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Poster for Englands Glory Matches

Strike out foreign competition by buying England's Glory Matches: advertisement featuring a boxing match taking place on a ring made of match boxes between British and German pugilists. John Bull and other characters cheer from the side

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Gilbert Jessop (1874-1955)

Photograph of Gilbert Jessop, the Gloucestershire and England batsman, who was famous for his feats of quick-scoring - he once scored a century in only 40 minutes. Jessop's nickname was The Croucher due the uncommonly low crouch which he adopted when batting. Between 1894 and 1914 he played 493 first-class matches, scoring 53 centuries at an average of 32.63

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Juan and Eva Peron watching a football match

Juan Peron (1895-1974), President of Argentina, and his wife Eva (Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, 1919-1952), at the Racing Club in Buenos Aires to watch football matches between Formosa and Santa Fe, and between Racing and Boca Juniors, 10 March 1951. Date: 1951

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