CRICKET: SHAW AND SHREWSBURY'S TEAM IN AUSTRALIA 1884-5

The voyage out, description of cricket matches, description of the players, the voyage home &c. An important and rare early cricket tour book detailing the English cricketers tour of Australia in 1884-85. The team was organised and led by the Nottinghamshire professionals, Shaw and Shrewsbury and played a total of 35 matches. They won a controversial Test series, 3-2.

8vo. 181pp.+ [9] adverts. Tipped-in photograph of the team. Bound in what appears to be original contemporary red cloth binding while most copies have decorative wrappers, gilt titles to f/c and spine.  All edges gilt. A very good copy.  [Padwick, 4409]

Date

1885

Publisher

Nottingham: Shaw & Shrewsbury

Author

Alfred SHAW & Arthur SHREWSBURY

£580.00 (Code: 5476)

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