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307 - 10TH WICKET. FIRST CLASS CRICKET RECORD PARTNERSHIP

307 - 10TH WICKET. FIRST CLASS CRICKET RECORD PARTNERSHIP

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Cricket book. An account of the record breaking last wicket stand during the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Victoria in 1928, in which Alan Kippax and 'Hal' Hooker added 307 to NSW's previous 113 on the final day of the match, securing the game and providing the highest final stand tally of all time.

1st edition. Small square format. 62pp. Original blue cloth, fine. Accompanied by a reproduction photograph of the final scoreboard with vignettes of Hooker and Kippax. Ltd. Ed. 103/250, signed by the author.

Date
1997
Publisher
Orchard Printing
Author
John RILEY

£80.00 (Code: 61733)

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