ðeɪ plˈeɪd ðə fˈɜːst ɡˈeɪm ˌɔn ɐ fˈiːld nˌɑːt fˈɑːɹ ɐwˈeɪ, ɪt bˌiːɪŋ kˈaɪndli lˈɛnt baɪ mˈɪstɚ hˈuːpɚ dˈiːkən, hˌuː wʌz ˈɔːlweɪz ɐ fɹˈɛnd ʌv spˈoːɹt."
They played the first game on a field not far away, it being kindly lent by Mr Hooper Deacon, who was always a friend of sport."