Graham Marsh the dying boy

In his History of Cricket at Sherborne School, David Gibbs describes the years 1890 to 1914 as the golden age of cricketâeuro™ in the School.10 The Headmaster, Revd F.B. Westcott, was a great proponent of games, believing their purpose was to âeuro provide exercise and create discipline, and to deve...

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Published inThe Powys journal Vol. 33; pp. 61 - 78
Main Author HASSALL, RACHEL
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bridgwater Powys Society 01.01.2023
The Powys Society
Subjects
Archives & records
Cricket
Marsh, Graham
Rugby
Tuberculosis
New Zealand
England
United Kingdom > UK
Switzerland
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Summary:In his History of Cricket at Sherborne School, David Gibbs describes the years 1890 to 1914 as the golden age of cricketâeuro™ in the School.10 The Headmaster, Revd F.B. Westcott, was a great proponent of games, believing their purpose was to âeuro provide exercise and create discipline, and to develop character".11 When victorious teams returned to Sherborne, Revd Westcott apparently asked the local railwaymen to put fog signals on the line to welcome them home and gave congratulatory sermons from the pulpit in the School chapel! Eike his father,12 Graham was a keen sportsman, captaining the cricket team at Connaught House Prep School and in 1900, at the age of 15, he was made a member of Sherborne School"s 1st XI.1 " Despite Llewelyn"s initial eagerness to emulate his elder brother Littleton's sporting prowess,14 and having secured his cricket cap at Sherborne Prep, he lacked the necessary courage and stature to secure a place in either the School 1st XI or 1st XV.15 However, Llewelyn cannot have failed to take note of the 1st XI team in 1900 which was captained by Percy Eglington,16 who was his Head of House at The Green. Dr Marsh cannot have had any problem securing the best medical advice for his son's treatment, but unlike Llewelyn who followed the âeuro therapeutic migration route to Switzerland, Graham was sent to New Zealand, departing from London on 4 March 1903 on board the SS Ionic10 bound for Wellington." Despite New Zealand introducing regulations in 1903 to prohibit the entry of tuberculosis cases from overseas, the law was not in practice applied to wealthy sufferers.
ISSN:0962-7057