Cricket: a History of Its Growth and Development: Throughout the World

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Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970 - Sports & Recreation - 421 pages

Contents

Illustrations
9
Authors Preface
13
Acknowledgements
15
Introduction by C L R James
17
PREHISTORY
27
FIRST LIGHT
37
THE FIRST GREAT PATRONS
47
THE RISe of the grEAT CLUBS
55
Conduct of the game and administration
135
THE GOLDEn age of cricket 18941914
138
Abroad
148
Conduct of the game and administration
162
ΙΟ THE FIRST WORLD WAR
171
THE SECOND WORLD WAR
201
CHANGES IN THE GAME SINCE 1939
236
Dates in cricket history
275

THE SPREAD AND SOPHISTICATION OF THE GAME
68
THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY TO
79
LEGALIZING OF ROUNDARM 18011834
80
THE ROUNDARM PERIOD 18351863
87
the age of grace 18641893 i At Home
106
Abroad
120
Southern Africa
293
West Indies
320
New Zealand
326
7a Canada and the U S A to 1946
334
Other countries including Canada and U S
348
Dates of first matches by English
382

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