Steven Lynch

Wisden on the Ashes (eBook, ePUB)

The Authoritative Story of Cricket's Greatest Rivalry

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

*Updated edition to include the 2013, 2013-14 and 2015 Ashes series*

Wisden on the Ashes: The authoritative story of cricket's greatest rivalry is a detailed chronological journey through the history of this famous English-Australian contest. With Test reports, scorecards, "Great bowlers of the year" and other fascinating material from the archives, together with new editorial pieces, this is a remarkable record of cricket's most enduring battle.

The book begins its journey with England's first tour of Australia in 1876 and the subsequent three series prior to the 1882 tour that led to a mock obituary being placed in the Sporting Times "In affectionate remembrance of English cricket, which died at The Oval on 29th August, 1882. ... The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia." Celebrating the players who made their mark on the game and the controversies that shook the sport, the book covers every series since then through to the most recent series. In 2005 England won a highly competitive series that helped raise the popularity of the sport, and each series since then has attracted huge attention.

This book will be a welcome addition to all cricket enthusiasts' collections, as well as an ideal gift purchase.

This updated edition includes both 2013 series, which saw England retain the Ashes on home soil before Australia won all five tests in the second series later that year, and the summer 2015 series held in England. It also includes a colour photo section celebrating the players, the matches and the key moments from an ongoing rivalry.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 704
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472933805
• Artikelnr.: 44014316

Autorenporträt

Deputy Editor of Wisden Cricketer's Almanack since 2005 and Editor of The Wisden Guide to International Cricket since 2008, Steven Lynch is a leading cricket writer. He has also edited the Wisden Book of Test Cricket books and The Wisden Cricket Quiz Book.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Sir Alec Bedser Introduction Early Days: 1876
77 to 1882 The Birth (and Rebirth) of the Ashes: 1882
83 to 1912 The Roaring Twenties: 1920
21 to 1928
29 Bradman, Bodyline and Bradman Again: 1930 to 1948 The Fifties and Sixties: 1950
51 to 1968 The Colour and the Money: 1970
71 to 1980 Botham and Beyond: 1981 to 2002
03 The Greatest Series
and the Worst? 2005 to 2006
07 The Boot on the Other Foot: 2009 to 2010
11 The Roller
Coaster Goes on: 2013 to 2021
22 Records Index