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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
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I MIKE
2CHAPTER II THE JOURNEY DOWN
3CHAPTER III MIKE FINDS A FRIENDLY NATIVE
4CHAPTER IV AT THE NETS
5CHAPTER V REVELRY BY NIGHT
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6CHAPTER VI IN WHICH A TIGHT CORNER IS EVADED
7CHAPTER VII IN WHICH MIKE IS DISCUSSED
8CHAPTER VIII A ROW WITH THE TOWN
9CHAPTER IX BEFORE THE STORM
10CHAPTER X THE GREAT PICNIC
11CHAPTER XI THE CONCLUSION OF THE PICNIC
12CHAPTER XII MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE
13CHAPTER XIII THE M.C.C. MATCH
14CHAPTER XIV A SLIGHT IMBROGLIO
15CHAPTER XV MIKE CREATES A VACANCY
16CHAPTER XVI AN EXPERT EXAMINATION
17CHAPTER XVII ANOTHER VACANCY
18CHAPTER XVIII BOB HAS NEWS TO IMPART
19CHAPTER XIX MIKE GOES TO SLEEP AGAIN
20CHAPTER XX THE TEAM IS FILLED UP
21CHAPTER XXI MARJORY THE FRANK
22CHAPTER XXII WYATT IS REMINDED OF AN ENGAGEMENT
23CHAPTER XXIII A SURPRISE FOR MR. APPLEBY
24CHAPTER XXIV CAUGHT
25CHAPTER XXV MARCHING ORDERS
26CHAPTER XXVI THE AFTERMATH
27CHAPTER XXVII THE RIPTON MATCH
28CHAPTER XXVIII MIKE WINS HOME
29CHAPTER XXIX WYATT AGAIN
30CHAPTER XXX MR. JACKSON MAKES UP HIS MIND
31CHAPTER XXXI SEDLEIGH
32CHAPTER XXXII PSMITH
33CHAPTER XXXIII STAKING OUT A CLAIM
34CHAPTER XXXIV GUERRILLA WARFARE
35CHAPTER XXXV UNPLEASANTNESS IN THE SMALL HOURS
36CHAPTER XXXVI ADAIR
37CHAPTER XXXVII MIKE FINDS OCCUPATION
38CHAPTER XXXVIII THE FIRE BRIGADE MEETING
39CHAPTER XXXIX ACHILLES LEAVES HIS TENT
40CHAPTER XL THE MATCH WITH DOWNING’S
41CHAPTER XLI THE SINGULAR BEHAVIOUR OF JELLICOE
42CHAPTER XLII JELLICOE GOES ON THE SICK-LIST
43CHAPTER XLIII MIKE RECEIVES A COMMISSION
44CHAPTER XLIV AND FULFILS IT
45CHAPTER XLV PURSUIT
46CHAPTER XLVI THE DECORATION OF SAMMY
47CHAPTER XLVII MR. DOWNING ON THE SCENT
48CHAPTER XLVIII THE SLEUTH-HOUND
49CHAPTER XLIX A CHECK
50CHAPTER L THE DESTROYER OF EVIDENCE