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The Final Innings

Hardcover • 2019 • 1. edition

The Final Innings

By Christopher Sandford

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About the book

THE declaration of war against Germany on 3 September 1939 brought an end to the second (and as yet, final) Golden Age of English cricket. Over 200 first-class English players signed up to fight in that first year; 52 never came back. In many ways, the summer of 1939 was the end of innocence.Using unpublished letters, diaries and memoirs, Christopher Sandford recreates that last summer, looking at men like George Macaulay, who took a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket but was struck down...Show more

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ISBN

9780750988131

Publisher

The History Press Ltd

Published year

2019

Language

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1

Original title

The Final Innings

Format

Hardcover

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