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There ought to be some other means of reckoning quality in this the best and loveliest of games the scoreboard is an ass.
Neville Cardus
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Neville Cardus
Age: 86 †
Born: 1888
Born: April 3
Died: 1975
Died: February 28
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John Frederick Neville Cardus
Sir John Frederick Neville Cardus
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