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THE FREE FORESTERS CRICKET CLUB - LIST OF MEMBERS 1957

(FREE FORESTERS CRICKET CLUB)

A comprenhensive list of members of the famous nomadic cricket club based in the Midlands. Paperback. 18 x 13cm. 88pp. Very good condition.

£18.00 (Code: 72006)

ANNALS OF THE FREE FORESTERS, FROM 1856 TO THE PRESENT DAY

William Kirkpatrick Riland BEDFORD & William Edmund Wood COLLINS

A very detailed, year-by-year, account of all matches played by this peripatetic cricket club, established July 20 1856. The club was initially brought together for a match organised

£25.00 (Code: 80223)

'ONE WHO WILL' - THE SEARCH FOR STEVE WAUGH

Jack EGAN

A comprehensive and objective look at the life of Steve Waugh, the Australian cricketer. 8vo. 297pp. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£6.00 (Code: 74751)

IN SEARCH OF CRICKET

James Maurice KILBURN

A collection of the author's writings on cricket, mainly republished from the Yorkshire Post. Small 8vo. 185pp. Original dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed and foxed, with chip to head of spine. Good condition

£28.00 (Code: 85509)

TEST OF TIME: TRAVELS IN SEARCH OF A CRICKETING LEGEND

John LAZENBY

The author is the grandson of Jack Mason (1874-1958), the former Kent and England batsman. After discovering his old kit and a batch of letters sent by Mason from the boat en route to Australia for the

£5.00 (Code: 76328)

FANCY FREE - A SELECTION OF SHORT STORIES

W.G. BEBBINGTON (ed.)

A compendium of wide-ranging fiction, including the cricket tale 'How Jembu Played for Cambridge' by Lord Dunsany. 8vo. 131pp. Paperback. Cover lightly rubbed and stained, with previous owner's name in

£8.00 (Code: 82762)

FREE AS A BIRD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HAROLD 'DICKIE' BIRD

David HOPPS

Biography of the famous umpire, Harold 'Dickie' Bird. Large 8vo, 220pp. Very good in dust wrapper.

£4.00 (Code: 49958)

THE CRICKET YEAR BOOK - FOR GENERAL REFERENCE IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE GAME. FOR THE YEAR 1887

A cricket annual issued between 1886 and 1889. Contains details of cricket in 1886, laws of the game, statistics, fixtures etc. Frontispiece of R.G. Barlow and short biographies of William Gunn, Jesse

£95.00 (Code: 45687)

SPINNER'S YARN

Ian PEEBLES

Ian Peebles (1908-80) was one of the few Scots to play cricket for England. His first Test came at Old Trafford in 1930 against the powerful Australians when he was still at Oxford. 8vo. 222pp. 8 pages

£5.00 (Code: 76106)

CRICKET MASALA

Mark RAY

An evocative photographic documentary of cricket at all levels. From the Khyber Pass to Lord's, from youngsters joyfully swinging bats on the beaches of the sub-continent to Test matches at the MCG and

£18.00 (Code: 28169)

CRICKET IS A GAME

Colin McCOOL

Cricket autobiography. McCool (1916-86) played 14 Test for Australia in the years immediately following World War Two. In 1956 he joined Somerset and had an immediate impact, guiding the county to its

£7.00 (Code: 92356)

BOOKIE GAMBLER FIXER SPY - A JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF CRICKET'S UNDERWORLD

Ed HAWKINS

Centred around the 2011 Cricket World Cup, a startling and powerful journey to the core of India's illegal bookmaking industry that exposes the scale of corruption and match-fixing running through world

£7.00 (Code: 85840)

PROFESSIONAL CAPTAIN

Tom DOLLERY

Cricket autobiography of Horace Edgar "Tom" Dollery (1914-87), who was the architect of Warwickshire's 1951 County Championship title win. He joined the county in 1934 and was a key part of the team

£5.00 (Code: 61055)

PROFESSIONAL CAPTAIN

Tom DOLLERY

Cricket autobiography of Horace Edgar "Tom" Dollery (1914-87), who was the architect of Warwickshire 1951 county Championship title win. He joined the county in 1934 and was a key part of the team

£24.00 (Code: 74239)

THE LAST FLANNELLED FOOL - MY SMALL PART IN ENGLISH CRICKET'S DEMISE AND ITS LARGE PART IN MINE

Michael SIMKINS

The bestselling author of 'Fatty Batter' returns with more humorous tales of amateur Sunday cricket, this time describing an odyssey across the counties of England in search of that golden time in his

£5.00 (Code: 85129)

WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1953

90th edition. Rebound in tan leather with label to spine. Wrappers preserved. A good reference copy.

£22.00 (Code: 48877)

MINOR COUNTIES LIST A CRICKETERS

Richard ISAACS

Cricket reference book, published by the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Paperback. 8vo. 162pp. Very good condition.

£8.00 (Code: 61852)

MOSTS WITHOUT IN TEST CRICKET

Keith WALMSLEY

Reference guide to statistics such as 'Most Tests without Batting', 'Most innings without dismissal' etc. Fully updated edition. Paperback. 458pp. Covers lightly rubbed. Very good condition. A heavy book.

£18.00 (Code: 78328)

WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1949

Hubert PRESTON (ed)

86th edition. Paperback - original limp cloth. Covers are faded and worn. Internally very good, so a good reference copy. 

£12.00 (Code: 86722)

PLAN CRICKET - THE ADMINISTRATOR'S BIBLE

Christopher BAZALGETTE and John APPLEYARD

A complete guide to running a cricket club, including officers' roles and an extensive reference section recommending manufacturers and suppliers. 8vo. 153pp. Paperback. Very good condition.

£8.00 (Code: 89144)

RECOLLECTIONS & REMINISCENCES

Lord HAWKE

Biography of the great supremo of Yorkshire cricket from the 1880's to the first World War. First edition, second impression. Large 8vo. vii +336pp. Frontispiece, 16 plates. Rebound in red boards, a little

£10.00 (Code: 86314)

WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1950

87th edition. The Cricketers of the Year were Bailey, Jenkins, Simpson, Langridge and New Zealand's Bert Sutcliffe. Rebound in tan leather with label to spine. Wrappers not preserved. A good reference

£20.00 (Code: 48876)

WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1951

88th edition. Rebound in tan leather with label to spine. Wrappers preserved - front wrapper coming loose. Original owner's name to advert page. A good reference copy.

£22.00 (Code: 48878)

GENTLEMEN, GYPSIES AND JESTERS - THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WANDERING CRICKET

Anthony GIBSON and Stephen CHALKE

Cricket book. Contains detailed portraits of 77 wandering cricket clubs including I Zingari, Free Foresters, Heartaches, Rain Men etc. Large 8vo. 320pp. Dust-wrapper, very good. 

£24.00 (Code: 94580)

BARCLAYS WORLD OF CRICKET

E.W SWANTON (ed)

An invaluable reference book for almost half a century, this is the fully updated 3rd edition published in 1986 to coincide with the Bicentenary of the MCC. 3rd Ed. 4to. 724pp. Photographs throughout

£15.00 (Code: 71641)

PRESENTING INDIAN CRICKET

Berry SARBADHIKARY (Ed.)

"An outline of a history, of the origin and growth of the fame in India with special reference to the Indian tour of England in Summer of 1946." 1st edition. Small 4to. 55pp. including tables and fixtures

£12.00 (Code: 83697)

LANCASHIRE CRICKET AT THE TOP

Vernon ADDISON & Brian BEARSHAW

Account of Lancashire's 'return from the wilderness'. Down in the doldrums in the mid-sixties only to become league champions in 1969 & 1970. 1st edition. large 8vo. 128pp. including black and white

£6.00 (Code: 26907)

THE GUINNESS BOOK OF CRICKET FACTS AND FEATS

Bill FRINDALL

Cricket reference book. Large 8vo. 256pp. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed nicely by Bill Frindall to title-page.

£7.00 (Code: 67862)

PAKISTAN BOOK OF CRICKET 1988

Qamar AHMED (Ed)

A review of Pakistan cricket in 1987. Paperback. 8vo. 306pp. Illustrated. Glossy pictorial wrappers. Some marks to page edges and ink scribbles to title-page. Good for reference.

£7.00 (Code: 72518)

HEARD IN THE SLIPS

Robert ANDERSON [editor]

A lighthearted look at the world of cricket. with many fine cartoon illustrations and essays from various authors. 1st edition. 8vo. 104pp. including illustrations. Small, ink, previous owner's gift inscription

£8.00 (Code: 26943)