Cricket in fiction was particularly true in the era before the Second World War, for example, during the Edwardian era, and in the 1920s and 1930s. An early chapter of Dickens's famous first novel "The Pickwick Papers", serialised as early as 1836, features a brief description of a cricket match between the All-Muggleton team and the Dingley Dell Cricket Club. Mr Pickwick watches as Mr Jingle provides a running commentary on the game (""Capital game—smart sport—fine exercise—very"" is a typical Jingle comment.) Cricket also plays a prominent part in "Tom Brown's Schooldays" (1857), Thomas Hughes' classic novel of life at Rugby. A century
Bristol Manor Farm F.C. of Bristol's third club and tend to attract higher than usual attendances. Bristol Manor Farm F.C. Bristol Manor Farm Football Club is an English football club based in Bristol, England. They are currently members of the and play at The Creek. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA. Bristol Manor Farm Football Club was formed for the 1960/61 season. Bristol Manor Farm's main rivals are considered to be Yate Town and Mangotsfield United, both from the northern outskirts of Bristol. With all three clubs playing in the Southern League Division One since 2017, fixtures among the three have