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'Plum', 1903. British right-handed batsman Pelham 'Plum' Warner (1873-1963) played for Oxford University, Middlesex and England during a career lasting from 1894 until 1920. He scored 29,028 runs with 60 centuries. His 15 Test caps included 10 matches as captain, regaining the Ashes in Australia in 1903-1904. After retiring, Warner served as England's tour manager on the infamous 'Bodyline' tour of Australia in 1932-1933 and later went on to become President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He was knighted in 1937 for his services to cricket. [London, 1903]