The Wisden Papers 1888 1946
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The Wisden Papers 1888 1946
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Author : Benny Green
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 1989
The Wisden Papers 1888 1946 written by Benny Green and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Sports & Recreation categories.
W G Grace A Life
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Author : Simon Rae
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2012-09-20
W G Grace A Life written by Simon Rae and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-20 with Sports & Recreation categories.
W. G. Grace burst onto the cricket scene in the 1860s with spectacular force. He dominated the game until the end of the century, and influences it to this day. He was the world's first sporting superstar, rivalled as a public figure only by Gladstone and Queen Victoria herself. His staggering achievements as both batsman and bowler made him the greatest draw cricket had ever known. Though often depicted as an overgrown schoolboy, W. G. was extremely shrewd and ruthlessly exploited the power his immense popularity gave him. A notorious 'shamateur', he amassed great wealth through cricket, while remaining the standard-bearer for the Gentlemen against the Players for forty years. Researched in archives from Grimsby (where Grace once scored 400) to Australia, Simon Rae's new biography offers a radical analysis of Grace's career, and reviews the more controversial aspects of his conduct, including verbal and physical altercations, both on and off the field, and his kidnapping of an Australian cricketer from Lord's. But W. G. Grace: A Life provides more than a fresh look at the cricketer. It focuses on Grace's formative family background; his intensely competitive relations with his two famous brothers, 'E. M.' and Fred; his career as a doctor, and his ambitions and bereavements as a father. Drawing on little-known diaries and letters, and unique access to Grace's own library, Simon Rae builds up a convincing psychological portrait of the man behind the most famous beard in English history.
The Strangers Who Came Home
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Author : John Lazenby
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-01-29
The Strangers Who Came Home written by John Lazenby and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-29 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A compelling and beautifully drawn social history of the first Australian cricket tour of England 'An excellent, bustling account of the first Australian cricket XI to tour England' Independent 'A fascinating story, well told' Choice The Ashes cricket series, played out between England and Australia, is the oldest - and undoubtedly the most keenly-contested - rivalry in international sport. And yet the majority of the first representative Australian cricket team to tour England in 1878 in fact regarded themselves as Englishmen. In May of that year the SS City of Berlin docked at Liverpool, and the Australians stepped onto English ground to begin the inaugural first-class cricket tour of England by a representative overseas team. As they made their way south towards Lord's to play MCC in the second match of the tour, the intrepid tourists - or 'the strangers' as they were referred to in the press - encountered arrogance and ignorance, cheating umpires and miserable weather. But by defeating a powerful MCC side which included W.G. Grace himself in a single afternoon's play, they turned English cricket on its head. The Lord's crowd, having begun by openly laughing at the tourists, were soon wildly celebrating a victory that has been described as 'arguably the most momentous six hours in cricket history' and claiming the Australians as their own. The Strangers Who Came Home is a compelling social history which brings that momentous summer to life, telling the story of these extraordinary men who travelled thousands of miles, risking life and limb, playing 43 matches in England (as well as several in Philadelphia, America, on their return journey) during a demanding but ultimately triumphant homecoming. It reveals how their glorious achievements on the field of play threw open the doors to international sports touring, and how these men from the colonies provided the stimulus for Australian nationhood through their sporting success and brought unprecedented vitality to international cricket.
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 one 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.
Floodlights And Touchlines A History Of Spectator Sport
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Author : Rob Steen
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-07-31
Floodlights And Touchlines A History Of Spectator Sport written by Rob Steen 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 2014-07-31 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Enthralling history of how sport has seeped into and enriched languages and lives from Afghanistan to Alaska and Zambia to Zermatt.
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.
Anyone But England
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Author : Mike Marqusee
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-12-15
Anyone But England written by Mike Marqusee and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-15 with Sports & Recreation categories.
WINNER OF THE LORD ABERDARE LITERARY PRIZE, 1994 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD, 1994 Now with a new introduction by Rahul Bhattacharya, Anyone But England is a detailed exploration into the origins of cricket; the romance, cultural identity, hypocrisy, flaws of governance and glory of the game. Mike Marqusee, an American who fell in love with cricket when he moved to the UK in the 1970s, looks at the history of elitism and empire, and how race and class have always been issues in the game. Scrutinising the long saga of South Africa's exclusion from world cricket, Marqusee charts England's collusion with apartheid, and also details an eye-opening account of Pakistan's controversial 'ball-tampering' tour of England, which provoked intense debate amongst cricket fans about the role of both the media and racism in the modern game. Showing that supporting the game does not mean you need be blind to its flaws, Marqusee's passion and enthusiasm for cricket is threaded through every element of Anyone But England.
The Encyclopedia Of The British Press 1422 1992
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Author : Dennis Griffiths
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The Encyclopedia Of The British Press 1422 1992 written by Dennis Griffiths and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Journalism categories.
Lists, in an encyclopaedic format, all the information available about the British Press. This book provides bibliographic entries on major journalistic figures, as well as a chronicle of available newspapers and a summary of trade terminology used.
Wg Grace
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Author : Robert Low
language : en
Publisher: Metro Publishing
Release Date : 2010-11-01
Wg Grace written by Robert Low and has been published by Metro Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Using contemporary accounts of W.G.'s greatest innings, many for the first time, Robert Low presents a radically new image of the sportsman who was recognised as the pre-eminent athlete of his day.From his emergence as a teenage prodigy to well past his fiftieth year W.G. dominated the game of cricket, taking 2,876 wickets and scoring 54,896 first-class runs in a career lasting an incredible 43 years, from 1865 to 1908. His beard and massive frame made him instantly recognisable wherever he went and his gamesmanship and wit were legendary.
Padwick S Bibliography Of Cricket
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Padwick S Bibliography Of Cricket written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Sports & Recreation categories.