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His main love, however, was cricket. He began playing as a teenager, during a time when it was common for business owners to organise teams. At age 19, he created the
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Cahn took over the family business and, seeing a new potential market in hire purchase sales, expanded the company to the extent that his Jays and
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in 1934. The honour was made ostensibly for his charity and services to agriculture. However, it was actually bestowed for secretly providing £30,000 to the
Conservative Government to ensure honours salesman
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Sir Julien Cahn's XI cricket team in New
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261:5 wickets in innings
131:Sir Julien Cahn's XI
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