Old Trafford ~ John Marshall
London: Pelham Books‚ 1971‚ Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
*** First Edition ***

CONDITION NOTES

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper.

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Includes: Black & white photographs; Appendix;

From the cover: “John Marshall‚ author of Lord’s and Headingley‚ has now written the colourful story of another world-famous cricket ground‚ Old Trafford. Lancashire‚ team of the year in 1970‚ its fine spirit matching its splendid performances in the County championship‚ the John Player League and the Gillette Cup‚ first played at Old Trafford in 1865‚ the year after the club was formed and eight years after the first game ever played there‚ Manchester v Liverpool. Since then there has never been a shortage of personalities.

No team ever had such a triumvirate of batsmen as A. C. MacLaren‚ R. H. Spooner‚ and J. T. Tyldesley. No side has had in its ranks such ‘originals’ as Johnny Briggs‚ one of the truly great all-rounders‚ Cecil Parkin‚ who rarely bowled two balls alike‚ and George Duckworth‚ the zestful raconteur.

No side has had such outstanding bowlers…

  • 8¾” x 5¾”
  • 170 pages.
  • Index.
  • ISBN: 0-7207-0513-4
  • Dustwrapper over Green boards‚ with Gilt titling to the Spine.
  • Packed Weight: 1.20 Kg.



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