Former England cricketer Keith Booth pays homage to Mitcham legend
6:00am Saturday 29th September 2012 in News By Lauren May, Chief Reporter
Surrey and England cricketer Keith Booth visits Mitcham
Surrey and England cricketer Keith Booth paid a visit to Mitcham last week to sign copies of his new book.
Mr Booth was at the cricket green pavilion on September 22 to promote his book, Lives In Cricket: Tom Richardson – A Bowler Pure and Simple.
The book details the life of the cricketer who had a long association with Mitcham Cricket Club.
Although there have been a number of profiles and copious mentions of Richardson in cricket literature, there has not until now been a full-scale biography.
Mr Booth said: “I have played on the cricket green a few years ago, but that was before I
knew very much about Tom Richardson.”
Cricket has been played at the Mitcham green for more than 300 years – longer continuously than anywhere else in the world.
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