A fine of one penny for missing an easy catch was quite usual in the early days of cricket. “Does yo’ take this woman for yo’ lawfully wedded wife?” asked the coloured parson, glancing at the diminutive, water-eyed, tow-legged bridegroom, who stood shrinking behind fifteen stone of femininity. “Ah takes nothing,” responded the bridegroom. "Ah’s bein’ took!”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 September 1939, Page 9
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57Untitled Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 September 1939, Page 9
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