Blood on the Tracks
England in Australia: The 1974-75 Ashes
$65.33
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2024
Summary
As the 1975 edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack put it, “Never in the ninety-eight years of Test cricket have batsmen been so grievously bruised and battered by ferocious, hostile short-pitched balls as were those led conscientiously by Mike Denness.” Led by tearaway speedsters Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson, the Australian bowling attack terrorised the tourists during the six-match series - by the end of the first Test, two English batsmen had suffered broken bones. There was plenty m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781915237415 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1915237416 |
| Author: | David Tossell |
| Publisher: | Trinorth Ltd |
| Imprint: | Fairfield Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 768g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 167mm x 241mm |
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David Tossell
David Tossell has been writing about sport for more than four decades and is the author of 19 previous books. He has been shortlisted seven times in the British Sports Book Awards and twice for MCC/Cricket Society Book of the Year, for Grovel! (2008) and Following On (2011). His latest book, One Day At A Time (2023), is a history of limited-overs cricket. He was the long-time head of European public affairs for the NFL and previously executive sports editor of the Today newspaper. He lives in Buckinghamshire, whom he is proud to represent in over-60s cricket.
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