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Cricket books on this history of the game in England, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and in other countries and regions throughout the world. Many of the items are signed cricket books too.

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100 GREAT WESTINDIAN TEST CRICKETERS - FROM CHALLENOR TO RICHARDS

Published to coincide with the Diamond Jubilee of West Indian Test match status. Square 4to. 231pp. Dustwrapper, lightly rubbed. Very good.

£14.00

100 NOT OUT: A CENTURY OF CRICKET ON THE ADELAIDE OVAL

A history of cricket in South Australia and a history of the foundation and development of the South Australian Cricket Assoc. 8vo. 183pp. Profusely illustrated, illustrated endpapers. Dust-wrapper, faded

£12.00

100 YEARS OF ORGANISED CRICKET IN BARBADOS 1892-1992

Contains many interesting articles, photographs, player profiles etc. Paperback. 4to. 140pp. Small area of surface paper loss to bottom edge of title-page, where sticker removed. Very good condition.

£28.00

40 YEARS OF TEST CRICKET (INCLUDING 41ST YEAR) - INDIA V ENGLAND 1932-1973

Account of Test cricket between England and India with stats and 'running commentary' on each Test. Paperback, 1st edition.8vo, 246pp. plus 8 pages of photos. Very good condition.

£9.00

50 GREAT WEST INDIAN TEST CRICKETERS

With profiles of the 50 greatest West Indian cricketers plus potted accounts of the development of cricket throughout the various islands that make up the West Indies; Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, Guyana

£14.00

75 YEARS OF WEST INDIES CRICKET 1928-2003

History of West Indian cricket with a very large statistical section. Looks closely at the contributions of different regions and analyses the crucial role of cricket in Caribbean life and culture. 8vo.

£32.00

ANYONE BUT ENGLAND: CRICKET AND NATIONAL MALAISE

American analysis of the state of English cricket.  Paperback. Large 8vo. Fine copy. With the bookplate of Robin Marlar (Sussex 1951-68).

£5.00

ANYONE BUT ENGLAND: CRICKET AND NATIONAL MALAISE

American analysis of the state of English cricket.  Paperback. Large 8vo. Very good condition.

£4.00

AN ARTISTS IMPRESSION OF THE GOLDEN GREATS OF PAKISTAN CRICKET

Charcoal and pencil sketches of Pakistan's greatest cricketers, drawn by Shafiq Ahmed with biographical text by Qamar Ahmed. 4to. 160pp. 55 full-page drawings, each accompanied by biographical text. Dust-wrapper,

£48.00

AUSSIES VERSUS WINDIES: A HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA - WEST INDIES CRICKET

The full history of international cricket between Australia and the West Indies, starting in 1930-31. Paperback. 8vo. 260pp. Very good.

£20.00

AUSTRALIA VS THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA (JOHN WOODCOCK'S COPY)

A full and lavishly illustrated account of the historic return of South Africa to Australia for the 1993/94 Test series, with introductory context followed by chapters on each match and an in-depth profile

£15.00

AUSTRALIAN BOWLERS: FROM SPOFFORTH TO LINDWALL (PRESENTATION COPY TO REX ALSTON)

A study of leading Australian bowlers from 1878 to 1952. 8vo. 192pp. 12 pages of photographs. Dust wrapper price-clipped with minor edge wear, otherwise good. Original green cloth boards. Signed presentation

£30.00

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET - A HISTORY (C.M-J'S COPY)

A comprehensive account, from the first recorded match to the season of 1957/58 and looking at the great heroes from Spofforth to Benaud, with black and white photographic illustrations. 8vo. 615pp. Dust-wrapper,

£15.00

AUSTRALIAN FIRST CLASS CRICKET MATCHES

Statistical guide to first class cricket matches in Australia including definition to guide matches before 1906. Paperback, 1st edition, stapled 8vo. 31pp. Very good in the original light blue printed

£10.00

AUSTRALIAN OPENERS: FROM TRUMPER TO TAYLOR

Profiles of Australian opening batsmen arranged chronologically from the great Victor Trumper born in 1877, the year of the first Test match between England and Australia in Melbourne through to end of

£15.00

'AVE A GO YER MUG! AUSTRALIAN CRICKET CROWDS FROM LARRIKIN TO OCKER

Fiercely (occasionally violently) patriotic, Australian crowds have long had a reputation for barracking and involvement in the game not seen anywhere else in the world. This book looks at the history

£7.00

BABES OF CRICKET TO WORLD CHAMPION: A HISTORY OF PAKISTAN CRICKET (1947-8 TO 1995-6)

A general history of Pakistan cricket since partition in 1946. Paperback. 8vo. 246pp. Text illustrations. Pictorial wrappers, very good. Signed and dedicated by the both authors to title-page.

£34.00

BANGLADESH CRICKET MATCH SCORES SERIES VOLUMES 1-7

The first seven volumes of the cricket reference work published by the Association of Cricket Statisticians, covering all first-class matches in Bangladesh from the 2000-01 season up to 2007. Each

£48.00

BARBED WIRE AND CUCUMBER SANDWICHES - THE CONTROVERSIAL SOUTH AFRICA CRICKET TOUR OF 1970

Featuring newly published archive material from the MCC and exclusive interviews with leading players of the time, a full and illustrated exploration of the scheduled South African cricket tour of England

£10.00

BAT & PAD; WRITINGS ON AUSTRALIAN CRICKET 1804-1984

A collection of some of the best writings on Australian cricket from the first matches in the early 1800s to the 1980s. 8vo. 256pp. Dust-wrapper, slightly sunned at spine, very good.

£7.00

BELLS' JAMAICAN FIRST CLASS CRICKET - A COMPLETE STATISTICAL RECORD 1895 - 2001

A comprehensive and important statistical record of cricket in Jamaica. Paperback. 4to. 293pp + 39pp of records. Very good condition. Signed by the author to title-page.

£45.00

BETWEEN INDIAN WICKETS

A book that 'lyrically captures the romance of Indian cricket' with pices on Amarnath, Merchant, Hazare and much more. Paperback. 8vo. 200pp. Bookplate of Tony Woodhouse. Very good condition.  

£20.00

THE BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET IN INDIA - SENIORS' TOURNAMENTS 1959/60 TO 2003/04 (PLATINUM JUBILEE) VOLS.I-II (2 ITEMS)

The official two-volume reference work containing scores and statistics from India's principal domestic cricket tournaments, seasons 1959/60-2003/04: the Irani Cup, Duleep Trophy, Prof. D.B. Deodhar Trophy,

£55.00

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