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 s...
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. Orig...
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 accou...
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 dow...
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 beate...