Marriage to Lady Yarborough 



"Cat "-like (according to Lilly white) qualities when fielding, 

 and as is well known without good fielding, in spite of the 

 finest batting, a side is almost bound to lose. Maunsell was 

 never a good bowler, not taking kindly to this branch of the 

 game, and perhaps it was just as well that the two brothers 

 did not take up the same line at cricket, for William devoted 

 himself to bowling, and was a very fair medium-paced bowler. 

 These particular matches I mention served to show that what- 

 ever my brother Maunsell put his mind to, whether hunting, 

 racing, cricket, rackets, golf, and even the alleged greater 

 game of politics, he was equally at home. 



Before and during his married life, it used to be a standing 

 joke at all parties that on whatever side Maunsell was, that 

 side was bound to win. In fact, his opponents used to say 

 to him in a bantering way, " We give up all hope of winning 

 a game when you are against us ! " At lawn-tennis his great 

 agility naturally stood him in good stead, and his racket 

 practice at Harrow and Cambridge made outdoor tennis, in 

 later years, a comparatively easy pastime for him to play. At 

 billiards, too, it took a very good amateur indeed to take his 

 number down, and he has even held his own on occasion with 

 professional players. 



Even at golf, which he took up quite late in life, a game 

 which many people declare one can do no good at, unless you 

 are to the manner born, he played a remarkably strong, sound 

 game, so much so that shortly before his death he was made 

 President of the Cromer Golf Club. 



Mr. Finch Mason tells a good story of a visit to the 

 Ranelagh Club whither my brother repaired once before 

 Ascot to have a round of golf. A member, who evidently 

 was accustomed to be taken at his own valuation in all 

 matters including sport, especially golf, at which ancient and 



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