Article: Greatest ever? Step forward Max Woosnam.(Sport)

Article: Cricket: THE KING OF SPORT; MAX WOOSNAM Wimbledon ...
The Mirror (London, England);  July 31, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... and more. You may not know the name Max Woosnam but his achievements dwarf those of ... come within a mile of achieving what Max Woosnam did. "If he was around today, he ... time after time when the arrival of Max Woosnam in a town has been regarded as a social ...

Article: WAS HE THE GREATEST SPORTSMAN OF ALL TIME? Max ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  July 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... around.' In the words of one American reporter: 'To hear Woosnam's laugh was to hear the sound of silver bells. When Max Woosnam came into the pavilion on a dark day, it was like drawing up a blind and admitting the sun.' Born in Liverpool on September ...

Article: WOOSIE COULD INSPIRE BY HIS NAMESAKE.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  July 22, 2006 ;     599 words ... ... book, the biography of his namesake Max Woosnam no relation - who lived between 1882 ... ability? I will leave you to judge. Max Woosnam captained England and Manchester City ... me that to the best of my knowledge, Max Woosnam's life story has never been celebrated ...

Article: Unfamiliar facts that bring characters to life; BOOK REVIEW The ...
The Birmingham Post (England);  December 28, 2007 ;     666 words ... ... Paula Radcliffe. Most of the characters are familiar but a few are little-known, despite extraordinary achievements. Max Woosnam, for example. Heard of him? Probably not, He played football for Chelsea and Manchester City and captained England, won ...

Article: Raise your glass to an astonishing all-rounder ; He was a war ...
Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  May 17, 2008 ;     641 words ... ... different sports. His gold medal- winning doubles partner at the Antwerp Olympiad in 1920 was another astonishing all-rounder Max Woosnam. As well as winning gold there, Woosnam also scored a hundred at Lords, potted a maximum 147 at snooker, captained Manchester ...

Article: Men's Tennis: Wimbledon Tennis Championships - Past Men's Doubles ...
Sports Network;  June 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Randolph Lycett de Gomar/Flaquer 1922 - James O.Anderson/Randolph Lycett Patterson/Wood 1921 - Randolph Lycett/Max Woosnam Lowe/Lowe 1920 - Richard N. Williams/Chuck S. Garland Kingscote/Parke 1919 - R.V. Thomas/Pat O'Hara Wood Lycett ...

Article: Mark Bushell: End of the sporting all-rounders.
Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England);  October 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... great sportsman that this country has ever seen, one individual stands out as perhaps the greatest of them all. The story of Max Woosnam, born in Liverpool in 1892, is relatively unknown, but when you study his achievements, in a number of sports, it's ...