The Hambledon Men: Being A New Edition Of John Nyren's 'Young Cricketer's Tutor', Together With A Collection Of Other Matter Drawn From Various Sources, All Bearing Upon The Great Batsmen And Bowlers Before Round-Arm Came In
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
A richly curated work of cricket history and nostalgia, this volume presents E. V. Lucas's celebrated new edition of John Nyren's Young Cricketer's Tutor, supplemented by a carefully assembled collection of period writings that together paint a vivid portrait of the golden age of English cricket. At its heart, it chronicles the legendary Hambledon Club — the rural Hampshire side widely regarded as the cradle of the modern game — and the remarkable batsmen and bowlers who defined cricket before the advent of round-arm bowling transformed it forever. Lucas brings his characteristic warmth and literary elegance to the editorial work, weaving Nyren's firsthand accounts with additional sources to create a panoramic and deeply affectionate record of the sport's formative era. The tone is reverential yet lively, capturing both the technical craft of the early game and the larger-than-life personalities who played it. An indispensable treasure for cricket historians and lovers of sporting literature alike, it stands as one of the finest tributes ever paid to the men who shaped the game at its very roots.
Author: E. V. Lucas
Format: Hardback
Published: 1952, The Sportsman's Book Club
Genre: Sport & fitness
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
A richly curated work of cricket history and nostalgia, this volume presents E. V. Lucas's celebrated new edition of John Nyren's Young Cricketer's Tutor, supplemented by a carefully assembled collection of period writings that together paint a vivid portrait of the golden age of English cricket. At its heart, it chronicles the legendary Hambledon Club — the rural Hampshire side widely regarded as the cradle of the modern game — and the remarkable batsmen and bowlers who defined cricket before the advent of round-arm bowling transformed it forever. Lucas brings his characteristic warmth and literary elegance to the editorial work, weaving Nyren's firsthand accounts with additional sources to create a panoramic and deeply affectionate record of the sport's formative era. The tone is reverential yet lively, capturing both the technical craft of the early game and the larger-than-life personalities who played it. An indispensable treasure for cricket historians and lovers of sporting literature alike, it stands as one of the finest tributes ever paid to the men who shaped the game at its very roots.