Nigel à BrassardApr 30, 2020Greatest Wimbledon ChampionSir, I nominate William Renshaw as the greatest Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles champion (Sport, Apr 29, and letter, Apr 30). Renshaw won...
Nigel à BrassardNov 12, 2019Passion for horses and ball gamesSir, Some years ago a Frenchman, in a letter to your newspaper, defined an English gentleman as “a man with a passion for horses, playing...
Nigel à BrassardDec 10, 2018CroquetSir, In Benjamin Disraeli’s novel Lothair, there is a description of how Mr Blenkinsop travels to Brentham to play croquet and takes with...
Nigel à BrassardJun 8, 2017CricketSir, Both Ivo Tennant and Mike Atherton (Sport, June 8) omit a vital fact which further highlights the MCC’s lack of vision in 1999....
Nigel à BrassardFeb 12, 2016BoulesSir, I was surprised to have a set of boules confiscated at Marseille airport (Ann Treneman’s Notebook, Feb 9, and letter, Feb 11). When...
Nigel à BrassardApr 28, 2015Sports and GamesSir, Mr Justice Mostyn has declared that bridge is a sport (report, Apr 28). My understanding has always been that one is able to smoke a...
Nigel à BrassardJul 13, 2014Football World CupSir, Mr Schollick’s observation (July 12), that both football World Cup finalists were countries led by a woman, does not take into...
Nigel à BrassardJun 24, 2014Flying the flagSir, Frank Greaney (letter, June 24) is confusing the flag of St George with the Union Flag. It is the latter which when flown upside...
Nigel à BrassardJun 11, 2014Oldest sporting trophySir, The honour of the oldest trophy in sport belongs to Real Tennis, in which a world championship has been played since 1740.
Nigel à BrassardOct 4, 2013Grace in defeatSir, How to react gracefully in defeat (Mike Atherton, Oct 3, and letter, Oct 4) is shown by Baron Gottfried von Cramm. After being...