{"id":1471,"date":"2024-04-10T18:06:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T18:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earlycricket.uk\/?page_id=1471"},"modified":"2025-06-05T12:39:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:39:59","slug":"john-duncombe-surry-triumphant-or-the-kentish-mens-defeat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.earlycricket.uk\/index.php\/john-duncombe-surry-triumphant-or-the-kentish-mens-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Surrey Triumphant or The Kentish Men&#8217;s Defeat &#8211; John Duncombe (1773)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-page pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.earlycricket.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1471?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earlycricket.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>This poem celebrates a victory by Surrey over Kent. 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