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Set against the backdrop of depression-era politics, 1934 was an <i>annus mirabilis </i>for English sport. Within just a few days of each other, Hedley Verity, Henry Cotton and Fred Perry all triumphed in their field. To a sporting audience still groaning through the quagmire left by the Great Depression, greedy for inspiring distractions, these heroic events made for a heady spectacle.<br><br>England's Ashes Test victory at Lord's (later known as Verity's match) saw Australia seeking revenge af
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- Author
- Winder, Robert, author
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781472908940
- Category
- sports
- Subjects
- Sports, Anthropology, Tennis
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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