Greatest Moments in Cricket by R.G. Grant
Greatest Moments in Cricket (Illustrated Cricket History in Pictorial Dust Jacket)
A Photographic Survey of Cricket's Most Memorable Test Matches and Great Players
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Greatest Moments in Cricket
- Author: R.G. Grant
- Publisher: Bison Books Ltd, London
- Publication Date: 1991
- ISBN-13: 9780861248261
- ISBN-10: 0861248260
- Edition Details: First published 1991.
- Binding: Publisher's cloth-covered hardcover boards with a pictorial dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Large format illustrated hardcover, approximately 300 x 230 mm, with many colour and black-and-white photographs throughout.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Boards: Dark grey/black cloth boards, clean and free of marks or visible wear. The spine is green with yellow lettering, straight and clean. Corners appear sharp.
- Interior: The pages are clean, bright and white, with no foxing, markings or stains. The binding is tight and the book opens flat.
- The Dust Jacket: Present. A green pictorial jacket with colour cricket photographs, clean and bright with no tears. Protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in London in 1991, Greatest Moments in Cricket is an illustrated survey of the game's high points, moving from the golden age through to the modern world game. It is told largely through photographs with informative captions.
R.G. Grant revisits memorable Test matches and team and individual achievements, with particular attention to famous Australian and English players and Test series. Episodes include the nineteenth-century Ashes contests, the timeless Test in which England declared at 903, the 1960 tied Test between Australia and the West Indies, and Pakistan v England in 1982.
A handsome large-format volume in its pictorial dust jacket, it will appeal to cricket enthusiasts and collectors of sporting literature.
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