Teddy
The Life and Times of Major EG Wynyard DSO, OBE
Nonfiction, Sports, Cricket, Football (Soccer), Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Richard Evans | ISBN: | 1230002690513 |
| Publisher: | Chequered Flag Publishing | Publication: | November 1, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard Evans |
| ISBN: | 1230002690513 |
| Publisher: | Chequered Flag Publishing |
| Publication: | November 1, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Described as one of the greatest all-round athletes of the Victorian era, Teddy Wynyard lived a remarkable and action-filled life which encompassed far more than just the sports field. His path crossed with those of Robert Baden-Powell, Arthur Conan Doyle and Winston Churchill, while he shared a wicket with WG Grace, Jack Hobbs and Prince Ranjitsinhji – with whom he had a memorable row over a bunch of grapes.
Aside from being a star of Hampshire cricket at the turn of the 20th century, Teddy was an FA Cup winner and international tobogganing champion. He represented England at home, toured overseas as captain of MCC in New Zealand and played cricket in countries as diverse as South Africa, West Indies, North America and Egypt. Major Wynyard’s military career saw him serve in India and Burma where he won the DSO, while his Great War service earned him an OBE. He was also awarded a Royal Humane Society medal for leaping into a frozen lake in an attempt to save a life in Switzerland.
A natural sportsman, one of five men to play Test cricket and win the FA Cup, Teddy’s contribution to cricket’s golden age and the birth of football is told in this comprehensive and colourful biography, the product of forty years of research by Richard Evans.
Described as one of the greatest all-round athletes of the Victorian era, Teddy Wynyard lived a remarkable and action-filled life which encompassed far more than just the sports field. His path crossed with those of Robert Baden-Powell, Arthur Conan Doyle and Winston Churchill, while he shared a wicket with WG Grace, Jack Hobbs and Prince Ranjitsinhji – with whom he had a memorable row over a bunch of grapes.
Aside from being a star of Hampshire cricket at the turn of the 20th century, Teddy was an FA Cup winner and international tobogganing champion. He represented England at home, toured overseas as captain of MCC in New Zealand and played cricket in countries as diverse as South Africa, West Indies, North America and Egypt. Major Wynyard’s military career saw him serve in India and Burma where he won the DSO, while his Great War service earned him an OBE. He was also awarded a Royal Humane Society medal for leaping into a frozen lake in an attempt to save a life in Switzerland.
A natural sportsman, one of five men to play Test cricket and win the FA Cup, Teddy’s contribution to cricket’s golden age and the birth of football is told in this comprehensive and colourful biography, the product of forty years of research by Richard Evans.
