Of Period and Place
John Arlott
Jonathan Cape (1944)
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Conflict WW2
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Contemporaneous inscription: "Love to Hilda + Laur [?], Xmas 1944, Winks + Butt"


In 1939, upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Arlott became a member of the Southampton Police, which later merged with other forces to become the Hampshire Constabulary. He progressed to the rank of sergeant, while stationed at Southampton.


Arlott was born in 1914, at Cemetery Lodge, Chapel Hill, Basingstoke in Hampshire and spent his early years living in the lodging of a local cemetery superintendent. He attended a local school in 1920, aged six, and expressed an early interest in the local cricket matches. In 1926 he watched England and Australia play at The Oval, becoming a fan of Jack Hobbs, and later watched Sussex face Lancashire.

In 1938 Arlott made a brief appearance as 12th man for Hampshire during a match against Worcestershire, however, this was his only first-class appearance. In 1980 he was asked whether playing first-class cricket would have assisted his role as a cricket writer, to which he replied "My word, I know what the problems are. I've failed at everything."

In 1939, upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Arlott became a member of the Southampton Police, which later merged with other forces to become the Hampshire Constabulary. He progressed to the rank of sergeant, while stationed at Southampton.
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