Leo McKinstry

Bill Edrich

The Many Lives of England's Cricket Great Financial Times - Best Books of 2024

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Record-breaking England cricketer, wartime RAF hero, Tottenham Hotspur footballer, and husband to five wives... this is the story of the many lives of one of cricketingâ s greatest characters.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 154mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 486g
• ISBN-13: 9781399407847
• ISBN-10: 1399407848
• Artikelnr.: 68587601

Autorenporträt

Leo McKinstry

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Crossing the Rope: 1932-1934
2. All-rounder: 1934-1937
3. Testing Times: 1938-1939
4. The Shadow of War: 1939-1941
5. Combat Operations: 1941-1945
6. Victory: 1945-1947
7. Triumph and Collapse: 1947-1948
8. Legendary Charm: 1948-1950
9. Test Exile: 1951-1953
10. Trials and Tribulations: 1954-1958
11. On the Defensive: 1959-1963
12. Fading Light: 1963-1971
13. Close of Play: 1971-1986
Bill Edrich's Statistics
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index

Rezensionen

A fascinating story ... Great research, beautifully written and I loved it.