Breathless Hush

In 1899, A.E.J. Collins scored a still unbroken world record in a school cricket match at Clifton College, the school celebrated by the poet Henry Newbolt in his poem 'Vitai Lampada' ('there... Read allIn 1899, A.E.J. Collins scored a still unbroken world record in a school cricket match at Clifton College, the school celebrated by the poet Henry Newbolt in his poem 'Vitai Lampada' ('there's a breathless hush in the close tonight...'). Like so many of his contemporaries, Collin... Read allIn 1899, A.E.J. Collins scored a still unbroken world record in a school cricket match at Clifton College, the school celebrated by the poet Henry Newbolt in his poem 'Vitai Lampada' ('there's a breathless hush in the close tonight...'). Like so many of his contemporaries, Collins is to be killed in action in the First World War.