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Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels,which interpret,critique,and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her use of social commentary,realism and biting irony have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.
The Regency era of British history is commonly applied to the years between c. 1795 and 1837,although the official regency for which it is named only spanned the years 1811 to 1820. King George III first suffered debilitating illness in the late 1780s,and relapsed into his final mental illness in 1810;by the Regency Act 1811,his eldest son George,Prince of Wales,was appointed prince regent to discharge royal functions. When George III died in 1820,the Prince Regent succeeded him as George IV. In terms of periodisation,the longer timespan is roughly the final third of the Georgian era (1714–1837),encompassing the last 25 years or so of George III's reign,including the official Regency,and the complete reigns of both George IV and his brother William IV. It ends with the accession of Queen Victoria in June 1837 and is followed by the Victorian era (1837–1901).
Horsmonden is a village in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent,England. The village is located in the Weald of Kent. It is situated on a road leading from Maidstone to Lamberhurst,three miles north of the latter place. The nearest railway station is Paddock Wood.
David Andrew Warner is an Australian international cricketer and a former captain of the Australian national team in limited overs format and a former Test vice-captain. A left-handed opening batsman,Warner is the first Australian cricketer in 132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class cricket. He is widely considered as one of the greatest batsman of his era. He plays for New South Wales and currently playing for the Delhi Capitals and Sydney Thunder in domestic cricket. Warner was a prominent member of the victorious Australian squad of the 2015 Cricket World Cup,and the 2021 T20 World Cup and was declared as the Player of the Tournament as a result of his performances in the 2021 tournament.
The 1949 VFL season was the 53rd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL),the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs,ran from 16 April until 24 September,and comprised a 19-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
Joseph Wells was an English cricketer and father of the noted author H. G. Wells.
"It's Just Not Cricket" is the debut single of The Twelfth Man,a series of comedy productions by skilled impersonator Billy Birmingham. The single topping the charts for three weeks in June 1984,and was the second highest selling single in Australia in 1984 behind "Dancing in the Dark" by Bruce Springsteen. The piece is centered around fictitious commentary of a match between Australia and Pakistan.
Victor Cecil Austen was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for South Australia and Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with Hawthorn.
Balls Park in Hertford is a Grade I Listed mid-17th-century house. The estate and house are set in over 63 acres of parkland which is listed Grade II on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. The estate and house has been claimed to have been the inspiration for Netherfield in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice,which is set in Hertfordshire.
Michael Hubert Austen is a South African-born cricketer who played for Western Province in South African domestic cricket between the 1982/83 and 1988/89 seasons and for Otago and Wellington between the 1989/90 and 1997/98 seasons. Austen worked as a doctor throughout his career in New Zealand.
Pupils of Westminster School and Charterhouse School played a cricket match in London on 5 August 1794 which was recorded in the earliest known scorecard of a schools match.
Spencer Austen-Leigh was an English cricketer. Austen-Leigh was a right-handed batsman,although his bowling style is not known. He was born at Speen,Berkshire,and was educated at Harrow School. His name changed from Spencer Austen to Spencer Austen-Leigh in 1837. He was the great-nephew of the author Jane Austen.
Edward Thomas Austen was an English cricketer. Austen's batting style is unknown.
Timothy Hays David is a Singapore-born Australian cricketer. He played for the Singapore national cricket team between 2019 and 2020,before switching allegiance to Australia in 2022. He was part of the Australian team's squad for the 2022 T20 World Cup. He has played for various Twenty20 franchise teams. He made his international debut for Singapore in July 2019 and played 14 T20Is making his debut for Australia in 2022 against India.
David Mirra is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Following his AFL career,he joined Collegians Football Club in the VAFA competition.
Arthur Henry Austen-Leigh was an English Anglican vicar,cricketer and association footballer.
Cholmeley Austen-Leigh was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
Edmund Godwin Austen was an English cricketer. He played in one first-class match in New Zealand for Canterbury in 1877/78. He was the brother of Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen.
