Cricketing Colonists: The Brittan Brothers in Early Canterbury

ISBN: 9781927145685 Authors(s): Geoffrey W. Rice Frances Ryman

About Cricketing Colonists: The Brittan Brothers in Early Canterbury:

John Robert Godley, Edward Gibbon Wakefield, James Edward FitzGerald - these are the names that usually come to mind as the founders of Canterbury. But there was a fourth vitally important individual, arguably equal in importance to FitzGerald, whose story remains largely unknown. William Guise Brittan led the first Canterbury Pilgrims, chaired the Society of Canterbury Colonists and controlled the Land Office in early Christchurch. The 'bell-wether man' of the Canterbury project, he was the first to pay for land in the settlement, inspiring others to follow his example. William Guise Brittan was also known as 'the Father of Cricket' in Canterbury and established three churches in Christchurch. His elder brother Joseph, who joined him in 1852, had a significant influence on local politics and he, too, was a cricket enthusiast. No of pages: 352 Published as: Paperback Genre: Biography: Historical, Political & Military Keywords: cricket book, cricket tips book, cricket books

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