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by Sam McCarthy Fox

Detailed history of the game of marbles from from earliest times to the present day together with the history of the game in Sussex and in particular Crawley.

The history of the marbles competition played at The Greyhound Public House, Tinsley Green is covered extensively giving details of notable players and events

List of marble words and phrases and rules of the game

Team lists and results from the first competition in 1932 to the latest in 2024

37 illustrations