Howzat!

Spent ages with a scorebook creating teams and running a full test series. If Mr Walsh gets his way I may have the same amount of spare time soon.

Yes - but the proper version with two pencils!

i remember that well,brings back memories !

Not Courtney Walsh, I take it, John...?

I used to play this too. But my cousin always beat me. (Shades of The Undertones, there...)

No Jim, Willie! Would dearly love him to face Courtney, and get one in the box region.

We used to play that game a lot when I was a kid.

W G Grace had died a few years earlier: Did I ever tell you I once wore his cap when my wife was designing an exhibition at Lords for the MCC?
And Don Bradman's jacket - I was slim in those days.

I remember an older version, I think, a small tin box but perhaps named 'Owzat'?

You're right, it was in a tin box the one we played with.
Like this.

I'm sure I've still got one of these lurking somewhere!