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, […]
Test Match Edition. Issued in 7 provincial editions with identical text apart from details of the home teams. This has the same cover as the Western Province edition but has an extra pair of pages inserted
Issued in 7 provincial editions with identical text apart from details of the home teams. This is the Eastern Province edition.
Paperback. 8vo. 32pp. Illustrated. Illustrated paper wrappers,
Issued in 7 provincial editions with identical text apart from details of the home teams. This is the Natal edition.
Paperback. 8vo. 32pp. Illustrated. Illustrated paper wrappers, very good. [Padwick,
Issued in 7 provincial editions with identical text apart from details of the home teams. This is the North-Eastern Transvaal edition.
Paperback. 8vo. 32pp. Illustrated. Illustrated paper wrappers,
Issued in 7 provincial editions with identical text apart from details of the home teams. This is the Orange Free State and Griqualand West edition.
Paperback. 8vo. 32pp. Illustrated. Illustrated
Issued in 7 provincial editions with identical text apart from details of the home teams. This is the Transvaal edition.
Paperback. 8vo. 32pp. Illustrated. Illustrated paper wrappers, very good. [Padwick,
Issued in 7 provincial editions with identical text apart from details of the home teams. This is the Western Province edition.
Paperback. 8vo. 32pp. Illustrated. Illustrated paper wrappers,
Pre-tour brochure, for England's 1963-64 tour of India under MJK Smith.
8vo. 82pp. Illustrated, mainly portraits. Original illustrated wrappers. A fine copy. [Padwick, 4832]
Pre-tour cricket brochure, for England's 1963-64 tour of India under MJK Smith. Includes portraits of players from both sides, biographies of tourists, and articles by SK Gurunathan.
Paperback. 8vo. 82pp.
Pre-tour brochure. A souvenir of the MCC Tour 1948-9 to South Africa and Rhodesia under FG Mann. Contains pen profiles of the players of both sides, portraits, and results of previous matches.
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Official souvenir brochure for the MCC cricket tour of South Africa 1956-1957. Test match edition. This brochure was also issued in 7 provincial editions with identical text apart from details of the home
Official souvenir brochure for the MCC cricket tour of South Africa 1956-1957. This brochure was issued in 7 provincial editions with identical text apart from details of the home teams. This is the Western
Cricket brochure for the England (MCC) tour to India in 1976-77. Includes pen and photographic portraits of players on both teams, articles and a comprehensive statistical section (not including
Post tour brochure for the 1929-30 MCC cricket tour of the West Indies (covering their time in Barbados only), with extensive accounts of the two matches against Barbados (reprinted from 'The Barbados
Pre-tour, covering England's 1961-62 tour of India under Ted Dexter.
Paperback. 8vo. 3-82pp. Illustrated, mainly portraits. Original illustrated wrappers. A fine copy. [Padwick, 4821]
Pre-tour, for England's 1976-77 tour of India under Tony Greig.
Paperback. 8vo. 98pp. Illustrated, mainly portraits. Original pictorial wrappers, outer margin of back wrapper holed, otherwise
Cricket brochure covering England's cricket tour to India in 1951-52, published by Sport & Pastime. Contains many photos, statistics, records of previous tours etc.
Paperback. 92pp. Fine condition.
The comprehensive guide to England's cricket tour of Sri Lanka in January/February 1927 under A.E.R. Gilligan, including a history of past matches, a who's who of the MCC team, relevant statistics and
Pre-tour, covering England 1973 tour of Ceylon under Tony Lewis. Includes portraits and biographies of the tourists, with many further stats etc.
Paperback. Illustrated, mainly portraits. Illustrated
Large and lavish pre-tour brochure for the England cricket tour of India in 1951-52.
Paperback. Large format. 64pp + original pictorial wrapper, lightly rubbed. Very good condition.
Cricket tour brochure, with player profiles of both teams, fixtures etc.
Paperback. 4to. 50pp. An error in publication means that there are two illustrated card covers attached. Very good.
Pre-tour cricket brochure covering the England tour of South Africa in 1999-2000. This also included the Triangular limited overs series with Zimbabwe.
Paperback. A4. Good condition.
Edition for January 1962. Contains a number of interesting articles but deals mainly with the England cricket tour of India in 1961-62. Published mid-tour with full write-ups of the first three
Special edition of the Sri Lankan sports magazine, entirely given over to the England (MCC) tour of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in 1977, with illustrated squad profiles and related articles and statistics.
4to.
Cricket booklet covering the England tour of the West Indies and looking forward to the arrival of the Indian touring party. Also includes some county statistics and further articles.
Paperback. Stapled
