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The first cricket book, which covered a tour was Fred Lillywhite's account of an England tour of Canada and the USA in 1859 and the genre continues to this day. Recommended are the early volumes by Lillywhite and Fitzgerald and the outstanding tour accounts in the 1950s ' cricket books by Jack Fingleton and Alan Ross. More modern cricket books on the Ashes by Mike Brearley and Gideon Haigh are also well worth reading along with a host of other titles.

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500-1 - THE MIRACLE OF HEADINGLEY '81

A blow-by-blow account of Botham's famous turnaround Test at Headingley in July 1981, when from a seemingly hopeless position, having followed-on, Beefy, Willis and co stormed back to beat the Aussies

£9.00

500-1 - THE MIRACLE OF HEADINGLEY '81

£75.00

ADELAIDE OVAL TEST CRICKET 1884-1984

Lavish volume celebrating the centenary of Test cricket at the Adelaide Oval with reports on every match. 4to. 262pp. Profusely illustrated. Very good condition.

£16.00

ALAN MCGILVRAY RECALLS THE TIED TEST

Booklet on the Australia v West Indies Test at Brisbane in 1960, recalled by the famous Australian broadcaster. Paperback. 30pp + pictorial wrappers. Photos. Original owner's name to first page. A very

£14.00

THE AMERICAN CRICKETERS IN THE WEST INDIES 1887-88

Limited edition booklet (no.30 of 75) describing the matches on the American tour of the West Indies 1887/88 (including 2 of the smallest totals ever recorded). Paperback. 8vo. 16pp. Card covers, lightly

£95.00

ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET 1862-1926

Accounts of the various tours from the first, in 1862-63, to Gilligan's trip in 1924-25. Small 8vo. xv + 17-205pp. Frontispiece, 15 plates. Dust-wrapper, some edgewear. A very good copy.

£24.00

ANOTHER BLOODY TOUR - ENGLAND IN THE WEST INDIES 1986

Humorous account of England's 1986 cricket tour of the West Indies by Middlesex and England player Phil Edmond's wife, Frances. 1st edition. large 8vo. 162pp. plus 8 pages of black and white photos. Very

£5.00

ANTI BODY-LINE

Cricket book. An Australian take on the Bodyline cricket controversy of 1932-33. Kippax played in just the first of the five Tests, falling to Larwood in both innings. An Australian edition was also published. UK

£85.00

ANTI-BODYLINE

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

£95.00

ARCHIE'S LAST STAND. M.C.C. IN NEW ZEALAND 1922-23.

The story of the  1922-23 tour of New Zealand led by the 51 year old A.C. MacLaren. He made 200 not out in the first "Test" but injured his knee while fielding and never played 1st class cricket

£6.00

ARTHUR MAILEY'S BOOK: A SERIES OF SKETCHES ILLUSTRATING THE TOUR THROUGH ENGLAND AND AFRICA BY THE AUSTRALIAN SLOW BOWLER, ARTHUR MAILEY

Post-tour. A collection of cartoons and caricatures depicting the 1921 Australian cricket tour of England and the 1921-22 cricket tour of South Africa. Armstrong led the side to England while Collins

£175.00

THE ASHES

Cricket book. A history of Ashes cricket between England and Australia. 8vo. 96pp. Unknown signature to title-page. Dust-wrapper, fine.

£12.00

ASHES - AND DUST

An account of the 1934 Australian cricket tour of England. First Edition. Small 8vo. 290pp + 48p publisher's adverts. Frontispiece, 30 plates. Original green cloth, lightly rubbed and marked. A good copy.  

£18.00

ASHES - AND DUST

An account of the 1934 Australian cricket tour of England. Small 8vo. 290pp + 48p book catalogue. Frontispiece, 30 plates. Dust-wrapper, rubbed to edges with chip to top of spine. Good condition. Small

£145.00

THE ASHES - HIGHLIGHTS SINCE 1948

A collection of Ashes recollections. 4to. 192pp. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Bookplate of the Sussex cricketer Robin Marlar.

£6.00

ASHES 2005. THE GREATEST TEST SERIES

 Gideon Haigh's blow by blow account of the eventful 2005 Ashes series that saw England win the urn for the first time since 1989. 8vo. 220pp. Illustrated throughout. Dust-wrapper with residue

£6.00

THE ASHES '77

An account of the 1977 Test cricket series between the two Ashes rivals, played out to a backdrop of whispers about Kerry Packer's impending cricket circus. 8vo. 200pp. Text illustrations. Bookplate to

£6.00

THE ASHES '77

£24.00

ASHES 97: TWO VIEWS FROM THE BOUNDARY

The 1997 Ashes was an exciting series and entertaining series although you wouldn't know it from this rather plodding account.  Paperback. 163pp. 8 pages of photographs. Very good.

£5.00

THE ASHES ABLAZE: THE M.C.C. AUSTRALIAN TOUR 1954-1955

Account of the Ashes tour to Australia in 1954-55 with  Frank 'Typhoon' Tyson helping England to an ultimate 3-1 retention of the Ashes. 1st edition. 8vo. 192pp. plus plates. In the original pictorial

£16.00

ASHES AND RUBBER

Great cricketers in Test and County Cricket of the twentieth century. 1st edition. Small 8vo. Photos. A very good copy in very good dust jacket with just minor edgewear.

£14.00

AN ASHES ANTHOLOGY: ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA

Includes accounts of significant matches or performances from every Ashes series from 1882-83 onwards, including much statistical data. Large 8vo. 246pp. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£7.00

THE ASHES AT STAKE: MEMORIES OF ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET

A review of past Ashes cricket series. 8vo. 244pp. 32 b/w plates. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed to edges. A good copy.

£8.00

THE ASHES CAPTAINS

A history of the men who led their sides in the oldest and deadliest of cricketing rivalries. Large 8vo. 320pp, illustrated throughout. Dust wrapper, very good.

£4.00

THE ASHES CROWN THE YEAR

Account of the Ashes cricket tour of 1953, also Elizabeth II's Coronation year, as observed by Australian Jack Fingleton. 1st edition. 8vo. 320p. plus plates. Dust-wrapper, rubbed and chipped

£8.00

ASHES DIARY 2005

From the victory in India to the most dramatic Test series of the century. Paperback. 8vo. 454pp. Very good condition.

£10.00

ASHES FEVER. HOW ENGLAND WON THE GREATEST EVER TEST SERIES

Lavishly illustrated account of the 2005 Ashes series. 1st edition. large 8vo. As new.

£6.00

ASHES FRONTLINE - THE ASHES DIARIES OF JUSTIN LANGER AND STEVE HARMISON

Rare insights into the 2006-07 Ashes cricket series, from Harmison's first delivery in Brisbane to Langer's retirement in Sydney. Paperback. Large 8vo. 160pp. Very good.

£5.00

ASHES GLORY: ALLAN BORDER'S OWN STORY

Captain Border's account of the triumphant Ashes tour of 1989 when Australia regained the Ashes by hammering Gower's bedraggled bunch 4-0. 8vo. 159pp. 24 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£8.00

ASHES IN THE MOUTH: THE STORY OF THE BODYLINE TOUR 1932-33

Cricket book. A judicious and balanced account about what actually happened on the Bodyline cricket tour. Published to mark the 50th anniversary of Bodyline. First Edition. 8vo. 238pp. 8 full-page illustrations.

£9.00

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