| The Cricketer's Week-End Book Contributor(s): Parker, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 1447472691 ISBN-13: 9781447472698 Publisher: Chapman Press OUR PRICE: $34.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2013 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Cricket |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.92 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "The Cricketer's Week-End Book" is a charming little volume related to the game of cricket. It contains a variety of interesting and entertaining material, including poetry, prose, history and tradition, records of notable English games, and much more. This vintage book will appeal to all lovers of the game and it is not to be missed by collectors of classic cricketing literature. Contents include: "The Hambledon Club", "Lord's", "Oxford v. Cambridge", "Eton v. Harrow", "England and Australia", "The Village", "Country Cricket Club Colours", "Hits", "Meals", "As Others See It", "Yarns", "The Luck of It", "Remember", "Vale", "In Memoriam", "Cricket Write", "The Development of the Wicket", "School Cricket Matches", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of cricket. |