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Basil Easterbrook
Basil Vivian Easterbrook (15 February 1920 – 15 December 1995) was an English sports journalist and author, who was best known for his football and cricket writing. Easterbrook was cricket and football writer for Kemsley Newspapers and Thomson Regional Newspapers from 1950 to 1983. He contributed the feature article "The Heritage of Our Cricket Grounds" to the 1969 edition of Wisden, and then an article to every edition from 1971 to 1980. He was the chairman of the Cricket Writers' Club in 1965.
Article summary
Basil Vivian Easterbrook (15 February 1920 – 15 December 1995) was an English sports journalist and author, who was best known for his football and cricket writing. Easterbrook was cricket and football writer for Kemsley Newspapers and Thomson Regional Newspapers from 1950 to 1983. He contributed the feature article "The Heritage of Our Cricket Grounds" to the 1969 edition of Wisden, and then an article to every edition from 1971 to 1980. He was the chairman of the Cricket Writers' Club in 1965.
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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