“For a long time we dreamed of a real leather ball, and at last my brother had one for his birthday. The feel of the leather, the stitching round it, the faint gold letters stamped upon it, the touch of the seam, the smell of it, all affected me so deeply that I still have that ache of beauty when I hold a cricket ball.” FeelsLongStillsRealLastsTimeBrotherLong TimeLettersGoldBallsRoundsSmellAll TimeMy BrotherAffectedCricketAcheLeather Author:Alison Uttley
