Richard Whitehead

Victory in Australia

The Remarkable Story of England's Greatest Ashes Triumph 1954-55

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Produktbeschreibung

The definitive account of an epic Ashes battle

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 614g
• ISBN-13: 9781399415026
• ISBN-10: 1399415026
• Artikelnr.: 71913480

Autorenporträt

Richard Whitehead

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Dramatis personae
Part 1: Debacle in Brisbane
Part 2: Plots, coups and the English class system
Part 3: Choosing Hutton's men
Part 4: The long road to Brisbane
Part 5: Typhoon Frank hits Sydney
Part 6: Cracks appear in Melbourne
Part 7: Adelaide and the Ashes
Part 8: Return to Sydney
Postscript
Records and statistics
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

Rezensionen

A high peak of post-war English cricket brought to vivid life with so much colourful detail. Richard Whitehead has written a masterpiece.