Dear Lynn, thanks for your email and apologies for my crass assumption! I've found the Masters book - excellent! Do let me know if you'd like anything on the Cornwall match; my post will be going live on the 21st, but if there's anything you'd like in the meantime, please ask. Seven Camborne players represented Cornwall against the All Blacks, hence the interest. Many of their relatives are still around so there's lots of anecdotes! Speak soon, best, Francis
Dear Ms McConnell, Hi, my name's Francis, a local historian from Cornwall. I read with much interest your work on the Invincibles! The Hundreth Anniversary is a big thing in my hometown, Camborne, too. The Cornwall-All Blacks match was held at Camborne RFC in September 1924, and to commemorate this event the Club is holding a 'My Name is Doddie' charity evening, with Zinzan Brooke attending. The Club have also asked me to give a speech on the match and its background. I know this is a cheeky ask, but do you happen to have a copy of Read Masters' ultra-rare (and expensive) account of the Tour? If so I would love to see, if possible, and recollections of the Cornwall match he had. Naturally, I'm willing to trade information from my end! Hope to speak soon, regards, Francis https://the-cornish-historian.com/
Hi Francis, thanks for your note. I do have a copy, I will look it out and come back to you. BTW I am a male, but you're not the first to make that mistake. :-)
Dear Lynn, thanks for your email and apologies for my crass assumption! I've found the Masters book - excellent! Do let me know if you'd like anything on the Cornwall match; my post will be going live on the 21st, but if there's anything you'd like in the meantime, please ask. Seven Camborne players represented Cornwall against the All Blacks, hence the interest. Many of their relatives are still around so there's lots of anecdotes! Speak soon, best, Francis
Dear Ms McConnell, Hi, my name's Francis, a local historian from Cornwall. I read with much interest your work on the Invincibles! The Hundreth Anniversary is a big thing in my hometown, Camborne, too. The Cornwall-All Blacks match was held at Camborne RFC in September 1924, and to commemorate this event the Club is holding a 'My Name is Doddie' charity evening, with Zinzan Brooke attending. The Club have also asked me to give a speech on the match and its background. I know this is a cheeky ask, but do you happen to have a copy of Read Masters' ultra-rare (and expensive) account of the Tour? If so I would love to see, if possible, and recollections of the Cornwall match he had. Naturally, I'm willing to trade information from my end! Hope to speak soon, regards, Francis https://the-cornish-historian.com/
Hi Francis, thanks for your note. I do have a copy, I will look it out and come back to you. BTW I am a male, but you're not the first to make that mistake. :-)