The Tour

‘This entertaining account is as much social history as sports reporting, as he engagingly dissects the various political, economic, social and practical aspects of sending England teams around the world, as well as delving into how England teams can be successful overseas’ * Country Life *‘No other sport has tours like cricket tours — long, action-packed and often gossip-filled, too — which is why Simon Wilde’s comprehensive history of the English cricket team abroad is so packed with interest… Riveting’ * Daily Mail *‘A superbly researched mix of analysis and anecdote … hugely readable and highly recommended’ * The Cricketer *‘Bravely, and ultimately wisely, The Tour eschews chronological history and Wilde is a joy on the surreal. England cricket tours are a direct link to the Victorian era, but The Tour never feels like an obituary’ * i *‘A fine and comprehensive history of England cricketers on tour … There are plenty of fun tales in this book of drunkenness and sexual misadventures, much encouraged by their generous hosts, especially in Australia, where they knew it was not in their interests to have England in a fit condition’ * The Times *

Simon Wilde is a journalist and author. He has written for The Times and Sunday Times since 1998, and is currently the latter’s cricket correspondent. Three of his books have been shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award, and his most recent book was the acclaimed England: The Biography. He lives in Hampshire.

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