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Cricket and Community in England: 1800 to the Present Day

Hardback

Main Details

Title Cricket and Community in England: 1800 to the Present Day
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Peter Davies
With Robert Light
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreBritish and Irish History
Cricket
ISBN/Barcode 9780719082795
ClassificationsDewey:796.3580942
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 1 September 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Cricket and Community in England: 1800 to the Present Day is a path-breaking enquiry into the social history of the summer game. It is written by two specialist cricket historians and based on extensive primary research. It traces the history of the sport at grassroots level from its origins right up to the present day. It will appeal to the cricket historian and the general sports enthusiast alike. The book has two main goals: to provide readers with an accessible introduction to the history of grassroots cricket in England and to supply a clear overview of the different phases of this history. The structure of book is chronological but also thematic. The six chapters look at such issues as early cricket, the origins of clubs, competition, the two world wars, multiculturalism and cricket in the twenty-first century. -- .

Author Biography

Peter Davies is former Lecturer in History at the University of Huddersfield -- .