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 […]
England at the FIFA World Cup over the years – it’s certainly been a journey! From crushing defeat to glorious victory…to who knows what the 2026 tournament will bring. We’ve still got the fun and great hope of not knowing at this point. The first World Cup took place in Uruguay in 1930. FIFA chose […]
Was Jim Thorpe the greatest athlete in the world? King Gustav V of Sweden certainly thought so. He described Thorpe thus as he handed him two gold medals at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Jim Thorpe was a legendary Native American sportsman, who lived from 1888 – 1953. He was a Sac and Fox Native American, […]
Scarce volume on 100 great cricketers published in the early 1960s in Karachi. As well as the usual suspects - Bradman, Grace, Fry etc it also features some more surprising choices from the early days
Scarce volume on 100 great cricketers published in the early 1960s in Karachi. As well as the usual suspects - Bradman, Grace, Fry etc it also features some more surprising choices from the early days
A personal look back over the 1972 first-class county cricket season, with emphasis on Gloucestershire.
8vo. 47pp. Paperback. Good condition. Signed by the author to inside cover.
A comprehensive chronological history of Accrington and surrounding villages. The second half gives pen portraits and further biographical details of well-known members of the community. Of particular
1975 edition. Includes a history of the game, laws, glossary of terms and records section.
Paperback. 8vo. 208pp. Good condition. Signed and dedicated by Brian Johnston to first page.
Cricket book. From run rates to ducks and maidens to extras this 1951 volume foreshadows many a modern sporting miscellany.
Small 8vo. 215pp. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Bookplate inside. A very good
A detailed study of the Hansie Cronje scandal that rocked South African cricket in the late 1990s.
Paperback. 213pp. 16 pages of colour photographs. Bottom of spine and front corner have been nibbled
Early 19th-century reflections on coarse fishing and country life, including a good chapter on village cricket and developments in the game. The cricket chapter relates the doings of the cricket club in
Updated guide to the cricket lbw law after its revision in 1979. The author wrote the first edition in 1970.
Paperback. 8vo. 25pp. Card wrappers, lightly marked. Relevant chart enclosed. Good condition.
Benaud offers forthright views on cricket at the end of the twentieth century.
8vo. 280pp. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed by Benaud in ink to title-page.
The Glamorgan and England batsman turned journalist analyses all aspects of scoring 100 runs in an innings, drawing on both his own experience and insights from greats such as Jack Hobbs, Donald Bradman,
An insight into the artistic life of one of cricket's great characters. Profusely illustrated with his paintings.
Large 4to (landscape). 144pp. Very good condition.
Illustrations of a wide range of work made by the ex-England and Gloucester wicket-keeper, including portraits and landscapes as well as cricket subjects, notably capturing England's 2005 Ashes victory,
The story of English cricket's decline in the 1990s and revival in the following decade.
1st edition. large 8vo. Very good. Signed by Keith Fletcher and Ivo Tennant on the title page.
A study of great Australian cricketers, from the great stonewaller, Bannerman, to the dashing southpaw, Neil Harvey.
8vo. 203pp. 16 plates. Dust-wrapper, very good.
A collection of personal recollections of cricketers, cricket and the cricket field, covering things like lob bowling, cricketing families, cricketing clergymen, hitting and hitters, slow and fast scoring.
An annotated collection of early cricket photographs edited by the curator of the MCC museum.
Paperback, 1st edition. 8vo. Unpaginated, 60 photographs. Very good condition.
Interesting history of Test cricket showing how the balance of power has shifted between countries and between batsmen and bowlers.
8vo. 140pp. Illus. Dust-wrapper, very good.
The film critic and journalist offers a nicely illustrated and informative overview of domestic and international cricket.
8vo. 335pp. Dust-wrapper. Very good condition. Nicely signed by the author to
A charming collection of essays on the various facets of cricket down the ages, with contributions from Robertson-Glasgow, Cardus, WE Bowes, JAH Catton and many others.
4to. 283pp. Portrait frontis, 45
A charming collection of essays on the various facets of cricket down the ages, with contributions from Robertson-Glasgow, Cardus, WE Bowes, JAH Catton and many others.
4to. 283pp. Portrait frontis, 45
In this partly autobiographical work, the author recounts his memories of the great batsmen of his youth in the 1920s: Hobbs, Hammond, Hendren, and the Surrey teams of the period. A great read, especially
Ian Peebles (1908-80) provides an series of anecdotes, advice, humour and gossip from his life in cricket.
8vo. 191pp. 12 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, rubbed to edges. Good condition.
Wisden's tribute to Richie Benaud in the form of reports of all his 63 Test matches, a selection of his own articles including appreciations of Bradman, Lillee and Warne, and pieces written about him from
Moorhouse's beautifully-written examination of English cricket at all levels from Test matches to the village green.
8vo. 188pp. Some neat ink marks to margins. Dust-wrapper, rubbed to edges. Good
