For a brief moment, at the end of the book, the 19-year-old Tom's obsession with the outcome of the Rugby-Marylebone cricket match seems less like a boyish enthusiasm for sport and more the unwholesome obsession of the English ruling classes with heritage, competition and conquest.
Bradford Burns, a company spokesman, said: "WorldCom's heritage of competition and bringing value to the marketplace is as real today as it ever has been.
The fan-created Heritage Cup competition with the San Jose Earthquakes began in the 2009 MLS season.
The Antigonish Highland Games, Antigonish, July 12 to 14, include Scottish heritage workshops and competitions in piping, dancing, drumming, and traditional heavy events, like the caber toss.
"Unlike, say, Lamborghinis, which really have no competition heritage, Ferrari has consistently accepted the challenge of proving its product on the track.
Goalkeeping heroics being an essential part of the competition's heritage, we witnessed not one, but two outstanding performances between the City sticks.
In this competition the cultural heritage of the city's glorious past reveals itself as a prominent competitive advantage in 'theming' and marketing post-modern Vienna.
In the competition between development and heritage, it is the latter that inevitably gives way.
We played against a side who have got a huge heritage, tradition and belief in this competition, and they would've been under huge pressure".
"The Challenge Cup has a rich heritage and I am delighted that the competition's long association with the BBC is to continue".
As a result, the complexity and diversity of choreography developed through competition has led to a rich heritage for the modern dancer to draw upon.
