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A Last English Summer: by the author of ´The Great Romantic: cricket and the Golden Age of Neville Cardus´
Duncan Hamilton
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Description for A Last English Summer: by the author of ´The Great Romantic: cricket and the Golden Age of Neville Cardus´
Paperback. A portrait of a revolution in English cricket by the twice William Hill Sports Book of the Year winner. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 364.
Combining reportage, anecdote, biography, history and personal recollection, A Last English Summer is an honest and passionate reflection on cricket's past, present and future. In 2009 the county system looked directionless and obsolete; more than ever the players blessed with central contracts seemed apart from, rather than a part of, the domestic game; the home Ashes series was for the first time only available on pay-TV; and, of course, the juggernaut of Twenty20 threatened to flatten all but the Test form of the game, suggesting it may soon eclipse even that as well. Duncan Hamilton has preserved this seminal, convulsing ... Read more
Combining reportage, anecdote, biography, history and personal recollection, A Last English Summer is an honest and passionate reflection on cricket's past, present and future. In 2009 the county system looked directionless and obsolete; more than ever the players blessed with central contracts seemed apart from, rather than a part of, the domestic game; the home Ashes series was for the first time only available on pay-TV; and, of course, the juggernaut of Twenty20 threatened to flatten all but the Test form of the game, suggesting it may soon eclipse even that as well. Duncan Hamilton has preserved this seminal, convulsing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
358g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857381484
SKU
V9780857381484
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Ref
99-10
About Duncan Hamilton
Duncan Hamilton has won three William Hill Sports Book of the Year Prizes. He has been nominated on a further four occasions. He has also claimed two British Sports Book Awards and is the first writer to have won the Wisden Cricket Book of the Year on three occasions. His biography of the Chariots of Fire runner Eric Liddell, For ... Read more
Reviews for A Last English Summer: by the author of ´The Great Romantic: cricket and the Golden Age of Neville Cardus´
'[Hamilton's] passion and knowledge shine through... a rich and nostalgic read' Independent.
Independent
'A Last English Summer is above all a beautiful, affectionate and timely reminder that cricket still is - and will be - about one thing most of all: pleasure' Spectator.
Spectator
'The quality of his writing, so evident in his previous works, shines ... Read more
Independent
'A Last English Summer is above all a beautiful, affectionate and timely reminder that cricket still is - and will be - about one thing most of all: pleasure' Spectator.
Spectator
'The quality of his writing, so evident in his previous works, shines ... Read more