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, […]
Official tour guide for the cricket tour to Canada, UK, Holland and Hong Kong in June/July 1979.
Paperback. 40pp. Light staining to covers. Good condition.
Official cricket tour brochure. The tour was postponed until April 1985 for political reasons. Printed tour match report slipped in.
Paperback. Very good condition.
Cook book with recipes provided by a range of celebrities, with the proceeds going to help the organisation of the tour.
Paperback. Very good condition.
Tour brochure for the Christian Brothers College Old Boys (Pretoria) cricket tour to England and Holland in 1977. Signed to their player profiles by the manager and all the playing squad.
Paperback. 8vo.
Official cricket tour programme/itinerary for the Commonwealth Cricket Team tour to India in 1949-50. Contains list of players and a full itinerary. The team was made up of Australians, West Indians and
Promotional brochure published by the Cricketers Club of London and sent out to its members with the hope of raising numbers for the tour, which took in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Paperback.
Brochure/programme covering the series in England in 1993. Players involves included Chanderpaul, Ramnarine, ChappleKeedy and Michael Vaughan.
Paperback. 16pp. Very good condition.
The official guide to the series, including player-profiles for both squads, statistics and itinerary, illustrated throughout.
4to. 12pp. Paperback. Very good condition.
Cricket tour brochure. Three letters from George Attenborough, the master in charge of cricket at Harrow, to the cricket writer Irving Rosenwater are slipped in. Rosenwater contributed the crossword to
Includes many stats and details of the tour - also articles, including contributions from Arlott, Alec Waugh, CP Snow and Kilburn.
Paperback. 96pp. Very good.
Lavish post-tour brochure reviewing the tour by the Mashonaland country districts team in England 1964. The team played a number of strong club sides and lost only two matches. They were described by Prime
Pre-tour brochure for the tour by the Mashonaland Country Districts team in England 1964. The team played a number of strong club sides and lost only two matches. They were described by Prime Minister
