The Story of Spedegue's Dropper

Download or read book The Story of Spedegue's Dropper written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A short story about a young man with a radical approach to the game of cricket from the creator of Sherlock Holmes. While walking in the forest, veteran cricket player Walter Scougall comes upon a young schoolteacher named Spedegue practicing an unusual bowling delivery. When Scougall attempts to have the man repeat his actions in public, it yields entertaining results . . . Originally published in the Strand Magazine in 1928, The Story of Spedegue’s Dropper is inspired by a bizarre experience Doyle had with cricket when he was a young man.