The Wisden Book Of Obituaries
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The Wisden Book Of Obituaries
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language : en
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Release Date : 1986
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The Wisden Book Of Obituaries
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Release Date : 1986
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Wisden On The Great War
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Author : Andrew Renshaw
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-05-08
Wisden On The Great War written by Andrew Renshaw and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-08 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Readers of the 1917 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack were advised by the editor, Sydney Pardon: “Its chief feature is a record of the cricketers who have fallen in the War – the Roll of Honour, so far as the national game is concerned.” By the time the conflict was over, Wisden had carried almost 1,800 obituaries. Test players like Colin Blythe were far outnumbered by men with a lesser claim to fame, as schoolboy cricketers were sent out to the battlefields fresh from their playing fields. Amid the carnage and confusion, errors inevitably crept in: names were wrong and there were cases of mistaken identity. Some mistakes have lain buried in Wisden's pages for a century: as this book discloses, three men outlived their obituary by many years. All the obituaries have been updated in Wisden on the Great War with new information about the subjects' lives and deaths, their families and memorials, and ordered by the year of death. There is a listing of the 289 men who had played first-class cricket, while the 89 who did not get an obituary in Wisden are now recognised. The book also lists for the first time the 407 first-class cricketers who were decorated for gallantry, of whom 381 survived. Among the men included is an officer who as a boy was an inspiration for J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, and one whose agonising death on the battlefield is movingly described in Robert Graves' Goodbye to All That. These men now receive proper tribute, along with literary names that are already well-known, such as Rupert Brooke, who headed his school's bowling averages in 1906 and received an obituary in Wisden that mentioned that, at the time of his death, he 'had gained considerable reputation as a poet'. The wartime Wisdens have long been cherished by families whose relatives are commemorated in them, but the originals are scarce and command a high price. Now the lives of the men are properly celebrated, enhanced by many remarkable stories of courage and coincidence. The result is a poignant insight into the cohorts of cricketers who played the ultimate game for their country.
Peter The Lord S Cat
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Author : Gideon Haigh
language : en
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Release Date : 2006
Peter The Lord S Cat written by Gideon Haigh and has been published by White Lion Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Cricket players categories.
Published in collaboration with Wisden, publishers of the celebrated annual 'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack', this book presents a gallery of quixotic and eccentric cricketers as portrayed in their obituaries, edited by acclaimed cricket writer Gideon Haigh.
The Wisden Collector S Guide
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Author : Jonathan Rice
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2011-11-01
The Wisden Collector S Guide written by Jonathan Rice and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The Wisden Collector's Guide is the definitive companion to one of the world's most important sporting publications. It begins with an overview of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, introducing the original John Wisden and describing the history of the publication. The next section contains highlights and information from each of the 147 editions, including bibliographic details (page extent, price, reprints etc), excerpts from the best articles, cricketers of the year, obituaries, and noteworthy events and matches. There is also additional information of interest to collectors and historical context in the form of news 'headlines' from each year. The guide concludes with a section dedicated to the serious collector. Covering everything from reprints to rebinds and from pagination to publishers, it is a vital resource for collectors. Affording a glimpse of the cricketing and historical landscape of the last 147 years, this is an accessible and fascinating volume for cricketing fans generally and a must-have item for Wisden collectors.
Warne In Wisden
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Author : Richard Whitehead
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-06-08
Warne In Wisden written by Richard Whitehead and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-08 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Shane Warne, who died in 2022, is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest cricketers of all time – and the greatest spin bowler ever. Warne in Wisden records the highlights of an exceptional career – handpicked from all Wisden publications over more than 30 years and curated for a global audience. Warne in Wisden features coverage from Warne's first Test against India in 1992 – where he took one wicket – to his retirement from Test cricket in 2007, having taken 708 Test wickets. It includes complete reports and scorecards for key Tests, as well as Wisden's assessment of his impact on the English county game and the Indian Premier League, and his journey from master spinner to global celebrity. Warne combined a prodigious talent for leg-spin with a turbulent life off the pitch. While Wisden's focus was generally on his cricket, Warne in Wisden also relates the controversies and rows that earned him a occasional mention in the Chronicle section of the book. Wisden's authoritative and independent voice/writing provides a unique insight into one of the most discussed cricketers in history. Warne in Wisden includes: Cricketer of the Year by Vic Marks, 1994 'A Spin-Doctor Writes' by Ashley Mallett, 1997 Five Cricketers of the Century, 2000-13 Leading Cricketer in the World, 2004-2005 'The mighty craftsman' by Mike Atherton 2007 'The Ashes Masters' by David Frith 2009 The ebbs and flows of Warne's 21-year-long career His obituary and related articles from Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2023 Scorecards of his most significant Test matches Colour plate section
The Wisden Papers Of Neville Cardus
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Author : Sir Neville Cardus
language : en
Publisher: Arrow
Release Date : 1989
The Wisden Papers Of Neville Cardus written by Sir Neville Cardus and has been published by Arrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Cricket categories.
Neville Cardus, who is regarded by some as one of the greatest ever cricket writers and one of the century's most perceptive music critics, wrote for the Manchester Guardian for many years. This book of essays, reminiscences and obituaries celebrates the centenary of his birth. One of the few areas in which his work has ever been collected into a single volume is in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, to which publication he contributed regularly between 1927 and his death.
Cricket And England
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Author : Mr Jack Williams
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-10-12
Cricket And England written by Mr Jack Williams and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-12 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Looking at the inter-war period, this work explores the relationship between cricket and English social and cultural values.
British Sport A Bibliography To 2000
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Author : Richard Cox
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-12-16
British Sport A Bibliography To 2000 written by Richard Cox and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-16 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Volume three of a bibliography documenting all that has been written in the English language on the history of sport and physical education in Britain. It lists all secondary source material including reference works, in a classified order to meet the needs of the sports historian.
Sport Past And Present In South Africa
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Author : Scarlett Cornelissen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-09-13
Sport Past And Present In South Africa written by Scarlett Cornelissen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-13 with Social Science categories.
This book provides an interpretation of sport in contemporary South Africa through an historical account of the evolution and social ramifications of sport in the twentieth century. It comprises chapters which trace the growth of sports such as football, cricket, surfing, boxing and rugby, and considers their relationship to aspects of racial identity, masculinity, femininity, political and social development in the country. The book also draws out the wider geo-political significance of South African sport, placing it in the context of the development of sport both elsewhere on the African continent and internationally. The history of sport has seen significant international growth over the past few decades. For the most part, however, the history of sport in Africa has remained largely untraced. By detailing the way in which sport’s development in South Africa overlapped with major socio-political processes on the wider African continent, this volume seeks to narrow the gap. This book was previously published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.