02448cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000450011324500200015826400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032850000310036450801910039552011930058653400830177965300210186265300230188365300200190670000300192685600800195685600430203699900190207973075UtSlPG20260610134706.0mcr n260607r20241899utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aSnaith, J. C.q(John Collis),d1876-193610aWillow the king 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-02-29  aD A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)  a"Willow the King: The Story of a Cricket Match" by J. C. Snaith is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the cricket match between Little Clumpton and Hickory, highlighting the intense emotions and rivalries associated with amateur cricket. The narrative introduces characters such as the Captain, a gentle but proficient player, and the protagonist, who grapples with nerves and aspirations on match day.  At the start of the novel, the night before the crucial match is filled with the nervous chatter of team members in the billiard room, each voicing their anxieties and hopes for the next day. We learn that the match has great significance for the players, especially as they face formidable competitors from Hickory, including the dreaded Trentham family. The protagonist expresses mental torment over the necessity of performing well while coping with superstitions about his lucky cricket cap. The scene sets the tone for a mix of humor and tension, foreshadowing the challenges the team will face during the match itself and the evolution of the protagonist's character throughout this key day. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York and Melbourne: Ward, Locke & Co. Limited, 1899  aHumorous stories  aEngland -- Fiction  aCricket stories1 aDavis, Lucien,d1860-19414 uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hnt4fj&view=1up&seq=13&skin=202140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73075  c113800d113800