTH-HOUND
19CHAPTER XIX MIKE GOES TO SLEEP AGAIN
49CHAPTER XLIX A CHECK
20CHAPTER XX THE TEAM IS FILLED UP
50CHAPTER L THE DESTROYER OF EVIDENCE
21CHAPTER XXI MARJORY THE FRANK
51CHAPTER LI MAINLY ABOUT BOOTS
22CHAPTER XXII WYATT IS REMINDED OF AN ENGAGEMENT
52CHAPTER LII ON THE TRAIL AGAIN
23CHAPTER XXIII A SURPRISE FOR MR. APPLEBY
53CHAPTER LIII THE KETTLE METHOD
24CHAPTER XXIV CAUGHT
54CHAPTER LIV ADAIR HAS A WORD WITH MIKE
25CHAPTER XXV MARCHING ORDERS
55CHAPTER LV CLEARING THE AIR
26CHAPTER XXVI THE AFTERMATH
56CHAPTER LVI IN WHICH PEACE IS DECLARED
27CHAPTER XXVII THE RIPTON MATCH
57CHAPTER LVII MR. DOWNING MOVES
28CHAPTER XXVIII MIKE WINS HOME
58CHAPTER LVIII THE ARTIST CLAIMS HIS WORK
29CHAPTER XXIX WYATT AGAIN
59CHAPTER LIX SEDLEIGH v. WRYKYN
30CHAPTER XXX MR. JACKSON MAKES UP HIS MIND
60IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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