SWANTON, E.W.

The Cricketer. Special Jubilee Issue 1921-71.

London: The Cricketer Ltd, 1971. Vol.52. No.4. April 1971. Contents includes: The 20's by Aidan Crawley; The 30's by Ian Peebles; The 40's by Bill Bowes; The 50's by John Warr; The 60's by Tony Lewis. Plus articles on "1921-1971 The Greatest of our Time" by E.W.Swanton; The Ashes Regained (MCC Tour in Australia); MCC Tour in New Zealand; India in West Indies; 'Plu' Warner; Cricket Literature by John Arlott; Cricket Law by Diana Rait-Kerr; 50 Years of Women's Cricket by Netta Rheinberg; Cricket Travel ; Cricket Photography; League Cricket and much more. 29.8cms x 21cms. Pp.120, many black & white photographs, pages toned. Illustrated stiff card covers toned with minor edge wear. Good.

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Book number: 50083

Catalogue: Sport: : Cricket

Keywords: Swanton Cricketer Magazine Golden Jubilee Ames Arlott Arrowsmith Bridge Davies Doggart Eagar Fingleton Howard Kay Langford Manning Nash o'Reilly Preston Rait-Kerr Rheinberg Rosenwater Snow 51599 Sport: : Cricket

WARNER, P.F.

England V Australia. The Record of a Memorable Tour.

London: Mills & Boon Limited, 1912. 1st edition. Account of the England Cricket team tour of Australia in 1911-12, by the former captain who had been due to lead his Enland team but who unfortunately fell ill and was unable to play. Johnny Douglas took over the captaincy for all five Test matches. Despite losing the first Test at Sydney, a side which included Jack Hobbs, Frank Woolley, Sydney Barnes and Wilfred Rhodes hit back to win the remaining four Tests. They thus regained The Ashes. 22.5cms x 15cms x 5cms. Pp.xiv/284, team photo frontispiece + 47 further pages of black & white photos, a few very light spots, faint pencil notation to front free endpaper, endpapers toned. Red cloth, gilt title to front and spine, very slight sunning to spine, bumps to corner tips. VG.

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Book number: 51316

Catalogue: Sport: : Cricket

Keywords: Plum Pelham Warner England Australia Ashes Tour Cricket Illustrated New South Wales Queensland Jubilee Tasmania Board Control Players Sport History Hobbs Woolley Barnes Rhodes 52715 Sport: : Cricket

WILKINS, BRIAN.

The Bowler's Art. Understanding Spin, Swing and Swerve.

London: A & C Black, 1991. 0713634480. 1st edition. "A thorough and enlightenng study of the ways a cricket ball can be made to deviate both in the air and off the pitch..After conducting detailed wind-tunnel experiments, Brian Wilkins can now demonstrate why many popular explanations of the sometimes bewildering topics of spin, seam, swing and swerve are so inadequate." Pp.x/214, 52 figure illustrations. Paperback. VG.

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Book number: 50838

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Keywords: Wilkins Bowlers Art Cricket Spin Swing Swerve Seam Arm-Ball Bosey Googly Flipper Top Spinner Leg Spin Pace Bowling Sport 52281 Sport: : Cricket