Billy Midwinter and the Dawn of Test Cricket: The Peripatetic Pioneer of the International Game - Couverture souple

Dhole, Pradip

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9492203065 ISBN 13 : 9789492203069

Editeur : CricketMASH, 2021

Synopsis

Billy Midwinter was the first man to play professional cricket in both the geographical hemispheres. For six English summers he turned out for WG Grace’s Gloucestershire. And then he would sail for Australia to represent Victoria in the antipodean cricket seasons. This invariably meant long, often tedious, sea voyages.

He played Tests for Australia against England, then for England against Australia, and then once again for Australia against England. No other Test cricketer has changed sides so often.
At the same time, his personal life was plagued with tragedy that saw him lose loved ones, and ended with a painful death in a mental asylum.
With time, Midwinter’s name has gradually faded from public memory. With this volume Pradip Dhole brings him back to life.
I commend this work to all those with an interest in the origins of international cricket - Charles Davis.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CricketMASH
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9492203065
• ISBN 13: 9789492203069
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 145
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