1864: The Year That Changed Cricket (Hardcover)

Language: English

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2026

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Hardcover. The first book to pull together into a single volume the ground-breaking events of 1864 that changed cricket forever.There have been a great many watershed years in cricket history. The year overarm, rather than underarm, bowling was introduced. The year first-class cricket began to be organised in countries other than England and Australia. The year WG Grace, the greatest player of all time, first arrived on the sporting stage. The year a group of Indian architects began constructing the worlds largest stadium, at Eden Gardens in Calcutta. The year the English press hit upon the notion of a County Championship. And, of course, the year John Wisden launched his world-famous Cricketers Almanack.All these years were, in fact, one year: 1864.Using contemporary newspaper and magazine reports and letters as its source, 1864: The Year That Changed Cricket takes a thematic journey through six significant turning points in cricket history, with numerous stops along the way, offering a flavour of sporting, cultural and social life in Victorian Britain. Among the curiosities are: cricket on ice amid a harsh winter; the introduction of lacrosse as a potential threat to the summer game; the use of cricket as a treatment for lunatics in Scotland; cricket in numerous court cases involving murder, plunder and fraud; and the second England cricket tour to Australia. A unique look at the major cricketing milestones that all occurred in 1864. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Title
1864: The Year That Changed Cricket (Hardcover)
Author
Kit Harris
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
Publication year
2026
Condition
new
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
1399435078
ISBN 13
9781399435079

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