Cricket Captains of England 1877 - 1979
$58.47
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
5 June 2025
Summary
From James Lillywhite, promoter and manager as well as captain, to Mike Brearley who ‘illumined the art of captaincy’. Along the way there are characters and incidents aplenty - the towering W.G. Grace, the complex Stoddart, Jardine of Bodyline repute and the professional Hutton, Gibson’s own favourite. They are all brought to life against the fascinating backdrop of English social history.
No one with any feeling for cricket can fail to be intrigued and enchanted by this study of a g…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781915237576 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1915237572 |
| Author: | Alan Gibson |
| Publisher: | Trinorth Ltd |
| Imprint: | Fairfield Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 5 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 642g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Alan Gibson
Best known for his work within cricket, Alan Gibson had a varied career including stints as a BBC radio producer, historian, Liberal Party candidate and and a Baptist lay preacher. A natural broadcaster, he served as a commentator on Test Match Special from 1962 to 1975. As a journalist, he wrote for a wide range of publications including The Times, The Sunday Telegraph, The Guardian, The Cricketer and The Spectator. He authored several books and a collection of his work, Of Didcot and the Demon: The Cricketing Times of Alan Gibson, compiled by his son Anthony, won the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year in 2010.
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