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Cricket annual. Coverage of all club fixtures in the Brighton area for 1949.
Paperback. 16mo. 180pp. Original illustrated wrappers, a little rubbed but still a good copy.
Official cricket handbook.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 180pp. Paper wrappers, rubbed to spine and edges. This edition published jointly by the Evening Argus and the Sussex Cricket Association. Good condition.
This annual started in 1927 and runs to this day having undergone several titles changes. No copies were issued 1940-48.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 92pp. Paper wrappers, lightly rubbed with rusty staples and
This annual started in 1927 and runs to this day having undergone several titles changes. No copies were issued 1940-48.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 156pp. Paper wrappers, lightly rubbed. Good condition. [Padwick,
This annual started in 1927 and runs to this day having undergone several titles changes. No copies were issued 1940-48. This edition includes a tribute to Charlie Oakes and articles by the Squires brothers
This annual started in 1927 and runs to this day having undergone several titles changes. No copies were issued 1940-48. This edition includes a tribute to Charlie Oakes and articles by the Squires brothers
This annual started in 1927 and runs to this day having undergone several titles changes. No copies were issued 1940-48. Includes a look-back at Sussex v Australia matches of the past by AER Gilligan,
This annual started in 1927 and runs to this day having undergone several titles changes. No copies were issued 1940-48. Includes profiles of CB Fry (1872-1956) by HS Altham and Maurice Tate by John Arlott.
Paperback.
This annual started in 1927 and runs to this day having undergone several titles changes. No copies were issued 1940-48. Includes a profile of Keith Wilson, Chairman of Sussex CCC, by Spen Cama.
Paperback.
This annual started in 1927 and runs to this day having undergone several titles changes. No copies were issued 1940-48. Includes a profile of Don Smith by Jack Arlidge.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 124pp. Stiffened
This annual started in 1927 and runs to this day having undergone several titles changes. No copies were issued 1940-48. Includes two articles on Jim Parks' first full season as Sussex wicketkeeper.
Paperback.
Includes a short article on the cricket library at the club by R.N. Rothwell.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 106pp. Stiffened paper wrappers. A very good copy. [Padwick, 2781]
Includes a short article on the Sussex players who captained England by Gordon Ross.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 104pp. Stiffened paper wrappers, very good.
Includes a short history of Sussex cricket by W.W.E. Melville.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 136pp. Stiffened paper wrappers. Very good condition. [Padwick, 2781]
This annual started in 1927 and runs to this day having undergone several titles changes. No copies were issued 1940-48. Includes profiles of Nawab of Pataudi and Ken Suttle.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 124pp.
This annual started in 1927 and runs to this day having undergone several titles changes. No copies were issued 1940-48.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 96pp. Stiffened paper wrappers. Very good condition. [Padwick,
This annual started in 1927 and runs to this day having undergone several titles changes. No copies were issued 1940-48. Includes a profile of A.E.R. Gilligan.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 124pp. Stiffened
This annual started in 1927 and runs to this day having undergone several titles changes. No copies were issued 1940-48. Includes a profile of A.E.R. Gilligan.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 96pp. Stiffened
This annual started in 1927 and runs to this day having undergone several titles changes. No copies were issued 1940-48.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 100pp. Stiffened paper wrappers with light fold and
First issued in 1927, the annual ran to 1939, then started again in 1949 and continues to this day. Includes appreciations of Jim Parks and Ken Suttle by Paul Weaver.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 144pp. Illustrated.
First issued in 1927, the annual ran to 1939, then started again in 1949 and continues to this day.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 120pp. Illustrated. Glossy pictorial wrappers. Very good.
First issued in 1927, the annual ran to 1939, then started again in 1949 and continues to this day.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 112pp. Illustrated. Glossy pictorial wrappers, very good.
First issued in 1927, the annual ran to 1939, then started again in 1949 and continues to this day.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 104pp. Illustrated. Glossy pictorial wrappers, very good.
First issued in 1927, the annual ran to 1939, then started again in 1949 and continues to this day.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 116pp. Illustrated. Glossy pictorial wrappers, slightly rubbed. A very good
Includes an account of the MCC Tour of india in 1976/77 by Tony Greig and "300 years of cricket in Dicker" by J.H. Cocks.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 160pp. Pictorial stiffened glossy paper wrappers. Wrappers
Includes a tribute to Keith Wilson by Stan Coma.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 160pp. Pictorial stiffened glossy paper wrappers. A very good copy. [Padwick, 2781]
Includes an account of Sussex's successful campaign in the the 1978 Gillette Cup.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 100pp. Pictorial stiffened paper wrappers, lightly rubbed. Good condition. [Padwick, 2781]
First issued in 1927, the annual ran to 1939, then started again in 1949 and continues to this day.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 164pp. Illustrated. Glossy pictorial wrappers. A very good copy.
