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Sir Pelham Francis Warner, MBE (2 October 1873 – 30 January 1963), affectionately and better known as Plum Warner or "the Grand Old Man" of English cricket, was a Test cricketer and cricket administrator. He was knighted for services to sport in the 1937 Coronation Honours.
Sir Pelham Warner, known affectiontely as Plum Warner and the Grand Old Man of English cricket, died at West Lavington, near Midhurst, Sussex, on January 30, 1963. He was 89.
1 de abr. de 2004 · A tribute to Sir Pelham Warner, the founder of The Cricketer magazine in 1921 - known affectionately as 'Plum' Warner and the 'Grand Old Man' of English cricket.
16 de ene. de 2022 · Sir Pelham Warner. Martin Chandler | 7:49am GMT 16 January 2022. To all intents and purpose ‘Plum’ Warner’s First Class career ended when he led his county, Middlesex, in the then traditional season finale when the Champion County played the Rest in September 1920.
7 de ene. de 2021 · Pelham Warner, the founder of The Cricketer, is pictured in 1910. The first issue of the then weekly title appeared on April 30 1921 (the summer in which England lost 3-0 at home to Australia). It was sold for 6d, which remained its price for 20 years.
22 de ene. de 2021 · Editors of The Cricketer: Pelham Warner. Warner was the England captain who had taken the first official MCC side to Australia in 1903/04, retrieving the Ashes. His book, How We Recovered The Ashes, gave cricket’s most famous contest its name. Editor: 1921-1962.
2 de nov. de 2023 · Sir Pelham Warner “did not have a racist bone in his body” and MCC must hold its nerve before renaming the Lord’s stand in his name, his grandson has said.
