The Tour
The Story of the England Cricket Team Overseas 1877-2022
$24.80
- Paperback
592 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2024
Summary
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An England cricket tour is a phenomenon with few parallels. England’s Test, one-day and Twenty20 sides are typically overseas for around 150 days a year, playing anywhere fro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781471198502 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1471198502 |
| Author: | Simon Wilde |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 35mm |
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Critics Review
‘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 *‘A superbly researched mix of analysis and anecdote … hugely readable and highly recommended’ * Cricketer *‘No sport has tours like cricket tours … which is why Simon Wilde’s comprehensive history of the English cricket team abroad is so packed with interest … Riveting’ * Daily Mail *‘A fine and comprehensive history … plenty of fun tales’ * The Times *
About The Author
Simon Wilde
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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