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Gavin Young

Gavin Young, who died in 2001, was a journalist and travel writer. He was a correspondent for the Guardian and Observer newspapers and the author of Slow Boats Home and Beyond Lion Rock, the story of Cathay-Pacific Airways.

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Cricket in Samoa

Gavin Young

‘Balls flew towards the beach or into dense jungle. Enthusiastic young fielders tumbled head over heels in the morning glories. Village elders, large, heavy-breasted, critical men, lay in the shade on cushions discussing the course of play like contented sea lions on their favourite rocks.’

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