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As a cricket journalist, Eric Barbour saw from close quarters all the Tests in the series and the dramatic impact of England's shock attack. Kippax represented Australia from 1928-32 and played in the first  'Bodyline' Test. An English edition was published later the same year.

Paperback. First Edition. Small 8vo. 85pp. Old gift inscription inside front cover. Lightly rubbed but generally in very good condition. Some Press cuttings from the 1934 Ashes series are slipped in.

Date
1933
Publisher
Sydney: The Sydney & Melbourne Publishing Co.
Author
Alan Falconer KIPPAX & Eric P. BARBOUR

£95.00 (Code: 76568)

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