It’s surprising to learn that John Astley Cooper first proposed what has become the Commonwealth Games in 1891: 5 years before the Modern Olympics. The plan was to hold a sports competition every four years “as a means of increasing goodwill and understanding of the British Empire”. Committees were set up throughout the Empire to […]
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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.
An account of the 1899 Australian cricket tour and their first full series win in England.
8vo. vii + 244pp. 16 pages of photographs, text illustrations. Bookplate to fly-leaf. Dust-wrapper, very good.
Chronicles the West Indies' whitewashing by the hosts in both formats and the aftermath of a tour deemed as the side's worst ever by Caribbean journalists.
8vo. 195pp. Paperback. Creasing to front cover
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
Lavish volume celebrating the centenary of Test cricket at the Adelaide Oval with reports on every match.
4to. 262pp. Profusely illustrated. Very good condition.
An engaging account of 19th-century origins and growth of Australia v England Test cricket and in particular the urns and other trophies which have represented the Ashes, accompanied by an excellent selection
An illustrated report on two years of Test cricket up to the 1999/2000 winter tour of South Africa, including the author's forthright views on his experiences as captain, why he lost the job and his dual
An illustrated assessment of the MCC's attempts to foster good relations within the Empire/Commonwealth via long overseas tours, an aim which became gradually undermined by the increasing professionalism
Loose pages taken from Cricket Scores and Biographies by Arthur Haygarth, including the completed scores of all seven matches played. The opponents on the tour were the MCC, Prince's Club, Richmond, Surrey
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
An account of the 1932-33 Bodyline cricket series.
First edition. Small 8vo. [viii] + 244pp. Original green cloth, lightly rubbed. Good condition. Signed by Larwood to a small piece of card which is neatly
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.
Humorous account of the 1981 England tour of the West Indies from Guardian Sports writer Frank Keating.
1st edition. 8vo. 177pp. plus plate. Light foxing to edge of page block. Dustwrapper, very good.
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
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
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
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
An account of the 1934 Australian cricket tour of England.
Small 8vo. 290pp + 48p book catalogue. Frontispiece, 30 plates. Bookplate to front pastedown. Light foxing to endpapers. Dust-wrapper, lightly
An account of the 1934 Australian cricket tour of England.
First Edition. Small 8vo. 290pp + 48p publisher's adverts. Frontispiece, 30 plates. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Original green cloth,
An account of the 1956 Ashes series collected from reports in The Times.
Paperback. 8vo. 122pp. Very good condition. Signed by John Woodcock with a note stating that he signed it on the day of Peter May's
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, very good.
An account of the 1978-79 Ashes cricket series.
8vo. 208pp. 16 plates. Bookplate of the cricket writer Gordon Ross inside. Dust-wrapper, very good.
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
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.
