Legends of Lymore – the summer when Montgomery beat England
OVER the course of three days in the summer of 1882 the eyes of the English and Welsh cricketing world were set on a small corner of Montgomeryshire. The visit of the English United XI brought some of the stars of the Victorian age to Lymore to take on a team of Montgomery cricketers, bolstered by the addition of several players drafted in from rival clubs for the occasion. The event was celebrated at the time, with the local newspaper writing ‘It is some time since, if ever, such deeds of valour have been enrolled upon the annals of the cricket field in the county of Montgomery as wa...
Source: countytimes.co.uk