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EPISODE · Jul 7, 2026 · 39 MIN

Archie MacLaren – Part 1 – with Giles Wilcock

from The Golden Age of Cricket Podcast · host Tom Ford

In this first part of a series dedicated to A.C. "Archie" MacLaren, host Tom Ford is joined by eminent writer and historian Giles Wilcock, known by his pseudonym "Old Ebor", who has written extensively about the famous Lancastrian from the so-called Golden Age. Wilcock helps answer questions about MacLaren's personality and why he seemingly ruffled the feathers of so many around him. DONATE: You can buy Tom Ford a coffee! Every donation helps with production and inspires Tom to keep the podcast going. You can donate from a little as $5. Visit: buymeacoffee.com/GoldenAgeOfCricketABOUT GILES WILCOCK: From Yorkshire, Giles has been writing on and off for around 12 years now. He started the Old Ebor blog (now on Substack) seven years ago, but had written a few things before that too. He has written three books — a biography of George Macaulay, a history of the Original English Lady Cricketers and a non-cricket book about an 1832 murder — with a fourth in the works. CREDITS: Presenter & Producer: Tom FordAll music used in podcast comes from the University of California Santa Barbara’s remarkable collection of wax cylinder’s from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which are free to download and use. You can donate to the upkeep of these recordings via their website.

In this first part of a series dedicated to A.C. "Archie" MacLaren, host Tom Ford is joined by eminent writer and historian Giles Wilcock, known by his pseudonym "Old Ebor", who has written extensively about the famous Lancastrian from the so-called Golden Age. Wilcock helps answer questions about MacLaren's personality and why he seemingly ruffled the feathers of so many around him. DONATE: You can buy Tom Ford a coffee! Every donation helps with production and inspires Tom to keep the podcast going. You can donate from a little as $5. Visit: buymeacoffee.com/GoldenAgeOfCricket [http://buymeacoffee.com/GoldenAgeOfCricket] ABOUT GILES WILCOCK: From Yorkshire, Giles has been writing on and off for around 12 years now. He started the Old Ebor blog [https://oldebor.wordpress.com/] (now on Substack [https://oldebor77.substack.com/]) seven years ago, but had written a few things before that too. He has written three books — a biography of George Macaulay, a history of the Original English Lady Cricketers and a non-cricket book about an 1832 murder — with a fourth in the works.  CREDITS: Presenter & Producer: Tom Ford All music used in podcast comes from the University of California Santa Barbara's remarkable collection of wax cylinder's from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which are free to download and use. You can donate to the upkeep of these recordings via their website.

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